Research, General Agents
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco
CHECKED 13H AGO
Frontier labonsite$350k–$475k
At a glance
Highlights
- Advance agentic capabilities of frontier models end to end.
- Build synthetic data framework used across the research team.
- Create task environments for tool use and long-horizon workflows.
What they offer
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
- Relocation support
Ideal candidate
A rigorous engineer-scientist who thrives with autonomy on a small team and cares about turning feedback into usable agentic models.
Requirements
- Strong engineering skills with ability to contribute code and debug in complex codebases
- Ability to design, run, and interpret experiments with scientific rigor and clarity
- Proficiency in Python and familiarity with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
- Comfortable debugging distributed training and writing scalable code
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Physics, Mathematics or related field
- Clear written communication of complex technical concepts
- visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship available
- hiring process
- Evergreen role reviewed on an ongoing basis; please avoid applying more than once every 6 months.
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