Research Engineer

Research EngineerHUD is building infrastructure to create RL training data and evals for frontier AI agents, as well as a marketplace to sell these to frontier labs through the HUD marketplace. Our platform is used by frontier labs, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. We've raised $16M from top VCs and were YC W25.ResponsibilitiesCreate QC systems based on true understanding and human judgement, without relying heavily on LLMsDefine and enforce quality standards for training dataDesign experiments and metrics to grade agent outputsPartner with data vendors to debug quality issues and diagnose agent failure modes, provide actionable feedback, and improve their data generation processesTranslate QC learnings into systems for auditing supplier-generated datasets, including sampling strategies, validation pipelines (rule-based and model-assisted), and feedback loopsContinuously integrate QC learnings into infrastructure tools and data vendor portal to reduce anomalies, inconsistencies, and edge casesExperienceYou may be a good fit if you have:Proficiency in Python, Docker, and Linux environmentsStrong understanding of what "good data" means and how to measure itBuilt scalable data validation pipelines and automated QA/QC systems end-to-end without a fully prescribed roadmapExperience working on benchmarks and evals - you can reason about what makes a task realistic, a rubric reliable, an environment usable, and a trajectory useful for RL trainingEarly-stage startup experience with ability to work independently in fast-paced environmentsStrong candidates may also:Be detail-oriented and able to spot subtle inconsistencies or edge cases in dataBe comfortable designing metrics, experiments, and QA/QC processes, not just executing themHave experience with existing benchmarks and can reason about how to construct tasks in new evalsThrive in unstructured problem spacesStrong communication skills for remote collaboration across time zonesWe prioritize technical aptitude and learning potential over years of experience. Motivated candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don't meet all criteria.Team & Company DetailsTeam Size : ~15 people currently, mostly full-time in-person, but some remote.Our team: Our team includes 4 International Olympiad medalists (IOI, ILO, IPhO), serial AI startup founders, and researchers with publications at ICLR, NeurIPS, etc.Company stage: We have 8 figures in funding and high revenue growth. We're scaling profitably and quickly to meet very strong demand.LogisticsEmployment : Full-time.Location : On-site in the San Francisco Bay Area.Visa Sponsorship : We provide support for relocation and visas for strong full-time candidates to the US.Timeline : Applications are rolling. The process is 2 technical interviews and a 2-3 day work trial.What We OfferCompetitive compensation based on experience and location100% covered top-of-the-line medical, dental, and vision from Blue Shield of CALunch and dinner when you're in the officeCompany-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Year's Day) on top of PTO and paid holidaysOther perks including an Equinox membership, 401k, and commuter benefitsUnlimited* access to tokens for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, etc. * By unlimited, we mean no one on our token usage leaderboard has ever hit a limit. So we have no idea what the limit is.Due to high volume, we may not actively respond to every application, but feel free to contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io or elsewhere if we missed your application!