Applied Research Engineer

What You'll Do:

• Design and ship the component layer around our layout synthesis engine, ensuring it meets latency and cost budgets.
• Automate model retraining with benchmarks and clear results, making the pipeline reproducible and accessible.
• Partner with infrastructure engineers on MLOps and deployment while mentoring researchers and interns on engineering practices.

Who You Are:

• You're happiest when a model you've worked on is running in the product and you care about user experience before benchmarks.
• You have 5+ years of software development, at least 2 years training and shipping ML models, and fluency in Python and PyTorch.
• You're comfortable working remotely with a team on US Eastern hours and communicate clearly in writing.

Working at Higharc:

• We are fully remote, value in-person collaboration and asynchronous deep work, and schedule regular team meet-ups across the US.
• We offer competitive salaries with significant equity in a well-funded, fast-growing startup.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with flexible PTO and meaningful maternity/paternity leave.
• Access to short and long-term disability plans, a 401K, a home office stipend, and ongoing learning and development support.