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The Role
The Machine Learning Engineer will manage the ML lifecycle from ideation to deployment, developing scalable ML systems and collaborating cross-functionally to enhance product features at SQUIRE.
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WHO WE ARE
SQUIRE is the leading business management system designed for the needs of barbers, shop owners, and their communities. We believe the pursuit of artistry and autonomy should not be restricted by the complexities of running a business. With SQUIRE, we provide custom-branded tools, resources, and guidance to help barbers of all stages and experience levels attract and retain more customers, efficiently manage their shop operations, and increase their revenue.
Founded in 2015, SQUIRE is trusted by more than 30,000 barbers across 5,000+ shops in more than a thousand cities worldwide. From streamlined booking and opening new shops to real-time earning dashboards and building lasting customer relationships, SQUIRE supports shop owners in seamlessly bridging the gap between their personal craft and business goals. SQUIRE enables barbers everywhere to unlock their full potential both as artists and as entrepreneurs.
For more information, please visit getsquire.com or download the SQUIRE app from the App or Play Store.
We’re hiring a Machine Learning Engineer to embed into our product teams and own the entire ML lifecycle, from prototype to production. This is not a role for model research or experimentation in a vacuum. We're looking for an engineer who thrives on taking state-of-the-art ML (especially LLMs and AWS-based solutions) and transforming it into deployed, maintainable, and scalable real-world systems that power SQUIRE’s products. If you’re passionate about building practical ML applications and turning ideas into shipping features, this role is for you.
JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own the full ML lifecycle for product features, from ideation to deployment, observability, and iteration
- Use off-the-shelf models (e.g. in AWS SageMaker, Bedrock, Comprehend, HuggingFace) to solve core user and business problems
- Build and maintain robust, scalable ML pipelines and infrastructure (batch and real-time)
- Work cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to ship ML-powered features
- Drive productionization: model inference, latency tuning, monitoring, logging, and failure recovery
- Continuously evaluate and integrate emerging models (especially LLMs) to improve accuracy and capabilities
- Bring an engineering mindset to ML work, automate processes, reduce tech debt, and champion good software practices in the ML stack
The duties and responsibilities outlined above are not a comprehensive list, and additional tasks may be assigned based on business needs.
IDEAL REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of experience in machine learning engineering, ideally within a product-oriented tech team
- 1+ years of experience building GenAI/LLM-based features and products: chat bots, agents, features based on Gen AI
- You know the challenges of building AI features. Model choise, orchestration, hallucinations, RAG, etc. Ability to stitch together different services to make a production-ready Gen AI solution.
- Strong software engineering background with experience writing clean, scalable, and maintainable code in Python
- Hands-on experience using cloud-based ML services (especially AWS) and pre-trained models in production
- Experience with modern deployment stacks and MLOps: CI/CD, model versioning, monitoring, etc
- A pragmatic mindset—you value impact, simplicity, and reliability over academic perfection
NICE TO HAVE
- Experience integrating LLMs into products via APIs or fine-tuning
- Familiarity with React Native applications or full-stack development environments
- Prior work in consumer or SMB-facing products.
- A Gen-AI-based side project that was used by real users that you can present.
- Experience or willingness to own AI features end-to-end - from the ML/LLM part to making sure it is connected to our db and runs well on our backend.
WHY JOIN SQUIRE?
- Work on impactful, customer-facing features powered by machine learning
- Help shape our AI-first engineering culture
- Enjoy autonomy and ownership over your domain with the support of an exceptional engineering team
- Competitive salary, equity, and benefits in a high-growth, mission-driven company
Interview Accommodations
SQUIRE is committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to [email protected] and someone on our team will respond to your request.
Equal Employment Opportunity
SQUIRE provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
SQUIRE will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Top Skills
AWS
Bedrock
Comprehend
Genai
Huggingface
Llm
Python
Sagemaker
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The Company
What We Do
SQUIRE is the world’s leading and fastest-growing software technology platform for barbershops, a hundred-billion-dollar global industry. We provide a one-stop solution that helps small business entrepreneurs run and grow their businesses.
SQUIRE is also the premiere booking engine that connects people with great barbers nationwide. We make it easy to discover and book the best barbers wherever you are, in just a few taps.
With headquarters in New York and a presence in major cities in the United States, U.K. and Canada, SQUIRE is the market leader in technology solutions for the barbershop industry.
SQUIRE is a Series D company and has raised over $165M to date.
For more information, please visit getSquire.com or download the SQUIRE app from the App or Play Store.
Why Work With Us
We're not just another start-up; we're a community of innovators, drivers, and achievers driven by our mission - to elevate, celebrate and empower the barbering community.
Check out our Culture Book to learn more - https://handbooks.getsquire.com/recruiting.
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