📍 Remote (U.S. Only) | 🎓 New Grad (MS/PhD) | 💼 Full-Time | 📈 Equity-Only | 🔬 SLMs • LLMs • Applied AI
Join Meetsta and help architect the intelligence layer of next-gen social networking.
As a Founding AI/ML Engineer, you’ll work at the cutting edge of applied AI to build small and large language models tailored for real-time social experiences. From shaping model pipelines to running experiments and pushing production-grade inference into mobile workflows—you’ll do it all. This is a rare chance to bring both research rigor and startup execution together in a zero-to-one environment.
🚀 What You’ll Do
- Design, train, and retrain custom SLMs/LLMs using state-of-the-art architectures
- Select, clean, and represent complex data sets for training and inference
- Develop and deploy machine learning systems for real-time mobile features
- Run controlled experiments, evaluate model performance, and optimize for speed/accuracy
- Collaborate with mobile, backend, and product teams to bring ML features to life
- Stay sharp on AI trends and keep Meetsta ahead of the curve
🧠 You Might Be a Fit If You…
- Are finishing (or have completed) an MS or PhD in CS, AI, Stats, or Math at a U.S. university
- Have hands-on experience with training models, building AI prototypes, and delivering working systems
- Can code in Python, JavaScript, Java, or R and are fluent in TensorFlow, PyTorch, or TensorFlow.js
- Understand probability, stats, optimization, and can reason from first principles
- Thrive in ambiguous, high-speed environments and enjoy solving hard technical problems
- Are ready to work late nights, take ownership, and help build a generational company from scratch
💰 Compensation & Culture
- Equity-based compensation only – ideal for builders looking to grow with the company
- Remote-first (U.S. only) with flexible work hours
- Work directly with the founders and help shape the core product, tech, and culture
- Get in early at a company that’s rethinking the entire social space with AI
⚠️ Please Note
- U.S. citizens and permanent residents only
- This is not a 9–5 role – we’re in full build mode, and it’s all hands on deck
🧪 Ready to build AI that powers real-world, human connection?