Software Engineer, Research Tools
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · New York
Frontier labonsite$300k–$350k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own the internal platform researchers use daily to manage training runs.
- Build evaluation frameworks and visualization tools for model trajectories.
- Partner closely with researchers to unlock new capabilities and velocity.
What they offer
- Generous health, dental, and vision benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
- Relocation support as needed
Ideal candidate
A full-stack generalist with strong product instincts who loves partnering with researchers. You care about delightful tooling, reliability, and compounding research velocity.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent practical experience, in computer science, engineering, machine learning, or related field
- Two years of post-grad work experience as a software engineer or ML engineer, exclusive of internships
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building reliable, maintainable systems
- Proficiency in at least one backend programming language
- Experience working with databases, data warehouses, caching systems and other data infra
- Comfort working across the stack and owning projects from discovery through deployment and operation
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional partners and subject-matter experts
- visa sponsorship
- We sponsor visas
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
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