Staff Applied Scientist

• Improve the accuracy, reliability, and sophistication of our AI-generated responses by iterating on models, prompts, and evaluation frameworks
• Partner with product and engineering teams to design and develop new AI-first features that help users make better financial decisions
• Help shape our data strategy, including how we collect, label, and leverage structured and unstructured data to train and evaluate models
• Bring modern best practices in applied AI and machine learning to the team, and help us stay at the frontier as the AI landscape evolves

• Hands-on experience with modern LLMs and a strong perspective on their strengths, weaknesses, and evolving capabilities
• Experience building production AI features such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), autonomous agents, user-facing chat interfaces, or task automation systems
• Deep understanding of prompt engineering, evaluation techniques, vector databases, and orchestration frameworks like LangChain
• Familiarity with fine-tuning, embedding models, and techniques to ground AI outputs in proprietary or financial datasets
• Fluency with AWS services including EC2, ECS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, and CloudWatch—or equivalent cloud platforms
• Strong product sense: you’re motivated by helping users get smarter, faster answers—not just pushing the boundaries of ML for its own sake
• Proven ability to tackle ambiguous problems, work independently, and bring structure to chaos in a fast-moving startup environment

Bonus points for experience with security, regulated industries like fintech, or building AI systems that meet compliance and reliability standards

• Health & Wellness: 100% employer-covered medical insurance for employees (75% for dependents), plus dental and vision coverage
• 401(k): Retirement savings program to support your future
• Paid Time Off: time to reset and recharge + most federal holidays
• Parental Leave: Comprehensive leave policy for growing families
• Meals: Select meals covered throughout the week
• Fitness: Monthly movement stipend
• Equity & Career Growth: Early exercise eligibility and a strong focus on professional development
• Annual Compensation Reviews: Salary and equity refreshes based on performance
• Boomerang Program: After two years at Range, you can take time away to start your own company. We’ll hold your spot for 6 months - and pause your equity vesting, which resumes if you return