Vast.ai’s cloud powers AI projects and businesses all over the world. We are democratizing and decentralizing AI computing—reshaping our future for the benefit of humanity.
We are a small, growing and highly motivated team dedicated to an ambitious technical plan. We operate with a flat mobile organizational structure where all contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is earned by those who show initiative and deliver excellence.
We seek engineers/researchers with strong intrinsic drive, a true passion for advancing the state of the art, and a mix of excellent research, coding, and communication skills.
LOCATION: On-site at our office in San Francisco or Westwood, Los Angeles.
About the Role
As an Agent Research Engineer, you will help advance the highest levels of the tech stack to imbue AI systems with true agency. Collaborating directly with our technical founder and diverse team, we will build the next generation of general learning agents. Possessing and maintaining a wide, deep and holistic knowledge base of cutting-edge research is crucial for advancing the mission. Many are called, but few are chosen.
Full-Time
On-site at either our SF or LA offices
Tech Stack
Python, Engrish, LLMs, ANNs, C++/Cuda
Ideal Experience
Deep expertise in systems engineering across the tech stack
Strong holistic background in machine learning theory and practice
Diverse knowledge of neural architectures/circuits: transformers etc
Published research at top AI conferences
Key Responsibilities
Lead cutting-edge research in AI agents, focusing on memory, reliability, and reasoning
Prototype and evaluate novel state-of-the-art methods/models
Interview Process
After submitting your application, our technical team reviews your credentials. If selected, you'll proceed through the following stages:
Initial screening (virtual 15 minutes)
Quick dive into Vast, systems and architectures (virtual 30 minutes)
LLM assisted coding assessment (virtual 1 hour)
Meet and greet with coding assessment (on-site 2 hours)
Our goal is to complete the interview process in two weeks.
Annual Salary Range
$160,000 - $320,000 + equity + benefits
Vast.ai is hiring across all experience levels with compensation commensurate with background, experience and potential.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Research and Engineering
Industries
Food and Beverage Services, Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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