Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Senior – Staff)

About Lanai

We believe in a future where AI will dramatically improve all aspects of companies as well as the productivity and job satisfaction of their employees. However, getting to this future will be messy and confusing! Lanai, a contraction of “Lean Into AI”, aims to help. Lanai will offer a software platform that helps companies adopt AI-based models and applications in a productive, cost-effective, and secure manner. Lanai was founded in early 2023 by Steve Herrod (former CTO of VMware) and the talented team at Juxtapose. Lanai has received substantive funding from top-tier VC firms and will release its first product later this year. 

About the Team

We’re passionate builders, relentless customer champions, and lifelong learners. The AI world is moving at breakneck speed, and our mission is to continuously monitor and take advantage of everything it has to offer. We are using state-of-the-art AI tools to build Lanai itself, and we will tame the complexity needed to help others benefit from all that these tools have to offer. 

We’re a tight-knit group of curious engineers who love turning complex problems into solutions that make a real difference for our users. We’re leveraging the most modern development tools and practices to ensure a productive and fun environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. And we don’t just build ‘good enough’ – we obsess over the details that create genuinely delightful experiences. We’re building a thoughtful environment where curiosity thrives and bringing your authentic selves to everything is a given.

What You’ll Do

• Own the design and implementation of our Machine Learning infrastructure

• Develop and optimize AI technologies to streamline, automate, and optimize Lanai

• Develop custom models and algorithms to apply to large datasets, as well as processes for monitoring and analyzing their performance

• Mine and analyze data to build and train ML models that optimize customer experiences, customer acquisition, and other business outcomes

• Collaborate cross functionally to deploy AI solutions

• Be results-driven to consistently deliver software improvements to our users

• Produce high-quality, production-ready, readable, maintainable code

• Lend your technical expertise to unblock and invest in other engineers on your team

What You Bring 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

• 4+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying ML models in real world production systems, preferably at least 1 year at a seed, Series A, or Series B company

• Experience in using Python for analysis and modeling with ML frameworks and libraries (Scikit-learn, Pytorch, Tensorflow, LightGBM, Keras, etc.)

• Deep knowledge of LLMs concepts – Prompt Engineering, RAG and fine-tuning LLMs

• Experience building deep learning and transformer model

• Experience working in a cloud environment such as AWS, GCP, Azure

  • Our current stack is AWS, EKS, ReactJS, NestJS, GraphQL, Postgres, Hashicorp Vault, Python, Golang, AWS Sagemaker

• Ability to share findings in easy to consume formats, whether that is through dashboards or data modeling

• Designing and building data pipelines for production level ML infrastructure

• A self starter owner’s mentality with an unquenchable desire to learn

• Sharp at problem solving, critical thinking, and systems thinking

• Proactive communicator, both verbal and written, around technical decisions and project deadlines

• Biased towards action and speed of delivery

Working Environment

Lanai is based in the SF Bay Area and we have an intentionally flexible hybrid approach to work. We have a regular in-office cadence for team connection and brainstorming sessions, with the flexibility for remote work the rest of the time. We use the best collaboration tools, schedule regular offsites, and plan for team bonding experiences.

What We Offer

• $180,000-$260,000 annual base salary (based on level and experience) with significant equity options

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• OneMedical and TalkSpace memberships

• 401(k)

• Unlimited PTO

• Annual learning & development and tech conference stipend

• Work from Anywhere December

• Your choice of tech!

Diverse and Inclusive Employer

We’re committed to providing equal treatment and opportunity to all applicants at every stage of the hiring cycle and throughout their life at Lanai.  We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.

Note: Research says men tend to apply even if they only meet ~60% of the job qualifications, whereas women and other marginalized groups are hesitant to do so. If you don’t match 100% of the job qualifications but think you’d be a great fit, we encourage you to apply!