Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Why Charlie Health?Millions of people across the country are navigating mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and eating disorders, but too often, they're met with barriers to care. From limited local options and long wait times to treatment that lacks personalization, behavioral healthcare can leave people feeling unseen and unsupported.Charlie Health exists to change that. Our mission is to connect the world to life-saving behavioral health treatment. We deliver personalized, virtual care rooted in connection—between clients and clinicians, care teams, loved ones, and the communities that support them. By focusing on people with complex needs, we're expanding access to meaningful care and driving better outcomes from the comfort of home.As a rapidly growing organization, we're reaching more communities every day and building a team that's redefining what behavioral health treatment can look like. If you're ready to use your skills to drive lasting change and help more people access the care they deserve, we'd love to meet you.About the RoleCharlie Health leads the nation in high-acuity virtual behavioral care, having delivered life-saving treatment to more than 100,000 clients nationwide. Our Matching and Outcomes team builds products to measure and improve clinical outcomes, including provider recommendation systems for clients and clinical decision support tools, enabling durable and effective treatment. You'll create predictive models and workflows to match patients with the best-fit therapists and peers, and enable clinicians to tailor care to each client's individual needs. The systems you build will help clinicians condense and synthesize knowledge across our clients and providers into actionable guidance at every moment. If you care about using data-driven insights to improve outcomes, this team is for you.ResponsibilitiesDesign, train, and evaluate machine learning models and AI systems that drive meaningful business impactIdentify opportunities to introduce or improve data-driven algorithms and automated solutions in partnership with clinical, design, data science, and product teamsPioneer new approaches to measure and validate outcomes impact through advanced experimentation and causal inference techniquesUtilize ML infrastructure to serve model inferences in real time using live data streamsWrite production code within a backend Python monolith to invoke ML predictions.Foster a culture of collaboration and learning across engineering, product, and design through mentoring, documentation, presentations, and knowledge sharingRequirementsA bachelor's degree in a technical field, plus 4 years of professional experience developing and delivering production software, including machine learning models; ORA master's or doctorate degree in a technical field, plus 2 years of professional experience developing and delivering production software, including machine learning models.Expertise in Python for ML (pandas, sklearn, etc.) and backend server development (FastAPI)Strong SQL skills and experience navigating analytical and transactional databases to assess and curate high-quality datasetsExperience developing agentic AI workflows is a plusExcellent at managing ambiguity—able to break down big, messy problems into smaller parts with tractable solutions and clear iterationsGrowth mindset and sense of humor; you welcome feedback, adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment, and foster a culture of learning and funThis role requires 4 days per week in our NYC office (Flatiron District). The team is entirely based out of NYC.BenefitsCharlie Health is pleased to offer comprehensive benefits to all full-time, exempt employees. Read more about our benefits here.The total target base compensation for this role will be between $170,000-$220,000 per year at the commencement of employment. Please note, pay will be determined on an individualized basis and will be impacted by location, experience, expertise, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. Further, cash compensation is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may include stock options and other Charlie Health-sponsored benefits.Our ValuesConnection: Care deeply & inspire hope.Congruence: Stay curious & heed the evidence.Commitment: Act with urgency & don't give up.Please do not call our public clinical admissions line in regard to this or any other job posting.Please be cautious of potential recruitment fraud. If you are interested in exploring opportunities at Charlie Health, please go directly to our Careers Page: https://www.charliehealth.com/careers/current-openings. Charlie Health will never ask you to pay a fee or download software as part of the interview process with our company. In addition, Charlie Health will not ask for your personal banking information until you have signed an offer of employment and completed onboarding paperwork that is provided by our People Operations team. All communications with Charlie Health Talent and People Operations professionals will only be sent from @charliehealth.com email addresses. Legitimate emails will never originate from gmail.com, yahoo.com, or other commercial email services.Recruiting agencies, please do not submit unsolicited referrals for this or any open role. We have a roster of agencies with whom we partner, and we will not pay any fee associated with unsolicited referrals.At Charlie Health, we value being an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to cultivate an environment where individuals can be their authentic selves. Being an Equal Opportunity Employer means every member of our team feels as though they are supported and belong. We value diverse perspectives to help us provide essential mental health and substance use disorder treatments to all young people.Charlie Health applicants are assessed solely on their qualifications for the role, without regard to disability or need for accommodation.By clicking "Submit application" below, you agree to Charlie Health's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.By submitting your application, you agree to receive SMS messages from Charlie Health regarding your application. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies. You can reply STOP to opt out at any time. For help, reply HELP.

Salary : $170,000 - $220,000