Dorsia
Machine Learning Engineer
- Location
- New York City, United States
- Salary
- USD 100,000 – 250,000 / year
- Posted
- (1 year ago)
About the role
About Us
Dorsia is an AI-native hospitality-tech company redefining access to the world's most coveted tables, events, and cultural moments. We give our members exclusive access and our operators unmatched control, visibility, and revenue.
We don't just provide access, we create it. Dorsia owns its luxury experiential events end-to-end, from the guest list to production and the technology behind every entrance. Through our enterprise platform, we're building the infrastructure layer for the future of hospitality, powering leading hotels and private member clubs with the same systems that run Dorsia.
We grew 480% in 2025 and today we operate across 400+ venues in 26 cities with revenue engines spanning consumer and enterprise membership, Dorsia Pay, the Culture Calendar, and our enterprise platform.
Backed by $54M from Index Ventures, Invus, Red Sea Ventures, Major Food Group, and MoonPay, we're scaling into our most consequential phase of growth. We're adding exceptional talent to drive what comes next, and that's where you come in.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to join our growing team and own the development of intelligent systems that power core product features, personalization, and operational efficiency. You’ll work across the stack—from data pipelines and model training to inference infrastructure and product integration.
This is a hands-on, full-stack ML role with a direct line to impact—shaping how members discover experiences, how restaurants manage demand, and how our business scales.
What You’ll Do
- Build ML-Powered Features
Train and deploy models for search, ranking, recommendations, pricing, fraud detection, demand prediction, and more. - Work Across the ML Lifecycle
Own projects from end-to-end, covering data sourcing and feature engineering to model deployment and monitoring. - Deploy at Scale
Build real-time inference pipelines and batch workflows using modern cloud-native infrastructure. - Use AI to Ship Faster
Leverage generative AI and LLMs to accelerate development, boost internal tooling, and augment user experiences. - Collaborate Across Functions
Partner closely with product, design, and ops to ship delightful and impactful ML features.
What We’re Looking For
Must-Haves
- 5–10 years of experience in software or ML engineering
- Experience building,shipping and scaling ML models in production (NLP, ranking, classification, etc.)
- Strong programming skills in Python and SQL and a good understanding of best practices in software and data engineering
- Familiarity with ML tooling (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn), orchestration (Airflow, dbt), and deployment
- Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, or similar)
Ability to reason about data and metrics—and a drive to tie models to real business outcomes - 5 days a week in our SoHo NYC office
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience working on recommender systems, reinforcement learning, graph-based models, marketplace dynamics, or pricing systems
- Understanding of retrieval systems, embeddings, or vector search
- Experience in luxury, hospitality, or marketplace products
- Familiarity with feature stores, and observability tools
- Startup mindset: high agency, comfort with ambiguity, bias to ship
Tech Stack Snapshot
- Languages: Python, TypeScript, PHP
- Modeling & ML: PyTorch, Hugging Face, scikit-learn, LangChain
- Data: dbt, PostgreSQL, Redis, Airflow, Metabase
- Infra: AWS, Cloudflare, Vercel, Terraform, GitHub Actions
Compensation & Benefits:
- Salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and stage. We determine our pay by considering skills and experience related to the role, location, and ensuring internal equity relative to other Dorsia employees
- Flexible PTO
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- FSA
- Commuter benefits
- Free membership to One Medical
- Teladoc
- Talkspace
- Kindbody
- 401(k)
- In-office lunch 3 days a week
- Employee Dining Credits
Compensation is based on your experience and the scope of the role. Final compensation is based on factors like experience, location, and internal equity. This role also includes equity and a full suite of benefits. Typical base salary ranges are:
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Junior level: $100,000–$160,000
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Mid level: $150,000–$200,000
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Senior level: $190,000–$250,000
Compensation:
Workplace Philosophy at Dorsia
At Dorsia, we believe that culture eats strategy. The best ideas in the world mean nothing without the right people around the table and the right chemistry between them. We are, unapologetically, a people-first organization.
In-Person Matters
We’re creating once-in-a-lifetime experiences for the most discerning audience in the world. That doesn’t happen over Zoom. It happens through collisions: a spark across a desk, a kitchen-side conversation that unlocks a partnership, the energy of ideas felt, not typed. That’s why in-office culture is non-negotiable at Dorsia.
Who We Hire
We don’t subscribe to check-the-box hiring. We hire for merit and mindset, which naturally creates a team with varied backgrounds. What unites us isn’t demographics, it’s a shared vision: to build the social operating system for the cultural vanguard.
Lifestyle Hours
We’re not a 9-to-5 company. Our lifestyle mirrors our members. Early flights, after-work events, and late-night sprints when the work demands it. But we love what we do, and we definitely love a good party.
High Performance Culture
Working at Dorsia isn’t for everyone—and that’s the point. Our culture is designed for builders, not passengers. We move fast, set ambitious standards, and expect people to rise to them. If you have the talent and the drive, this will be a ride to remember.
A Final Word
We’re building something special. It will take long hours and relentless effort. It’s not for everyone. For those with the metabolism, you’ll create something that changes how culture is lived. And that’s the kind of work worth your life’s energy.