### Who We Are
* _We’re on a mission to unlock economic opportunity for adult ESL learners in the U.S.
*_
In the U.S., 60% of adult immigrants without a postsecondary degree are
unemployed or underemployed due to a lack of English skills. However,
traditional workforce training courses are often inaccessible to ESL learners,
many of whom need foundational English language education in addition to
technical training.
Pace AI bridges this gap. We are partnering with community colleges and adult
schools to build the only AI made just for ESL that fast tracks English
language acquisition for last-mile workforce training and essential skills.
We’re a small team of certified English language teachers and AI research
scientists/engineers. You’ll tackle problems that are not only intellectually
challenging—working with advances in AI/LLMs and building products from 0 to
1—but also make a significant impact on ESL teachers and students. We’re lucky
to be backed by leading investors in AI and ed-tech—E14, GSV, Antigravity,
Allen Institute for AI Research, Transcend Network Fund, among other strategic
angels like the co-founder / former CEO of Chegg.
### 🏗️ What You’ll Work On
As an ML engineer, you’ll work with Product and Engineering teammates to build
core ML offerings from the ground up. Examples of projects include:
* Personalizing content and lessons to different student levels
* Developing new AI features for English language practice
We work with the following tech stack:
* Frontend: React
* Backend: Python, Postgres
* Infrastructure: AWS
### 🔍 Who We’re Looking For
At Pace AI, we’re an elite sports team. We earn the right to be starting
players on the pitch, just as we earn the right to be each others’ teammates,
day in and day out.
We’re looking for a world-class teammate: someone who embodies our ABCs of
culture, is hungry to learn and build with us, and is as excited as we are
about making a tremendous impact in an underserved market!
Start-up life is not for everyone. We move fast and work incredibly hard.
The ABCs of who we are and how we work:
**A** lignment in our purpose
**B** ias for action
**C** ustomer is #1
You might be a good fit if you have:
* 5+ years of industry experience in building AI/ML OR relevant M.S. with 3+ years of industry experience OR relevant Ph.D. with research and/or internship experience.
* Fluency with Python.
* Deep applied experience or academic expertise with 1+ of the following areas: ML, NLP, LLMs/RAG, deep learning, or statistical learning theory.
* Knowledge of relational databases and proficiency with data munging for model training and fine-tuning.
### 📍 Your location
You must be physically based in the U.S. with a preference for candidates in
the San Francisco Bay Area.
### ⚡ Benefits
* Healthcare benefits for vision, dental, and health.
* Competitive salary and equity.
* Flexible PTO.
### 🤝 Equal Opportunity
At Pace AI, we aim to create an environment of mutual respect where everyone
is celebrated and supported, regardless of race, color, religion, marital
status, age, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical
condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, or military and veteran status.
All hiring, promotion, discipline, and discharge decisions are based on merit,
competence, performance, and business needs.
We strive to build a diverse and inclusive workspace for everyone.
