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Founding Engineer (Staff MLE)

Greylock
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/9/2026

Summary:


Looking to network with Staff/Sr. Staff-level Machine Learning Engineers who have proven expertise taking robust AI solutions to scale (this is not just POC work). Priority given to candidates with 5 years of industry experience who have worked for market-leading companies and have prior startup experience as well.


In addition, we're targeting candidate with 1 years of industry exp with Generative AI:


  • LLM Frameworks: Demonstrated expertise working with Large Language Models such as OpenAI’s GPT series (GPT-3, GPT-4)--including model integration, customization, and optimization within diverse applications.
  • LLM Fine-Tuning and Transfer Learning: Proven experience in fine-tuning LLMs for specific tasks or industries, including the use of transfer learning techniques to adapt pre-trained models to new domains or requirements.
  • Data Handling Skills: Proficiency in handling, processing, and analyzing large datasets. Familiarity with data preprocessing techniques and tools (e.g., Pandas in Python) is crucial.


More details to be supplied to qualified candidates.


About Greylock:

Greylock is an early-stage investor in hundreds of remarkable companies including Airbnb, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Workday, Cloudera, Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Coinbase, Palo Alto Networks, among others. More can be found about us here: https://greylock.com/


About the Greylock Recruiting Team:

As full-time, salaried employees of Greylock, we provide free candidate referrals/introductions to active and upcoming investments to help them grow/succeed (as one of the many services we provide). Our recruiting team, combined, has over 125 years of in-house recruiting experience at successful startups through FAANG’s and over 30 years of VC Talent.

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