Lead AI/ML Data Scientist, Nightfall AI
3 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
Cloud-native data protection platform
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Cloud-native data protection platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
3 days a week in office (Palo Alto, CA)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower enterprises big and small to navigate the digital world with confidence, while ensuring the security and privacy of their sensitive data.
Role
Who you are
- Minimum 5+ years of hands-on, technical development experience
- 5-10 years of experience mentoring and technically leading Data Science or ML Engineering teams
- Strong expertise in Python with additional language such as Go, C++, Java or Rust. Knowledge of data structures and algorithms is a must
- Grounded in Data Science and Machine Learning algorithms with demonstrated business impact (preferably in security or related domain) through application of statistical and machine learning techniques
- Proficient in training custom Transformer, LLM or other deep learning models to solve complex NLP problems, and building the ML systems to host models in production
- ML training and inferencing at scale with hands-on experience with horizontal and vertical scaling, including use of GPUs
- BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science, Applied Math or a related technical field
Desirable
- Experience working in high growth venture-backed startups
- Prior experience using AI in Security
- Experience with prompt and context engineering for LLMs, RAG/vector databases, conversational/agentic frameworks is a plus
- Experience with ML frameworks such as Sagemaker, MLflow, Vertex AI, etc
- Blog, teach, mentor, or help others learn outside of your day to day responsibilities
- Familiarity with AWS and managed infrastructure
What the job involves
- We are looking for an exceptional technical leader to join our growing team at Nightfall
- As a senior, hands-on, ML engineer joining the AI Engineering organization, you will drive execution, provide solid technical expertise, raise the bar of the team, and contribute towards shaping the long-term architecture of the AI platform that powers our Data Leak Protection (DLP) and other Security products
- The role blends Data Science with ML engineering, and a perfect opportunity for those wanting to master both
- Drive great execution, work with the team to set clear goals, and deliver against them
- Use Data Analysis and Machine Modeling to come up with innovative techniques to analyze security patterns from a massive number of events and data in real-time, and then device algorithms to remediate or guard against infringements
- Help shape the architecture of the AI Platform to host machine models for training and real-time inferencing through the use of cutting edge ML technologies
- Implement best of practices in a fast-paced engineering environment and champion a culture of engineering excellence and productivity
Our take
Nightfall AI is tackling security challenges posed by the adoption of generative AI and technologies like GPT-4o. Businesses adopting these powerful AI models face extended concerns over sensitive data exposure, prompt injection attacks and model abuse.
Nightfall AI's firewall for I is a robust client wrapper safeguarding GENAI applications and data pipeline. it ensures security by proactively scanning and removing sensitive information like PII, PCI, PHI, and proprietary secrets. Additionally, it defends against prompt injection attacks, ensuring data integrity across diverse AI inputs.
With its AI-native detection engine and advanced DLP models, Nightfall proactively addresses future challenges in evolving AI technologies. By integrating into workflows, Nightfall enables organisations to deploy GenAI applications securely, ensuring compliance and driving innovation for enhanced customer experiences.
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Insights
53% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2022
$40m
SERIES B
Nov 2019
$20.3m
SERIES A
Total funding: $60.3m
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Isaac Madan
(CEO)Having studied at Stanford, Isaac co-founded Chalky in 2013 before working as a Correlation Ventures Tech Advisor and Analyst for Pejman Mar. They spent 2 years as a Venrock Investor before co-founding Nightfall AI in March 2018.
Rohan Sathe
(CTO)Rohan started their career as a Voxer Software Engineer before being a Founding Engineer of UberEats, where they worked until 2017. In March 2018, they co-founded Nightfall AI with Isaac, serving as CTO.
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