Member of Technical Staff – Strategic Projects

San Francisco, CA | On-site | Full-Time
Base Salary: $150,000 – $250,000 + Competitive Equity
High-Growth AI Infrastructure Company | Backed by Top-Tier Venture Firms

About the Company

Our client is an AI infrastructure startup operating at the forefront of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. The team partners with leading labs, hyperscalers, and enterprises to scale the creation of reinforcement learning (RL) environments that model real-world behavior and codify human goals for intelligent agents.

Having raised over $15 million from top-tier venture capital firms, the company has exceeded early revenue benchmarks and is now scaling rapidly. Their mission: to build the foundational systems that will accelerate the next era of AI-driven economic growth.

Role Overview

We’re seeking a Member of Technical Staff (MTS), Strategic Projects—a deeply technical and high-agency operator with a rare mix of engineering expertise, operational intensity, and founder-like ownership.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering, product, and operations, driving execution on critical internal systems that power the company’s growth from 1 → $100M in revenue.

You’ll be responsible for coordinating development, owning CI/CD systems, enforcing technical rigor, and building scalable AI-facing tools. This is a 60% technical / 40% operational role ideal for candidates who thrive in high-velocity environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate development across engineering, operations, and product teams—driving urgency, accountability, and technical precision.

• Own CI/CD infrastructure, ensuring consistency, reliability, and scalability across environments and data pipelines.

• Act as the final QA layer, designing and implementing systems for large-scale validation and correctness.

• Develop internal tools and AI-driven systems that streamline oversight, quality assurance, and reward evaluation.

• Design and manage task workflows, including writing instructions, training contributors, and embedding expert feedback.

• Run evaluations (e.g., pass@k traces) and contribute to deterministic reward function generation.

• Collaborate with external partners and stakeholders to define scenarios, user stories, and technical requirements.

• Tackle high-priority, ambiguous challenges with speed and ownership—keeping the team aligned and executing efficiently.

Who You Are

• Deeply technical: Strong coding ability in Python and familiarity with frontend frameworks.

• Operationally intense: Thrives in fast-paced, high-accountability environments.

• Analytical: Cuts through noise to get to the root cause of problems.

• Detail-oriented: Sets a high standard for precision and rigor.

• Entrepreneurial mindset: Ideally a former founder or someone who’s excelled in demanding, high-growth settings.

• Driven by impact: Motivated by building systems that meaningfully advance AI infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (top-tier academic background preferred).

• 0–5 years of experience in technical or startup environments requiring speed and precision.

• Strong experience in Python; understanding of CI/CD, QA automation, and scalable systems design.

• Exposure to AI, machine learning, or reinforcement learning environments a plus.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• High agency, autonomy, and ownership mentality.

Why Join

• Build mission-critical infrastructure for next-generation AI applications.

• Work with a world-class technical and operational team.

• Operate in a fast-moving, venture-backed startup with enormous growth potential.

• Shape systems that have real-world and long-term impact.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $150,000 – $250,000 (commensurate with experience)

• Equity: Competitive

• Bonuses and performance incentives

• Comprehensive health benefits

• On-site, collaborative work environment in San Francisco, CA

• Visa sponsorship available on a case-by-case basis

This is an opportunity for a technically exceptional, detail-obsessed builder to help define the systems powering the next era of AI.
If you thrive in high-intensity environments and take pride in executional excellence—apply today.