Machine Learning Engineer

← Back to all roles Machine Learning Engineer (LLMs, embeddings, recommendations) Seattle, WA (Hybrid) Full-time Our Mission & Vision TouchToRate (TTR) helps people build meaningful, measurable connections at events using LAVI AI—matching attendees with the right people at the right time. Our vision is a world where networking feels intentional, personalized, and data-driven—so every in-person interaction compounds into real outcomes for individuals and organizations. Why this role matters Build and iterate on LAVI's smart-match engine—entity resolution, graph/embedding search, and feedback-aware ranking. Own candidate generation and ranking for attendee-to-attendee/sponsor match. Create evaluation harnesses and offline→online metric pipelines. Work with product to translate signal into real-time, explainable recommendations. What you'll do Design feature stores and embedding pipelines for people, intents, and context. Train/evaluate LLM and retrieval components for matching and summarization. Productionize with vector DBs and fast inference paths. Measure with offline metrics and online A/B tests. Partner with frontend to expose rationale and user trust features. What you'll bring 3+ years in ML for recommender systems, search, or NLP. Strong Python, data tooling, and vector database experience. Comfort with experimentation, stats, and causal thinking. Nice to have LLM fine-tuning, RAG, or bandit/reinforcement experience. Graph features, embeddings at scale, or streaming pipelines. How we'll measure success Uplift in match acceptance and downstream outcomes. Latency/cost per recommendation within targets. Robust eval suite that predicts online results. Benefits at TouchToRate Competitive salary with meaningful equity Remote-friendly culture (Seattle hub available) Flexible time off and company-wide recharge days Medical, dental, and vision coverage (US) Stipends for learning, home office, and events Latest Mac/PC hardware + the tools you love Quarterly team offsites and event travel where relevant Apply for this role We are no longer accepting applications for this position. Thank you for your interest in TouchToRate. Please check back for future opportunities.