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Outsmart is an early‑stage startup on a mission to reimagine higher education. We are democratizing access to higher education by creating an entirely new collegiate experience. With $38M in backing from firms such as Khosla Ventures, Forerunner, DST Global Partners, and Lightspeed - and a founding team of former Duolingo executives - Outsmart is bringing together mission‑oriented, detail‑obsessed, high‑impact team players to build the learning experiences of tomorrow.
About the Role In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of the machine learning that powers Outsmart’s applications. As an early member of the engineering team you’ll play a critical role in setting the tone for Outsmart’s technical culture including setting standards for algorithmic quality and scalable ML. You will work on both generative and discriminative use cases, focusing on content generation at scale, gamification, benchmarking and analytics, and multi‑modal behavior classification from mobile signals.
Qualities we are seeking
Craftsmanship and Extreme Ownership
Open-mindedness
Frequent, direct, honest, kind communication
Demonstrable adoption of AI in all aspects of work
Track record of shipping in an environment of high‑performance
User obsession
Responsibilities:
Define ML/MCP stack
Own prompting standards across the engineering team
Define and enforce ML benchmarks for all ML applications
Work with Product and Engineering leadership to define ML roadmap
Own end‑to‑end deployment and maintenance of ML systems
Work with backend to define and enforce schemas/data models which will facilitate ML development
Required Qualifications:
5+ years experience in hands‑on ML role
Deep and proven experience with ML and MLOps tooling and techniques
Experience shipping ML‑first applications at scale
Strong background in statistics–specifically for ML
Ability to own fullstack work in order to unblock ML initiatives
Ability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced environment
Competitive salary and equity
Healthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)
Parental leave for any full‑time employee who has been with us for at least 6 months (birthing, non‑birthing, and adoptive parents)
10 PTO days per year and 12+ paid company holidays per year
Lunch provided in–office daily
Working with super talented people who want to make a difference in the world
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About the Role In this role, you’ll be at the forefront of the machine learning that powers Outsmart’s applications. As an early member of the engineering team you’ll play a critical role in setting the tone for Outsmart’s technical culture including setting standards for algorithmic quality and scalable ML. You will work on both generative and discriminative use cases, focusing on content generation at scale, gamification, benchmarking and analytics, and multi‑modal behavior classification from mobile signals.
Qualities we are seeking
Craftsmanship and Extreme Ownership
Open-mindedness
Frequent, direct, honest, kind communication
Demonstrable adoption of AI in all aspects of work
Track record of shipping in an environment of high‑performance
User obsession
Responsibilities:
Define ML/MCP stack
Own prompting standards across the engineering team
Define and enforce ML benchmarks for all ML applications
Work with Product and Engineering leadership to define ML roadmap
Own end‑to‑end deployment and maintenance of ML systems
Work with backend to define and enforce schemas/data models which will facilitate ML development
Required Qualifications:
5+ years experience in hands‑on ML role
Deep and proven experience with ML and MLOps tooling and techniques
Experience shipping ML‑first applications at scale
Strong background in statistics–specifically for ML
Ability to own fullstack work in order to unblock ML initiatives
Ability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced environment
Competitive salary and equity
Healthcare for you and your dependents (medical, dental, and vision)
Parental leave for any full‑time employee who has been with us for at least 6 months (birthing, non‑birthing, and adoptive parents)
10 PTO days per year and 12+ paid company holidays per year
Lunch provided in–office daily
Working with super talented people who want to make a difference in the world
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