Recruiting from Scratch
Member of Technical Staff
Recruiting from Scratch, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/
Title of Role : Member of Technical Staff Location : San Francisco, CA or New York, NY Company Stage of Funding : Early-Stage AI Startup Office Type : On-site, Full-Time Salary : $120,000 - $240,000 + Equity Company Description We're representing an elite AI startup operating at the bleeding edge of
reinforcement learning, simulation environments, and AI agent development . This is a team of high-caliber engineers and researchers working on one of the most technically ambitious and economically impactful problems of our time - the kind of breakthrough that could unlock
double-digit economic growth .
Every day, you'll collaborate with some of the smartest minds in AI to deliver
RL environments, realistic simulated datasets, and infrastructure
capable of supporting massive AI experimentation at scale. If you're hungry to push technical boundaries, thrive in a high-agency environment, and want to work alongside peers who share your obsession for innovation, this is the opportunity. What You Will Do As a Member of Technical Staff, you'll be a core contributor to the company's AI product engineering, infrastructure, and research enablement. You will: Build and optimize
RL environments, realistic simulated data, and representative tasks
for AI training. Develop the underlying infrastructure to support large-scale AI research and experimentation. Delegate and orchestrate large workloads to fleets of AI coding agents. Collaborate directly with researchers to ensure the platform enables cutting-edge AI development. Rapidly prototype and ship technical solutions to unblock research progress. Operate with full ownership of projects from design to deployment, with a bias toward execution and iteration. Ideal Background
0+ years of experience owning AI product engineering - expertise in
AI research, low-level infrastructure, or AI agent engineering . Track record of meaningful side projects,
open-source contributions ,
published papers , or other tangible work in the AI space. Former founder or
founding engineer
at an early-stage AI startup preferred. CS degree or equivalent experience through AI-focused projects. High agency, bias for action, and willingness to take on difficult, unglamorous work. Passion for
shaping the frontier of AI research and development . Preferred
Proven ability to work quickly and independently on complex technical problems. Experience with AI simulation environments, reinforcement learning frameworks, and distributed computing. Rich commit histories, personal projects, or public technical writing. Prior experience at organizations like
OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google DeepMind . Compensation and Benefits
Salary : $120,000 - $240,000 base Equity : Competitive early-stage equity grant Work Setup : On-site in San Francisco or New York Other Benefits : Work directly with top-tier AI researchers and engineers High ownership and ability to shape product direction Opportunity to contribute to breakthroughs with global economic impact Deeply technical, execution-focused culture
If you're an engineer who thrives at the intersection of AI research and infrastructure - and you want to build with speed, rigor, and ambition alongside peers operating at the top of their game - this is the role for you. Salary Range: $120,000-$240,000 base. https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/
Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/
Title of Role : Member of Technical Staff Location : San Francisco, CA or New York, NY Company Stage of Funding : Early-Stage AI Startup Office Type : On-site, Full-Time Salary : $120,000 - $240,000 + Equity Company Description We're representing an elite AI startup operating at the bleeding edge of
reinforcement learning, simulation environments, and AI agent development . This is a team of high-caliber engineers and researchers working on one of the most technically ambitious and economically impactful problems of our time - the kind of breakthrough that could unlock
double-digit economic growth .
Every day, you'll collaborate with some of the smartest minds in AI to deliver
RL environments, realistic simulated datasets, and infrastructure
capable of supporting massive AI experimentation at scale. If you're hungry to push technical boundaries, thrive in a high-agency environment, and want to work alongside peers who share your obsession for innovation, this is the opportunity. What You Will Do As a Member of Technical Staff, you'll be a core contributor to the company's AI product engineering, infrastructure, and research enablement. You will: Build and optimize
RL environments, realistic simulated data, and representative tasks
for AI training. Develop the underlying infrastructure to support large-scale AI research and experimentation. Delegate and orchestrate large workloads to fleets of AI coding agents. Collaborate directly with researchers to ensure the platform enables cutting-edge AI development. Rapidly prototype and ship technical solutions to unblock research progress. Operate with full ownership of projects from design to deployment, with a bias toward execution and iteration. Ideal Background
0+ years of experience owning AI product engineering - expertise in
AI research, low-level infrastructure, or AI agent engineering . Track record of meaningful side projects,
open-source contributions ,
published papers , or other tangible work in the AI space. Former founder or
founding engineer
at an early-stage AI startup preferred. CS degree or equivalent experience through AI-focused projects. High agency, bias for action, and willingness to take on difficult, unglamorous work. Passion for
shaping the frontier of AI research and development . Preferred
Proven ability to work quickly and independently on complex technical problems. Experience with AI simulation environments, reinforcement learning frameworks, and distributed computing. Rich commit histories, personal projects, or public technical writing. Prior experience at organizations like
OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google DeepMind . Compensation and Benefits
Salary : $120,000 - $240,000 base Equity : Competitive early-stage equity grant Work Setup : On-site in San Francisco or New York Other Benefits : Work directly with top-tier AI researchers and engineers High ownership and ability to shape product direction Opportunity to contribute to breakthroughs with global economic impact Deeply technical, execution-focused culture
If you're an engineer who thrives at the intersection of AI research and infrastructure - and you want to build with speed, rigor, and ambition alongside peers operating at the top of their game - this is the role for you. Salary Range: $120,000-$240,000 base. https://www.recruitingfromscratch.com/