Research Engineer
Harrison Clarke
The Opportunity
We're looking for exceptional AI Engineers to help shape the next generation of intelligent software development systems.
This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of large language models, agentic systems, software engineering, and product innovation. You'll be building production-grade AI capabilities that directly impact how modern engineering teams develop and ship software.
What You'll Do
- Design, build, and deploy advanced AI-powered agents that solve complex software engineering problems.
- Transform cutting-edge research into practical, customer-facing capabilities that deliver measurable impact.
- Rapidly prototype, experiment, and iterate on new AI features using real-world feedback and usage data.
- Improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of autonomous systems operating in production environments.
- Work closely with product and engineering teams to define the future of AI-assisted software development.
- Leverage large-scale datasets and modern machine learning techniques to continuously improve system effectiveness.
What We're Looking For
- 2+ years of hands-on experience building AI/ML systems in production environments.
- Strong experience working with LLMs, generative AI, agents, or related machine learning technologies.
- Proven ability to solve ambiguous, open-ended problems and take projects from concept through deployment.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building scalable systems.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
- Experience with developer tools, software engineering workflows, or data-intensive applications is a plus.
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