Neuroscience PhD / Computational Neuroscience ML Engineer

About the Role A Y Combinator–backed wearable technology startup is hiring a Computational Neuroscience PhD to own the core inference model that quantifies real-time emotional states from wearable sensor data. This is a founding technical role — you'll sit at the intersection of neuroscience research and production machine learning, and you're expected to grow into a leadership position as the company scales. The company is building a wearable device that infers and interprets a user's emotional state in real time using a proprietary AI model processing both audio and biometric signals. The mission is to make emotional intelligence trainable and help people reliably reach peak mental performance states. What You'll Do - Develop and iterate on the inference model that quantifies emotional states from multimodal wearable sensor data - Bridge neuroscience research and production machine learning — you'll operate as both researcher and ML engineer - Translate theoretical frameworks (e.g. active inference, cognitive science) into deployable, scalable systems - Collaborate closely with the founding team to shape the technical direction of the core AI product What We're Looking For Required: - PhD in computational neuroscience, cognitive science, active inference, or a closely related field - Demonstrated experience bridging neuroscience research and production machine learning systems - Strong Python proficiency for ML model development and deployment - Comfort working in a fast-moving early-stage environment - US work authorization required (visa transfers considered; no new visa sponsorship) Nice to Have: - Background in active inference or Bayesian brain / predictive coding frameworks - Experience with multimodal biosignal processing (audio, biometric, physiological data) - Prior founding or early-stage startup experience Not a fit if: your background is exclusively wet-lab neuroscience with no ML or computational modeling experience. Compensation & Benefits - Base salary: ~$150,000 USD (US) / ~£75,000 GBP (London) - Equity: Meaningful founding-level equity (up to 1–2%) - Founding team role with significant ownership and growth opportunity Location - Primary office: London, UK (on-site) — San Francisco, CA also available - Remote and hybrid arrangements are also considered - Visa sponsorship: Not available for new sponsorships; visa transfers are acceptable

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