AI/ML Developer

AI/ML Developer Vardera Labs is building the next generation of infrastructure for the art, auction, and collectibles industry—combining cutting‑edge AI, computer vision, and automation to power catalog creation, data strategy, and operational excellence for auction houses worldwide. We’re a small, venture‑backed team with a bold mission: to modernize a multi‑billion‑dollar market at a critical moment of generational ownership transfer and digital transformation. What You’ll Do Build and deploy AI/ML models across new asset categories such as comics, cards, watches, jewelry, fine art, and more. Balance from‑scratch builds with leveraging foundation models and off‑the‑shelf tools to achieve the right mix of speed, accuracy, and efficiency. Prototype quickly, test with real customer data, and push to production. Design workflows that minimize wasted effort while building long‑term defensible data and model infrastructure. What We’re Looking For Strong background in applied ML (vision, text, multimodal, embeddings, fine‑tuning). Pragmatic decision‑maker who knows when to train, adapt, or glue things together. Builder mindset with a bias toward action, rapid iteration, and comfort with messy or sparse data. Excitement to join a post‑seed startup as a founding team member with broad project ownership. Why Join Direct founding‑level impact in a venture‑backed company already working with major customers. Build the models that expand us into multi‑category AI infrastructure. See your models drive real‑world revenue and efficiency in a multi‑trillion‑dollar industry. Compensation Salary level matching seed‑stage hires (relative to experience and fit): $175,000 - $250,000. Equity: Meaningful early equity in a high‑growth startup. Location Hybrid with periodic in‑person offsites and industry conferences. While we have a bias toward in‑person work in Boston, it’s not required every day. We expect you to spend >50% of your time in the office. #J-18808-Ljbffr