Forward Deployed Research Engineer
Core
Diagnose ambiguous technical problems and build tools/pipelines to unblock AI research deployments for external partners and internal teams.
Role type
Forward-deployed research engineer (AI infrastructure)
Builds
One-off pipelines and reusable tools for AI research and reinforcement learning deployments
Domain
AI infrastructure, reinforcement learning, AI evaluation
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, Docker, Linux, debugging code/data/environments, building pipelines, AI benchmarks and evaluations, reinforcement learning training data, task realism judgment, rubric reliability, trajectory analysis
Preferred skills
early-stage startup experience, independent work in ambiguity, cross-functional coordination
Technologies
Python, Docker, Linux
Responsibilities
Diagnose ambiguous technical problems, own technical deployment requests from triage to completion, build tools for urgent customer problems, coordinate with research and go-to-market teams, document recurring issues to create reusable processes
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
