# Machine Learning Researcher at Rainmaker

- Company: Rainmaker
- What the company does: Backed by Antler.
- Company website: https://www.rainmaker.co.id/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: El Segundo, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rainmaker/11a5cba5-ccf3-48e8-a20c-98e66f6802d3
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/rainmaker-machine-learning-researcher/

## About the role

Rainmaker is hiring its first dedicated Machine Learning Researcher. You will establish how Rainmaker uses machine learning across the company: identifying the most valuable problems, determining which are ready for ML, building working models, and partnering with engineers and domain experts to turn successful research into operational systems.

## What they're looking for

- Evidence of exceptional ability in machine learning research and engineering, regardless of whether it was developed in academia, industry, independent work, or another technical field
- Strong command of modern machine-learning methods and practical experience training, evaluating, and debugging models
- Strong Python skills and experience with a modern ML framework such as PyTorch, JAX, or an equivalent system
- Ability to turn ambiguous problems into measurable targets, tractable experiments, credible baselines, and working prototypes
- Sound statistical judgment, including careful treatment of leakage, distribution shift, calibration, uncertainty, and small or biased datasets
- Ability to work with noisy, sparse, multimodal, spatial, or temporal data

Tags: R&D