Machine Learning Engineer Why Benchmark SportsBenchmark Sports is redefining how golf is learned through real-time simulation and AI coaching. We're profitable, moving fast, and scaling globally. Joining now means owning core systems used by millions of athletes. Shipping product that changes how people train.The CultureHigh ownership, touching all elements of the product full stack, owning business outcomes on a small lean team of highly technical people. We have a high talent bar and only hire people capable of working full stack and having a clear understanding of the product mission.In office in Irvine. Work 6 days a week.What You'll Work OnBuild Live Coaching: take live video, pose, and sensor data from raw capture to real-time athlete feedbackShip low-latency inference pipelines on smartphone and cloudProductionize models from prototype to containerized, versioned servicesBuild training data pipelines and evaluation systems that make coaching measurably betterExpand beyond golf: padel, tennis, cricketCore ExpectationsStrong ML fundamentalsUp to date with latest agentic coding workflowsFull stack experience with good taste for UI/UXWorked on either cutting edge implementations of LLMs or shipped LLM products used by real usersWho this is forYoung, ambitious builders with a blank-slate mindset. Native builder or ex-founder. Someone who has shipped things end-to-end and owns the outcome. Strong preference for candidates from top technical environments (Stanford, Berkeley, Cal Poly, CMU), but we'll hire the best builder regardless of pedigree. If you need a roadmap to do your best work, this role will be a bad fit.What Success Looks Like: First 90 DaysShip Live Coaching: from raw capture to model inference to athlete-facing feedback to at least 100,000 athletesMeasurably reduce coaching feedback latency or improve feedback consistencyHave a clear thesis on what the next highest-leverage model improvement is, and be building toward itTailor a demo towards several sports beyond golf: padel, tennis, cricket, etc.BenefitsFull health + dental coverage401(k)Daily team lunchesWeekly team events (including golf)