Senior Machine Learning Scientist (Sensor Intelligence)

TL;DR

Senior Machine Learning Scientist (Sensor Intelligence): Developing and scaling ML systems for member coaching distributed between edge hardware and the cloud with an accent on time-series foundation models and SLMs. Focus on translating prototypes into production and building NLU models for resource-constrained targets.

Location: On-site in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary.

Salary: $150,000 - $215,000

Company

hirify.global is a human performance company that empowers members to improve their healthspan through deep insights from wearable sensor data.

What you will do

• Research, architect, and develop ML systems for member coaching across edge hardware and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with ML and edge ML engineers to translate research prototypes into production systems.
• Partner with product and UX teams to maintain a consistent user experience in bandwidth-constrained environments.
• Contribute to high-level architectural decisions and mentor team members in ML best practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Scientist focused on applied research (preferably voice or text conversational systems).
• Proven track record of training, fine-tuning, and deploying state-of-the-art deep learning architectures to production.
• Experience with time-series foundation models and self-supervised training approaches.
• Expertise in pre-training small language models or building NLU models for resource-constrained targets.
• Proficiency with AWS or GCP and modern MLOps practices including CI/CD, versioning, and observability.
• Must be based in or be able to relocate to Boston, MA.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base salary combined with a generous equity package.
• Opportunity to work in a cross-functional environment (Sensor Intelligence Group) collaborating across Labs, Firmware, and Data Science.
• Mission-driven culture focused on unlocking human performance.
• Strong commitment to leveraging AI tools to enhance day-to-day productivity.