Founding Applied AI Research Engineer — Production-Driven
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Uncover in San Francisco is seeking an Applied AI Researcher to design and run research programs aligned with frontier applied AI problems. You will build evaluation frameworks that measure trajectory quality and production impact, and work with elite engineers to translate findings into production systems. The role focuses on agent evaluation, knowledge graphs, RL for production use cases, and post-training adaptation, with no PhD required and a strong emphasis on shipping ideas to production. #J-18808-Ljbffr Uncover
$166.9k - $225.9k
...Summary Drata is seeking a Senior Applied Research Engineer to drive the quality and effectiveness of our AI systems through rigorous... ...experimentation and rigor over production engineering. You will own the... ...and comfort with notebook‑driven research workflows Experience...SuggestedFlexible hours- Dex is building and launching core product features to automate SOX audit workflows end-to-end. The engineer will own the full stack, from data processing and UI to agent... .... The role requires hands-on experience with AI-driven solutions and proven ability to scale...Suggested
$300k - $400k
...with LLMs and agents to build demos, evals, and prototypes — fast prototyping with AI tools and building AI-driven products. About the Role Join Anthropic as an Applied AI Research Engineer to translate large language model capabilities into customer-facing products and...SuggestedWork at officeVisa sponsorshipFlexible hours$200k - $250k
Overview Founding Applied AI Fullstack Engineer - FinTech Startup - $200k-$250k + Equity | San Francisco Bay Area (Hybrid) This is a ground-floor opportunity... ...Python and TypeScript foundation Experience with production AI systems (LLM orchestration) FinTech or compliance-...Suggested- ...Founding AI Engineer We founded Bild AI to tackle the mess that is blueprint... ...approaches, and we’re impact-driven to make it more efficient to... ...of the application-layer Apply SotA computer vision, LLM,... ...-1 builder, with your AI in production ~ Growth mindset, slope y...SuggestedFull timeWork at officeRelocation
$251k - $278k
About the TeamOpenAI’s Applied AI Engineering team helps organizations turn frontier AI capabilities... ...into safe, reliable, and high-impact production systems. We work with customer... ...engineering teams and OpenAI Product, Research, Engineering, Security, and go-to-market...Work at officeLocal areaRelocation packageFlexible hours- .... We own making the agent better, accelerating research, and making those improvements real in production for our users. That means working across the systems... ...time. About the Role We’re looking for applied AI engineers to help bring Codex agents from impressive...Full time
- ...Associates Recruitment is seeking a Founding Engineer for an early-stage AI company operating at the... ...mature a voice AI prototype into a production-grade platform. The role demands 4+... ...of software experience and strong applied AI expertise, with a highly hands-on...Relocation
$200k - $225k
...AlembicAlembic is where top engineers are solving... ...at an applied science company... ...including WndrCo (founded by DreamWorks... ...innovation and production-quality... ...analyticsDocument research and implementation... ...with advanced AI/ML algorithms,... ...process. Data-driven: We use objective...- ...Applied AI Engineer Atlas is the concierge and credit card built for those who expect more — unlocking coveted access across dining, travel... ...brings deep experience from building and scaling iconic products at companies like Apple, Robinhood, and DoorDash. Today,...Work at office3 days per week
- ...optimization core of Haladir’s products, including, for... ...with the founding team than other positions... ...background in Operations Research, including MILP, constraint... ...research, or equivalent applied work Able to... ...Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics,...Full timeLocal areaRelocation
$225k - $320k
...unprecedented speed and accuracy. Our AI-enabled platform turns siloed and disconnected... ...-to-end intelligence platform. As the Applied AI Engineering Lead, you will own how artificial... ...evaluated, and operationalized across our product, turning complex data into trusted,...Local area- ...Founding AI Engineer / Member of Technical Staff Unlock New Career Opportunities with SA Technologies Inc. We're Hiring: Founding AI Engineer... ...to join an early-stage AI technology company building production-grade AI products from the ground up. This is a highly hands...
$150k - $250k
...Moore's law going by building AI agents that automate large... ...companies in the world, supporting production SoC designs at leading-edge... ...About the Role As a Founding AI Engineer, you will own the core... ..., or as part of an industry research lab. You are high agency, know...$155k - $300k
...Handshake was founded on a simple belief... ...Handshake AI and built the fastest... ...AI lab researchers to create evaluations... ...together with engineers, scientists, operators... ...Role As an Applied AI Engineer at... ...into production-grade AI agents... ...workflows Define AI-driven solutions based...Full timeWork at officeRemote workFlexible hours$300k - $400k
...interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be... ...growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business... ...build beneficial AI systems.Applied AI Research Engineer Applied... ...what Anthropic's models and products can do, prove it with real customers...Work at officeVisa sponsorshipFlexible hours$300k - $400k
...interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be... ...growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business... ...build beneficial AI systems. Applied AI Research Engineer Applied... ...what Anthropic's models and products can do, prove it with real customers...Work at officeVisa sponsorshipFlexible hours$120k - $180k
...About the Role This is a founding engineering role at an early-stage... ...startup building an AI intelligence layer... ...What You'll Do Apply state-of-the-art computer... ...on user feedback and production data. Build and deploy... ...quickly on prototypes driven by real user feedback....Full timeWork at officeRelocation- LlamaIndex is hiring an AI Research Engineer to join the document understanding team in San Francisco... ...You will work at the intersection of applied research and engineering, prototyping... ...and turning promising approaches into production systems used by customers. You’ll...
- HeyMilo AI is hiring a Research Engineer to join our Applied AI team in San Francisco. You’ll design and build reinforcement learning environments with verifiable rewards for real-world use cases, creating simulators, reward functions, and evaluation harnesses to measure...
- ...interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be... ...growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business... ...build beneficial AI systems. Applied AI Research Engineer Applied... ...what Anthropic's models and products can do, prove it with real customers...
$145.2k - $196.4k
Drata is looking for an Applied Research Engineer to enhance AI system effectiveness through rigorous research and experimentation. You'll collaborate with engineers to implement validated methods into production systems while focusing on information retrieval and reasoning...- DoorDash is seeking a Member of Technical Staff in Applied AI Research in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will work directly with the cofounder to direct AI research, develop agent environments, and design systems to improve agent performance at real-world scale. You will...
$160k - $300k
An innovative AI firm in New York is looking for an Applied Research Engineer to enhance their natural language processing systems. The candidate will analyze complex data, develop models, and collaborate with engineers to integrate capabilities. The position demands a...- Drata is looking for a Senior Applied Research Engineer to enhance the quality of our AI systems through thorough evaluation and research. In this role, you'll design and evaluate information access strategies, prototype workflows, and run validation experiments while...
$120k - $180k
...About the Role This is a founding AI engineering role at a seed-stage construction... ..., high-conviction team applying state-of-the-art computer... ...shaping the AI architecture and product direction from the ground... ...founding team. ~ Impact-driven orientation; ideally, prior...Full timeWork at officeRemote workRelocation$275k - $315k
SF Tensor is hiring a Member of Technical Staff for AI-Driven Compilation to own the search itself. You'll design RL systems that explore a massive program space and build agentic loops that use LLMs to reason about IR and transformations. The role emphasizes rigorous experiments...RelocationRelocation package- ...Role We're building next‑generation AI systems that help military planners explore... ...for defense applications. As an Applied AI Research Engineer, you’ll focus on human‑machine teaming... ...experts to turn research ideas into production‑ready capabilities. The goal is to make...Remote workRelocation packageFlexible hours
$150k - $225k
...for modern families. Most AI tools are designed for work... ...Our strength is our team — driven, thoughtful builders united... ...Role We’re looking for an Founding AI Engineer to design, build, and... ...infrastructure, data systems, and applied product engineering. You’ll be...Full timeWork from homeFlexible hours$190k - $300k
...Staff Applied AI Engineer - Pre-Sales San Francisco, CA (Hybrid); United States (Remote) At... ...since 2015, when Snorkel started as a research project in the Stanford AI Lab, to the... ...differentiation, high performance, and production-ready systems. We work with some of...Local areaRemote work
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