Founding Staff ML / AI Engineer

Role : Founding Staff ML / AI Engineer

Location : New York, NY.

On site. Full-time.

About the job :

Advantra is partnering with a Series A AI startup to hire a Founding Staff ML / AI Engineer to build the foundation of the company's AI / ML capabilities and work closely with the founding team.

About the role :

You will own the full AI / ML lifecycle, from research and prototyping to production deployment and monitoring. You'll develop agentic systems, LLM workflows, predictive models, and anomaly detection tools to help brands scale in retail.

Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and deploy agentic systems that retrieve and process data from legacy retail systems.
• Build and fine-tune LLM workflows for document understanding and analysis.
• Develop predictive models to forecast brand sales and optimize promotions.
• Detect anomalies in sales and operational data to improve brand performance.
• Prototype and productionize advanced ML techniques and pipelines.
• Collaborate with founders and product teams to integrate AI solutions into customer-facing products.
• Implement monitoring, testing, and evaluation processes for ML models in production.
• Contribute to AI / ML research and stay current on state-of-the-art techniques relevant to retail and brand operations.
• Ensure AI / ML systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with product goals.

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How to apply :

Email careers@theadvantra.com with links to shipped work and a short note on what you owned. Company name shared after the intro.

About Us :

Advantra-Upstart Crew is a search program inside Advantra Consulting. We partner with early stage and high growth startups to hire the top 2% in Tech and GTM. We run end to end searches, from single role headhunts to full team build outs, using domain experts and a vetted network to deliver tight shortlists. We stay close to founders and candidates so the relationship lasts beyond the first hire.