Founding Machine Learning Engineer ($220k-$280k + Equity) at Glauc

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. Job Title Founding Machine Learning Engineer Salary $220k-$280k + Equity Company Description Glauc is a technical healthcare startup building a biological health measurement layer using smartphone eye imaging, supported by a proprietary dataset from Harvard-affiliated researchers at Mass Eye and Ear. Job Description As the founding ML engineer at Glauc, you will own the core science and technical direction for extracting biological signals from eye images. You will build and deploy production-grade models from scratch using a unique research dataset, transforming clinical insights into a commercial API product for longevity and health-AI companies. Location San Francisco, USA Why this role is remarkable Access a proprietary dataset developed with Harvard-affiliated researchers at Mass Eye and Ear that provides a data advantage most of the field cannot access.Join as the first ML hire with a clear trajectory to Head of ML as the company scales following its current funding rounds.Solve a massive healthcare problem by making biological measurement as accessible as a phone camera, moving the industry from reactive to proactive care. What You Will Do Own the end-to-end ML pipeline, from data curation and model architecture to training and deploying production-ready computer vision models for biomarker prediction.Design rigorous, leakage-free validation frameworks to ensure clinical credibility and model generalization across diverse devices, capture conditions, and populations.Establish the engineering foundations for the ML organization, including experiment tracking, reproducibility, and monitoring standards that all future hires will inherit. The ideal candidate Has a strong applied ML background in computer vision, specifically with image models or medical imaging, and deep fluency in Python and PyTorch.Brings a proven track record of shipping ML models into fast-scaling production systems that real-world users and commercial customers depend on.Demonstrates high technical rigor and the ability to thrive in an ambiguous, ground-floor startup environment where you will set precedents rather than follow them. Who are Jack & Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. How does this work? Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.