# Founding Machine Learning Engineer at Orbit

- Company: Orbit
- What the company does: Shop Orbit's complete line of sprinkler systems, drip irrigation, smart timers, hoses and lawn care tools. Built different. Engineered better since 1976. Backed by a16z and Entrepreneur First.
- Company website: https://www.orbitonline.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $225K to $275K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-08-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/orbit/cb53c46f-9cec-411c-abcc-0ba2c555edee
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/orbit-founding-machine-learning-engineer/

## About the role

Learn neuroimaging and neuroscience context (we will support you in getting up to speed)

## What they're looking for

- An BS or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or a related STEM field (exceptional self-taught researchers also considered)
- 3+ years of applied ML research or development experience, or equivalent depth through publications, projects, or startup work
- Strong Python programming skills with experience in PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
- Built and iterated quickly on ML models and pipelines
- Experience with data preprocessing, labeling, and exploratory analysis
- Agility working with multimodal data (e.g., imaging + time series, text + audio)

Tags: Engineering