Founding Engineer

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI startup as its first engineer, partnering closely with the founding team to build a foundational model from the ground up. This hands-on individual contributor role spans novel model architecture, training, and reinforcement learning.

What You'll Do

• Contribute directly to the development of a foundational model using a novel architecture rather than fine-tuning existing models.

• Work across the model-building pipeline, including architecture, training, and reinforcement learning.

• Help establish the engineering foundations for an early-stage AI team.

What We're Looking For

• A PhD and experience at a frontier AI lab.

• Hands-on experience contributing as an individual engineer rather than primarily in a management role.

• Experience spanning foundational model architecture, training, and reinforcement learning.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary up to $400,000, flexible for the right candidate, plus equity. Visa sponsorship details were not provided.

Location

On-site in San Jose, California.