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Machine Learning Engineer

HappyRobot · San Francisco · Remote

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About HappyRobot

Autonomous AI workers that communicate, coordinate, and operate at scale across the real economy. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z.

About the role

You’ll be building AI models that make human-like conversations possible. You’ll work at the intersection of speech, language, and intelligence, taking cutting-edge research and transforming it into real-time, scalable systems that power our core products. You’ll have the unique opportunity to make a huge impact as one of our first ML hires, shaping not only the technology but also the direction of our company.

What they're looking for

  • Strong experience in machine learning, deep learning, and NLP
  • Solid background in MLOps and data pipelines — e.g., model deployment, monitoring, and scaling in production environments
  • Proficiency in Python and familiarity with Go
  • Experience with ML lifecycle management tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, Weights & Biases)
  • Ability to design ML systems for robustness, scalability, and automation
  • Strong coding, debugging, and data engineering skills
More about this role

HappyRobot is the infrastructure for enterprises to build and orchestrate AI workforces. Our AI workers don't just communicate - they make decisions, take action, and run operations autonomously across voice, email, and enterprise systems. Born in Y Combinator (S23) and backed by a16z and Base10 with over $60M raised, we power critical operations for global enterprises worldwide.

Our platform is battle-tested in the most demanding environments - where AI has real consequences. We started in logistics, built our own voice stack, models, and orchestration layer from the ground up, and are now bringing that infrastructure to every enterprise that runs the real economy. Learn more about our vision in our manifesto.

You’ll be building AI models that make human-like conversations possible. You’ll work at the intersection of speech, language, and intelligence, taking cutting-edge research and transforming it into real-time, scalable systems that power our core products. You’ll have the unique opportunity to make a huge impact as one of our first ML hires, shaping not only the technology but also the direction of our company. From designing robust models to deploying them in production,...

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