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Dench.com
AI Workforce that does it all
Senior Applied ML Engineer
$200K - $300K
•
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote (San Francisco, CA, US; New York, NY, US)
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Full stack
Experience
3+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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Kumar Abhirup
Founder
Kumar Abhirup
Founder
About the role
Qualifications – Applied AI Engineer
Proven ability to
design, train, and deploy
applied AI systems that integrate tightly with real-world data pipelines and APIs
Production-grade experience
with relational databases — migrations, schema design, RLS, and permissioning (Supabase / Postgres preferred)
Strong backend fundamentals in
Python, TypeScript, or Go
, with an ability to move fast across the stack
Deep familiarity with
RAG architectures
,
LLM integrations
, embeddings, vector databases, and
agentic orchestration frameworks
Experience building or fine-tuning
LLMs for structured workflows
(retrieval, summarization, reasoning, or multi-step planning)
Comfort deploying to
Cloudflare Workers, Vercel, or serverless-first stacks
— with a bias for simple, scalable, low-latency systems
Skill in
performance profiling
and debugging complex latency or concurrency issues (both frontend and backend)
Excellent judgment in choosing libraries, managing state, and minimizing tech debt
Interest in
LegalTech, HealthTech, or regulated AI
applications — with awareness of privacy, compliance, and auditability requirements
Obsession with
shipping fast
, iterating based on data, and refactoring without fear
(Bonus) Experience with
document-heavy or regulated data
: legal filings, insurance claims, or medical records
(Bonus) You’ve built
LLM-powered tools
that real users — lawyers, patients, or operators — depend on daily
About Dench.com
Dench.com
Founded:
2025
Batch:
S24
Team Size:
6
Status:
Active
Location:
San Francisco
Founders
Kumar Abhirup
Founder
Kumar Abhirup
Founder
Mark Rachapoom
Founder
Mark Rachapoom
Founder