Your Impact Starts HereWe're looking for an
Applied AI Scientist who's passionate about building intelligent systems that directly impact real-world customers. You'll work at the intersection of AI, product, and engineering-bringing cutting-edge models into production to power meaningful experiences for small business teams.
This is a unique opportunity to shape how AI transforms team management, from automation to decision-making, in a fast-moving, AI-first company. You'll collaborate across teams to deliver high-impact solutions and continuously raise the bar on what's possible with modern AI.
These are the key ways you'll contribute and create impact in this role:- Drive advancements in LLMs and applied AI systems, rapidly experimenting and iterating in a fast-evolving landscape
- Leverage, fine-tune, and deploy models-owning the lifecycle from experimentation to production, scaling, and monitoring
- Build AI-powered features that solve critical business problems across product domains
- Develop and track metrics that measure real customer impact, ensuring alignment with business outcomes
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Data teams to deliver production-ready solutions
- Communicate insights and experiment results clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Support leadership and teams with data-driven decision-making
- Continuously improve workflows using AI tools and automation to increase velocity and impact
The Foundation for Success - These are the experiences and strengths that will set you up for success in this role:
- Strong foundation in machine learning principles and applied modeling
- Deep experience working with LLMs or frontier AI models (industry or academia)
- Demonstrated ability to productionize ML systems (real-time, batch, or streaming)
- Proficiency in Python and SQL for data manipulation and model development
- Experience evaluating models using both technical metrics and business impact
- Ability to break down complex problems into structured, solvable components
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across functions
- Adaptability and curiosity to evolve alongside rapidly changing AI capabilities
- Experience improving workflows using AI tools and measuring impact (AI fluency expectation)
The Homie Way - These principles guide everything we do-from how we work and make decisions to how we show up for each other.
- Be Customer Obsessed - Solve problems with empathy and creativity.
- Move Fast, Learn Fast - Experiment, take action, and grow every day.
- Own Your Impact - Think big, focus on what matters, and make decisions you stand behind.
- Master Your Craft - Excellence fuels impact-show up, step up, and make your mark.
- Win Together - Put goals over roles, lead with trust, and connect to our mission and each other.
What We Offer - Ownership & Savings: Stock options + TFSA/RRSP with 4% company match
- Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents
- Paid Time Off: Flexible PTO + company holidays + designated focus periods
- AI access, for real: We invest in builders and believe that curiosity shouldn't have a paywall. That means you'll have access to paid AI tools with minimal restrictions, so you can build, experiment, and level up your craft.
- Family Support: Maternity/Parental Leave EI top-up support offered (after 6 months of service)
- Work Your Way: Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly
- 🛡 Protection Plans: Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage
- Workspace Perks: Meals provided, team offsites, and Customer Days
- Our Hybrid Rhythm: We believe collaboration drives impact. That's why Tuesday and Wednesday are our required in-office days-a time to move faster as a team, build deeper connections, make better decisions, and build together.
What to Expect During the Interview Process - Meet the Talent Acquisition team, Mavel W.
- Meet the Hiring Manager, Ted N.
- Participate in Technical Interviews (Onsite)
- Meet our Director of Data & AI
- Background Check + Offer Stage
- Welcome to the team, Homie
Homebase will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
