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PermitFlow

Applied Machine Learning Engineer

PermitFlow, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Base pay range $175,000.00/yr - $245,000.00/yr

About PermitFlow PermitFlow is redefining how America builds. Pre‑construction remains one of the most broken and manual parts of the $1.6T construction industry, causing massive delays, wasted capital, and lost opportunity across the built world. Our AI workforce delivers unprecedented speed, accuracy, and visibility to pre‑construction — accelerating housing development, enabling clean‑energy projects, and driving economic growth in communities nationwide. To date, we’ve powered over $20B in real‑estate development, helping builders and contractors move faster, reduce risk, and scale with confidence.

We’re entering hypergrowth with clear product‑market fit and a world‑class team from top AI and construction companies. We’ve raised over $36.5M from Kleiner Perkins, Initialized Capital, Y Combinator, Felicis Ventures, and Altos Ventures, alongside backers from OpenAI, Google, Procore, ServiceTitan, Zillow, PlanGrid, and Uber. We are on a mission to modernize how the built world operates.

Our HQ is in New York City with a hybrid schedule (3 in‑office days per week). Preference for NYC‑based candidates or those open to relocation.

What You’ll Do

Design, implement, and optimize LLM‑powered models for document processing, data extraction, and permit workflow automation

Develop retrieval‑augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and search/retrieval systems for jurisdictional and regulatory data

Rapidly prototype, fine‑tune, and evaluate pre‑trained models for real‑world NLP tasks like classification, entity recognition, and summarization

Build scalable ML infrastructure and backend services, integrating models into production systems that power AI agents

Work with large structured and unstructured datasets to improve indexing, retrieval, and contextual accuracy

Own the full ML lifecycle: experimentation, deployment, monitoring, evaluation, and iteration

Balance ML, retrieval, and rule‑based approaches to ship reliable, maintainable, and high‑impact AI features

Collaborate with engineering, product, and domain experts to shape ML‑powered solutions for complex pre‑construction challenges

What We’re Looking For

5+ years of experience in machine learning engineering, with production ML experience

Deep expertise in NLP and LLMs (OpenAI GPT, Claude, Hugging Face models)

Experience building retrieval and vector search systems (e.g., FAISS, Elasticsearch, Pinecone, Weaviate)

Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow

Strong track record of deploying and scaling ML systems with measurable business impact

Experience with cloud ML infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Strong system design and architectural thinking, with a bias toward shipping and iterating quickly

Comfort operating in fast‑moving startup environments with high ownership and autonomy

Benefits

Competitive salary and meaningful equity

100% paid health, dental, and vision coverage

Company laptop and equipment stipend

️ Daily meals via UberEats and a fully stocked kitchen

Commuter benefits

Team building events and offsites

Unlimited PTO

Compensation range: $175K - $245K

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