Data Operations
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco
CHECKED 13H AGO
Frontier labonsite$300k–$350k
At a glance
Highlights
- Help researchers source data to train and evaluate frontier AI models.
- Own data projects from sourcing and vendor selection through delivery.
- Build scalable processes and automation for recurring data work.
What they offer
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
- Relocation support as needed
Ideal candidate
Resourceful operator who thrives in ambiguity and loves digging into new domains. You partner closely with researchers and vendors and take pride in delivering high-quality data that moves research forward.
Requirements
- Experience owning operational, data, product, program, or vendor work end-to-end
- Experience working with data vendors, ideally in AI or technology
- Comfortable turning loosely defined researcher needs into concrete plans
- Strong judgment on data quality with willingness to inspect work closely
- Strong communication skills across teams, vendors, and cultures
- Comfortable with ambiguity, changing priorities, and tight timelines
- High initiative and ability to add useful structure without overcomplicating
- visa sponsorship
- We sponsor visas; committed to working through the visa process together
Lab profile
About Thinking Machines Lab
Builds frontier AI that extends human will and judgment through customizable models and interfaces.
What they build
- Inkling frontier models
- Tinker model customization
- Human-AI communication interfaces
Known for
- Frontier model training
- Post-training and reinforcement learning
- Evaluation infrastructure
- GPU supercomputing and reliability