# Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Wildfire at Overstory

- Company: Overstory
- What the company does: We help electric utilities optimize resources, mitigate vegetation risk, and future-proof their operations and maintenance programs for the growing climate and market challenges of our time. Backed by Techstars.
- Company website: https://20tree.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote: United States | Canada
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2025-10-29
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/overstory/jobs/4702478101
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/overstory-staff-machine-learning-engineer-wildfire/

## About the role

The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our time—but it’s also the greatest opportunity for innovation, and a challenge we’re proud to take on. At Overstory, we’re harnessing cutting-edge technology to enable a resilient electrical grid that keeps communities thriving as our world changes.

## What they're looking for

- Experience thriving at the intersection of machine learning, geospatial data, and environmental science, deeply motivated by the opportunity to reduce wildfire risk through data-driven insights
- 10+ years of experience designing and building production-grade ML pipelines and systems
- You have a background in wildfire science, forestry, or remote sensing
- Strong background in deep learning, computer vision, or remote sensing
- Skilled in designing end-to-end ML systems — from data ingestion and preprocessing to deployment and monitoring
- Hands-on experience with frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, XGBoost, or LightGBM, and data tools like Dask, Spark, or GeoPandas

Tags: Engineering