or apply directly on Thorn's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days Thorn's roles stay open a median of 27 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Thorn's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Thorn
- high 2 stale, 0 reposted of 5 open
- Hiring momentum
- 5 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Thorn's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Thorn.
About this role
As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Thorn, you will design, build, deploy, and maintain machine learning models and algorithms aimed at eliminating child sexual exploitation. You will collaborate with various teams, mentor other engineers, and ensure high-quality work while navigating complex legal and technical constraints. Your role will involve end-to-end model development, data strategy definition, and representing Thorn as a technical thought leader in the field.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Thorn as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years background in machine learning and/or artificial intelligence
- 3+ years experience in building production-scale computer vision and/or NLP machine learning systems and pipelines
- Ph.D or master’s degree in a quantitative field, or equivalent professional experience
- Ability to work with ambiguity and shifting requirements
- Strong communication skills, particularly in written form
- Commitment to putting the children served at the center of work
Nice to have
- Willingness to learn about online child safety and victim identification
- Ability and interest in learning and adopting new technologies quickly
- Passion for machine learning and collaborative work environment
What you get
- Compensation range of $171,000-$235,750/year
- Remote-first work model with occasional travel for company gatherings and meetings
- Broad range of employee benefits
Worth weighing
- Role involves working with sensitive content, including potentially engaging with sexually explicit material that is not child sexual abuse material
- High level of ambiguity in problem spaces may require strong problem-solving skills
- Collaboration with external partners may introduce additional complexities
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Listed by Thorn on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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