Founding AI Hardware Researcher — Equity
Physical AI
Physical AI in San Francisco is hiring the founding researchers to accelerate hardware design with AI. You will co-create models trained on board physics, guiding from problem formulation through validated testing to production-ready boards. Equity and a chance to shape the core tech stack await the right candidate. You’ll join a small, fast-moving team building tools to move hardware design at software speed, with visa sponsorship available and the potential to publish seminal work in AI for #J-18808-Ljbffr Physical AI
$200k - $300k
PassFort is seeking a Founding ML Researcher in San Francisco to shape the company's ML research and drive the engineering archetype. You will... ...models. This full-time position offers compensation between $200k and $300k along with equity options. #J-18808-Ljbffr PassFortEmployment EquityFull time$200k - $300k
Unsiloed AI — Founding ML Researcher Type: Full-time | On-site | San Francisco, CA Compensation: $200,000-$300,000 + 0.1%-1% equity Hiring count: 1 Visa sponsorship: Yes — H-1B, O-1, OPT Reports to: Founders (co-founder Aman) About Unsiloed AI Unsiloed converts complex...Employment EquityFull timeH1bWork at officeVisa sponsorshipFlexible hoursWeekend work- Job Juncture is seeking a founding content marketing lead in San Francisco to own the content strategy and execution from scratch... ...content across multiple channels. A competitive salary and equity ownership in a growing AI platform are offered. #J-18808-Ljbffr Job JunctureEmployment Equity
- Physical AI in San Francisco is building models and tooling to accelerate hardware design. The founding engineering team will own core architecture and productionize physics-informed... ...sponsorship available and meaningful founding equity offered. #J-18808-Ljbffr Physical AIEmployment EquityVisa sponsorship
- ...technology used to design hardware is some of the most... ...fix. General-purpose AI and LLMs don't understand... ...50. We've published AI research with real citations behind... .... We're now hiring the founding researchers on our team... ..., this time with the equity, ownership, and title...Employment EquityFull timeImmediate startVisa sponsorship
- A cutting-edge AI company in San Francisco is seeking a founding firmware engineer to lead the development of firmware for innovative devices. This role offers the opportunity to integrate various devices into the Omi ecosystem, shape technical direction, and work closely...Employment Equity
$10k
Company Description: Halluminate is an applied AI and data company working with frontier... ...and more in Investment Banking, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, etc.) and broader knowledge... ...experienced Finance expert to join our research team to do Applied AI Research in the Financial...Employment EquityFull timeH1bWork at officeRelocationVisa sponsorship- Title Founding Research Scientist at stealth physical AI startup Job Title Founding Research Scientist Salary Not Disclosed... ...hands-on role offers significant equity and the chance to build a... ...to performance. Work alongside hardware and software teams to define the...Employment Equity
$197.3k - $313.7k
...SalesforceSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents... ...collaborative, diverse team of researchers at Agentforce Operations. The... ...eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce... ...about company benefits can be found at the following link: to the...Employment EquityFull timeImmediate startRemote work- ...Compensation: 225-300k + bonus + equity We are currently partnering... ...space who specalizes in building AI Native Portfolio Management tools in search for a Founding Quant to join their organization... ...part of daily experimentation and research workflows Translating complex quantitative...Employment Equity
$200k - $300k
Founding ML Researcher San Francisco In office Full-time We are hiring a Founding ML Researcher in... ...the engineering archetype at Unsiloed AI and set the ceiling for the team. We strongly... ...at scale Compensation: $200k - $300k Equity: 0.1% - 1% Location: In‑person, San...Employment EquityFull timeWork at officeVisa sponsorship- Ciph Lab | Remote | Equity-Only (Pre-Seed) About Ciph Lab Ciph Lab is building Intelligence... ...that operationalizes responsible AI governance at scale. We're a 4-month-... ...a Principal AI Security & Risk Researcher to join our founding research team and lead our security track...Employment EquityPart timeRemote workFlexible hours
- ...Employment Type Full time Department Engineering AI Researcher Job Description At AGI Inc., we’re not... ...Stanford AI PhD dropout and previously founded MultiOn, a leading AI Agent startup that... ...than traditional research labs. Equity: Competitive compensation package with significant...Employment EquityFull timeWork at office
$200k - $280k
...training stack. Have a solid research foundation in your area(s) of... ...performance engineering. About Together AI Together AI is a research-... ...by co-designing software, hardware, algorithms, and models. We have... ...compensation, startup equity, health insurance and other competitive...Employment EquityFull time$84.13 - $91.34 per hour
AI Researcher - Efficient AI (Contractor) Step into the innovative world of LG Electronics. As... ...agentic-based workflows for Efficient AI and hardware/software co-design. Contract: This is... ...is a key part of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our salary ranges take into...Employment EquityFull timeContract workTemporary workFor contractorsLocal areaImmediate start- ...Goaly, our mission is to make custom AI affordable for every business. Our founding team comes from the front lines of... ..., Google DeepMind, xAI, Microsoft Research, etc.), where we built large-scale... ...offers, huge upside, and extra equity incentives when hitting key milestones...Employment EquityFull timeWork at office
- Unsiloed AI is hiring a Founding ML Researcher in San Francisco to drive the ML research direction and translate cutting-edge research into production-ready document-AI models. This role blends research intensity with product impact, offering ownership from idea to deployment...
- Novogaia is seeking a founding machine learning scientist to design and advance models that infer molecular structure and properties directly... ...significant autonomy and technical responsibility, offering competitive salary, early-stage equity, and #J-18808-Ljbffr NovogaiaEmployment Equity
$250k - $380k
A stealth robotics startup in San Francisco seeks a Founding Hardware Engineer to design and build autonomy systems for heavy industrial machines... ...a competitive base salary range of $250-380k along with equity, full health benefits, and a supportive workspace. #J-18808-Ljbffr...Employment Equity$150k - $250k
About Distyl AI Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world’... ...goods, and global social organizations.We research and deploy technologies that power AI-... ...compensation, this role is eligible for meaningful equity, along with a comprehensive benefits...Employment EquityWork at office3 days per week- BootLoop is seeking a founding embedded engineer to own major product areas from design... ...innovation across desktop, cloud, and hardware-in-the-loop tooling. You’ll work... ...as the company scales in California. Equity and unlimited AI spend accompany a market-leading salary...Employment Equity
- ...About the role This is a founding engineering role. You'll own entire... ...pipelines that power Navi's AI, the interfaces instructors... ...across the entire stack from hardware integration to AI/ML to frontend... ...What you'll get Early-stage equity — real ownership in a category...Employment EquityFull timeLive in
- Job Title Chief Hardware Officer Salary Not Disclosed Equity Company Description Stealth physical AI startup Job Description As Chief Hardware Officer, you will lead the end... ...physical AI. Join a well-funded, stealth-stage founding team with a working prototype and a clear...Employment Equity
$216.3k - $280.8k
...of applications are received.Meet the TeamAt Foundation AI, we are leading frontier AI research across Cisco. Our mission is to advance the state of... ...Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.Individual pay is determined by the candidate...Employment EquityFull timeTemporary workLocal areaFlexible hours- ...Role description We are looking for a founding machine learning scientist to design and... ...Ability to independently scope and execute research problems involving large, high-... ...one Competitive salary and early-stage equity - you will be a founding member of this...Employment EquityVisa sponsorshipShift work
- ...Bronco is an applied AI lab helping chipmakers... ...building next generation hardware (4 nm process node).... ...academic and industry researchers in the field of AI for... ...About the role As a founding software engineer at Bronco... ...Competitive salary and equity package Comprehensive...Employment EquityFull timeNight shift
- About Handshake Handshake was founded on a simple belief that... ...In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing... ...directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish... ...US employees. 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company 💰...Employment EquityFull timeWork at officeRemote workFlexible hours
$204k - $300k
...The Advanced Technology Group (ATG) is the research division of the company. ATG’s mission is... ...and electrical engineering, such as AI/ML, algorithms, digital signal processing... ...plus bonus, benefits, profit sharing and equity compensation Our salary ranges are determined...Employment EquityFull timeLocal areaWorldwideFlexible hours- ...building next-generation speech models and inviting you to join its founding research team in San Francisco. You’ll work across the model training... ...covered. We value researchers who publish, present at top AI/ML conferences, and own long-term outcomes end-to-end. If you’...Relocation
$340k - $380k
...like.About the RoleAs a founding Data Scientist for... ...marketplace, platform, or AI/API businesses.Experience... ...OpenAIOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company... ...employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from... ...also includes generous equity, performance-related...Employment EquityCasual workWork at officeLocal areaFlexible hours
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