Job description
Location: NYC-based, hybrid (3-4 days/week)
Cash Compensation on offer: $200,000-$300,000
Overview of Company
Primis is partnered with a well-funded scale-up, who are building AI-driven workflows for a space that’s complex, regulated, and overdue for innovation. They're tackling a very real problem. It’s not “AI for AI’s sake”, they’re building systems that people use daily, with humans-in-the-loop, compliance requirements, and clear business impact.
Key Responsibilities
Design and build scalable ML systems end-to-end
Partner closely with product, engineering, and domain experts
Develop ML-backed workflows that combine automation with human-in-the-loop validation
Help shape early agentic architectures (no prior agent experience required)
Mentor senior engineers and raise the technical bar across the team
Experience and Attributes
5–10+ years experience building ML systems in production
Strong Python and systems design skills
Experience scaling ML platforms or pipelines
Comfort working in AWS environments (Terraform a plus)
Collaborative, low-ego communicator who enjoys technical debate done respectfully
Nice to Have
Graph data, vector databases, or RAG pipelines
Background in industrial, or regulated domains
Experience in SOC-compliant or enterprise environments
Our Commitment to Inclusive Hiring
Research indicates that men will apply to a role when they only meet 50-60% of the descriptions, however, when looking at women and other minority groups, they can look for up to a 99% match in order to apply to a role. If you feel you are a fit for our role, please still apply, don’t worry if you don’t tick every single box. We’d still love to hear from you. We encourage underrepresented talent to apply to all our roles & support accessibility needs.