Applied ML Engineer

adaption • Singapore, CA

10h • Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for an Applied ML Engineer who thrives at the intersection of applied research and building real-world products, and who's equally comfortable sitting across from a customer as they are in the codebase. You'll work directly with strategic customers tackling some of their most consequential problems — figuring out where our platform falls short, and building the ML solutions that close the gap. Then you'll do it again for the next customer with an entirely different domain, data landscape, and set of constraints. The problems you solve in the field become the product.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in machine learning, applied research, or systems-level engineering for AI; 2+ years in a customer-facing technical role
• Strong software engineering skills and familiarity with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow)
• Solid understanding of data modeling for training and how curation decisions shape model performance
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate complex technical work into business impact across varied stakeholder environments
• A mindset of ownership, curiosity, and a bias toward action

Nice To Haves

• Experience with online learning, reinforcement learning, or efficient ML architectures
• Experience training or fine-tuning models using human feedback, reward signals, or other adaptive learning techniques

Responsibilities

• Find and Unlock Alpha: Go deep on customer problems and data workflows to identify the highest-leverage opportunities others miss — then build the solutions that capture them.
• Ship What's Missing: When the product doesn't cover it, you do. Identify gaps through hands-on customer engagement and implement production-grade ML solutions that fill them.
• Drive Adaptable Data Strategy: Lead the design and implementation of efficient, adaptive ML systems across real production environments and varied customer tech stacks.
• Own the Outcome: You're not handing off a deck — you're a strategic and technical partner from discovery through deployment, accountable for results.
• Raise the Bar: Develop compelling demos, deliver technical presentations to senior stakeholders, and set the standard for what great looks like across our customer base.

Benefits

• Flexible work: In-person collaboration in the Bay Area, a distributed global-first team, and team offsites.
• Adaption Passport: Annual travel stipend to explore a country you've never visited. We're building intelligence that evolves alongside you, so we encourage you to keep expanding your horizons.
• Lunch Stipend: Weekly meal allowance for take-out or grocery delivery.
• Well-Being: Comprehensive medical benefits and generous paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed