Senior ML/AI Engineer
Clera · New York, NY
FULL-TIME
Posted Sep 7, 2026
Job Description
About the Role
This is a senior individual contributor role on the core AI team of an early-stage, AI-native consumer intelligence platform serving large enterprise retail clients. You'll own the intelligent systems that power demand forecasting, consumer sentiment analysis, competitive benchmarking, and autonomous decision-making - applied AI with direct, measurable business impact.
What You'll Do
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Design, build, and deploy ML models for demand forecasting, time series prediction, consumer sentiment analysis, and anomaly detection at enterprise scale.
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Develop and iterate on an agentic AI architecture that reasons across heterogeneous data sources and takes autonomous action.
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Build and maintain robust ML pipelines covering data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and production deployment.
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Architect RAG systems and LLM integrations powering natural language interfaces and autonomous workflows.
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Collaborate with backend engineers to ensure models are production-grade - optimized for latency, reliability, and scale.
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Own model performance end-to-end: monitoring, retraining, and continuous improvement in production.
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Stay current with AI research and bring relevant innovations into the platform.
What We're Looking For
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M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
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3+ years of ML-focused experience building and delivering production ML pipelines and systems architecture - not purely general software engineering.
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Deep proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or equivalent.
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Production experience building agentic systems or LLM harnesses for real-world use cases.
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Hands-on experience with graph databases (e.g. Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, or equivalent).
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Strong SQL proficiency for data querying and manipulation.
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Background at scale - large tech organizations, established ML teams, or early-stage ML-focused startups.
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Experience with the Go programming language is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $170,000 - $230,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in New York, NY.
This is a senior individual contributor role on the core AI team of an early-stage, AI-native consumer intelligence platform serving large enterprise retail clients. You'll own the intelligent systems that power demand forecasting, consumer sentiment analysis, competitive benchmarking, and autonomous decision-making - applied AI with direct, measurable business impact.
What You'll Do
-
Design, build, and deploy ML models for demand forecasting, time series prediction, consumer sentiment analysis, and anomaly detection at enterprise scale.
-
Develop and iterate on an agentic AI architecture that reasons across heterogeneous data sources and takes autonomous action.
-
Build and maintain robust ML pipelines covering data preprocessing, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and production deployment.
-
Architect RAG systems and LLM integrations powering natural language interfaces and autonomous workflows.
-
Collaborate with backend engineers to ensure models are production-grade - optimized for latency, reliability, and scale.
-
Own model performance end-to-end: monitoring, retraining, and continuous improvement in production.
-
Stay current with AI research and bring relevant innovations into the platform.
What We're Looking For
-
M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
-
3+ years of ML-focused experience building and delivering production ML pipelines and systems architecture - not purely general software engineering.
-
Deep proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or equivalent.
-
Production experience building agentic systems or LLM harnesses for real-world use cases.
-
Hands-on experience with graph databases (e.g. Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, or equivalent).
-
Strong SQL proficiency for data querying and manipulation.
-
Background at scale - large tech organizations, established ML teams, or early-stage ML-focused startups.
-
Experience with the Go programming language is a plus.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $170,000 - $230,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in New York, NY.
Additional Details
- City
- New York
- State
- New York
- Country
- US
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