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.

Employment type
FullTime

Work arrangement
Yes