Founding Machine Learning Engineer
- Remote (anywhere)
- Full-time
- Software engineering
- $100K–$250K / year
- Posted recently
You’ll apply on Clera’s own site.
About the Role
Own the machine learning function at an early-stage AI company, shaping post-training and agent systems from research through production. You will help set technical priorities and build the foundations for the ML team as it grows.
What You’ll Do
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Structure, filter, and score experimental trajectories for training data pipelines.
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Design and implement evaluations and benchmarks for model reasoning, planning, and experimental progress.
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Build reliable agent environments, tool interfaces, observability systems, and replay infrastructure.
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Establish validation and provenance tracking for trajectory and data quality.
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Set priorities for ML systems, experiments, and hiring, and lead technical direction as the team scales.
What We’re Looking For
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At least 3 years of professional experience building or delivering production machine learning systems.
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Hands-on experience with post-training ML, evaluation frameworks, and post-training data pipelines, including structuring, filtering, and scoring training data.
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Strong Python and systems-level software engineering skills for ML infrastructure.
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Experience with agents, reinforcement learning, trajectory data, reward structures, and agent environment design.
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Experience building evaluation benchmarks, replay and debugging tools, data validation, provenance tracking, or observability systems.
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Ability to bridge research and production, take ownership, and work effectively in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $100,000 to $250,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in Munich, Germany.