Senior AI​/ML Engineer: Python & Scientific Computing

Company Overview

Swayable is a fast‑growing AI and automated data science platform that measures public opinion and the impact of messages and advertising content on it. Founded in 2018 by physics PhDs, the company is backed by top technology and social impact investors, including Y Combinator. Clients include major consumer‑facing brands, technology companies, academic researchers, and mission‑aligned civic advocacy campaigns.

Swayable is looking for a Senior AI/ML Engineer who blends Python software development expertise with scientific computing, machine learning, and AI experience to advance our core product’s analytics engine. In this role you will build, maintain, and continuously improve high‑performance computing tools, techniques, and architecture for a data‑intensive software platform.

• 5+ years of professional experience building scientific or quantitative data‑intensive software.
• Expertise in the scientific Python stack, object‑oriented and test‑driven development, vectorized code, and machine learning.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in architecting, maintaining, and optimizing distributed, parallel computing systems.
• Knowledge of evolving ML and AI Ops toolsets.
• Strong software architecture skills to design scalable, performant solutions.
• Commitment to code quality, maintainability, and testability.

• Advanced degree (MSc or Ph.D.) in STEM.
• Thorough knowledge of the Linux operating system.
• Experience with Celery and Mongo
  
  DB.
• Data‑driven scientific method mindset.
• Ability to give and receive actionable technical feedback.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers.
• Strong written communication and documentation skills.

Salary range: $175k‑$250k.