Partly

Auto Parts

SeniorMLResearchEngineer

$145–210k ~AI est. Christchurch, New Zealand FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Senior ML Research Engineer at Partly. Skills: ML Research, Applied ML, Production ML. Build and ship ML solutions. Turn inputs into outcomes”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver production-grade outcomes; Improve model over time; Make progress undeniable; Change outcomes

Industry & Context.

Auto Parts
Problems you'll solve

Algorithmic thinking; Applied modelling; Evaluation mindset

Eligibility Requirements

Travel quarterly to Hub

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proven track record shipping ML into production, Algorithmic thinking, Excellent applied modelling fundamentals, Evaluation-first mindset, Engineering-minded execution, Clear communicator and collaborator, Experience in messy, weakly-supervised domains

Nice to Have

Experience with search/ranking/retrieval, Experience with graph-based approaches

What You'll Do.

Build and ship ML solutions

Turn inputs into outcomes

Build foundational model

Adapt model across tasks

Ship applied ML solutions

Own problem area end-to-end

Design evaluation frameworks

Build metrics for performance

Blend ML and algorithms

Build for production constraints

Consider failure modes

Consider observability

Consider safe rollout

Partner with engineering

Raise technical standards

Reproduce experiments

Conduct thoughtful reviews

Document clear trade-offs

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Engineering partners; Product partners; Cross-functional teams

Communication Scope

Document trade-offs; Align stakeholders

Full Job Description

Note: Partly is headquartered in the UK, with a Product and Engineering HQ in Christchurch, New Zealand, and an early presence in San Francisco, USA. If you are based outside of a Hub, we will fly you to the nearest Hub for 1 week per quarter for our “Season Openers” (we pay for your travel and accommodation). 🚀 OUR STORY Partly's mission is to connect the world's parts and we're doing that by building the first global platform for replacement parts, starting with auto parts. Our big vision is to accelerate the world toward a sustainable future where anyone can fix anything Founded by ex-Rocket Lab engineers, we utilise cutting-edge technology to solve challenging but exciting problems that make a huge impact in a $1.9 trillion industry. We've more than tripled our team over the last 12 months and expect to double in size again over the coming 12 months. We're a global team spanning both Europe and Australasia. We provide a scalable digital infrastructure solution to some of the world's largest businesses and the most exciting startups. Partly's solutions are integrated across hundreds of companies globally, providing the backbone for cataloguing and managing parts online. Our investors in Blackbird Ventures (Canva, CultureAmp etc.), Square Peg, Octopus Ventures, Icehouse, Peter Beck (Rocket Lab), Akshay Kothari (Notion Co-Founder) and Dylan Field (Figma Co-Founder). We're continuing to build a world-class team and ensuring Partly is a place where people can do the best work of their lives. We're proud of the culture we've built at Partly, and our values https://www.partly.com/careers are lived throughout every experience. 🖍️ THIS ROLE The Senior ML research engineer will build and ship machine-learning and algorithmic solutions to real problems in the vehicle and parts domain. You’ll report to Abram Spamers and work closely with engineering and product partners to take ambiguous inputs (noisy data, edge cases, shifting constraints) and turn them into measurable,

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