Is the Staff Machine Learning Engineer role remote?

It's hybrid — Lightfield expects some on-site time in San Francisco, United States.

How much experience is required?

At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Staff Machine Learning Engineer role.

Where is the role based?

Lightfield is hiring for this position in San Francisco, United States.

What's the tech stack?

Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Deep Learning, ML Ops, NLP.

What seniority level is this role?

Lightfield targets staff-level candidates for this position.

Is this full-time or contract?

Full-time for this Staff Machine Learning Engineer role at Lightfield.

Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Lightfield

Joblaze summary

In this role, the Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Lightfield focuses on developing innovative AI applications tailored for sales teams, ensuring these solutions are both effective and engaging. The position requires expertise in AI/ML frameworks, deep learning, and hands-on ML Ops experience, alongside a strong background in NLP product development. Ideal candidates will have over seven years of relevant experience and a solid educational foundation in computer science or related fields. Lightfield's AI/ML team is positioned at the forefront of creating impactful tools that enhance business operations.

Joblaze insights

Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze October 15, 2026. Last confirmed on Lightfield's careers page October 15, 2026.
This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Lightfield: HQ: San Francisco.
AI/ML appears in 34.2% of 275 comparable staff ai/ml roles in United States; NLP appears in 2.9% of 275 comparable staff ai/ml roles in United States.

Quick facts

Is the Staff Machine Learning Engineer role remote?: It's hybrid — Lightfield expects some on-site time in San Francisco, United States.
How much experience is required?: At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Staff Machine Learning Engineer role.
Where is the role based?: Lightfield is hiring for this position in San Francisco, United States.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, Deep Learning, ML Ops, NLP.
What seniority level is this role?: Lightfield targets staff-level candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Staff Machine Learning Engineer role at Lightfield.

From the original posting

About the role

Lightfield's AI/ML team builds the experiences at the core of our product, developing new applications to wow our customers.

Today, the team is focused on building a powerful, domain-specific AI that outperforms generic LLMs.

We’re inspired by the challenge of creating innovative new AI products for people doing serious work, and we’re looking to grow our AI/ML team to meet that challenge.

What you'll do

Create and ship magical, highly-differentiated AI experiences that sales teams are eager to use
Craft Lightfield's AI/ML strategy in tight collaboration with founders and execs
Identify user needs that are well suited for AI/ML solutions, frame the problems, and collaborate with product leaders on solutions
Prototype innovative, LLM-powered experiences, and drive their development into robust product features
Help build a world class AI/ML engineering team by recruiting and mentoring teammates

Who you are

You have a BS or MS degree in CS, AI, or applied math
You have 7+ years of experience building AI/ML based products in NLP domains
You have a strong understanding of deep learning AI/ML frameworks or cloud services
You have hands-on ML Ops experience

Bonus Points

Experience leading AI/ML product initiatives
Publications in applied AI/ML scientific journals
Experience navigating open source/vendor solutions in LLM ops space (LangChain, Llama, Pinecone, etc)

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Meaningful early equity
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
3 weeks of PTO
3 months of paid family leave
Wednesdays work from home
Regular team dinners, events, offsites, and retreats
401k plan
Other perks include: commuter and lunch stipend

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