Lead Machine Learning Engineer

We're looking for a highly experienced and mission-aligned ML engineer to join our team in a key engineering leadership role --  Minimum Requirements:   - Doctorate in a related field - 8+ years of experience (including any applicable work in grad school) developing machine learning applications for practical use  - 2+ years in an agile software development environment, preferably with an early-stage startup  - 2+ years developing web-based applications, including web-based ML/data infrastructure  Additional Desired Experience:  - Audio signal processing, ASR, NLP, and NLG/dialog for conversational automation - Computer vision for human activity and sentiment classification - Development of data mining, analytics, dashboards and reporting systems - Engineering management (both personnel & projects) - LAMP stack w/ PHP, and Django web framework - Academic publications, conference speaker roles, or other public recognition as a top technical/domain expert Location:  Anywhere in US Job Type: Full-time regular W2 employment with benefits. (no C2C; no 1099; no visa sponsorship)  Compensation: Competitive depending on qualifications Company Headquarter: Located in Millbrae, CA Job Type: Full-time All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. At  care.coach , we are pioneering human-in-the-loop digital avatars that support behavioral health among the highest-need, highest-risk patients (typically elderly) both in the hospital and at home. Please check out the following video to understand how we help vulnerable patients living at home:  - Originally posted on Himalayas