Patronus AI · 7 hours ago
Member of Technical Staff - Engineering Lead
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
2+ years expPatronus AI is building hyperrealistic, diverse reinforcement learning environments and benchmarks to enable next generation AGI capabilities. As an Engineering Lead, you will manage a team of engineers and researchers to develop benchmarks and environments that directly impact the capabilities of frontier AI models.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyNetwork Security
Responsibilities
Lead a team of Frontend, Backend, ML, Research, and QA engineers to build dynamic benchmarks and environments. Manage timelines, provide technical guidance, and ensure high-velocity output across the team
Act as a DRI for benchmark and environment delivery, stepping in hands-on to unblock the team as needed
Partner directly with research teams at leading AI labs to turn real-world failure modes into benchmarks and environments that measurably drive model improvements where it matters most
Work closely with researchers at SORL (Patronus AI’s Scalable Oversight Research Lab) to help design experimental benchmarks and environments
Work closely with the Head of Engineering to drive processes and set the engineering vision across the company
Recruit world class engineering talent
Qualification
Required
BS/MS in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or other quantitative field
Have 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams
Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous problems from 0→1 and deliver high-impact outcomes end-to-end
Experience with modern UI frameworks like React and web-oriented programming languages like TypeScript
Experience with Python and backend frameworks like FastAPI or Django
Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL and familiarity with vector databases and columnar databases
Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
Creativity in problem solving and strong communication skills
Have good character, integrity and respect for others
Benefits
Competitive salary and equity packages
Health, dental, and vision insurance plans
401k plan
Fun global offsites!
Company
Patronus AI
Patronus AI operates as an automated evaluation and security platform.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$20MKey Investors
Notable CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners
2024-05-22Series A· $17M
2023-09-14Seed· $3M
Leadership Team
Rebecca Qian
Co-Founder
Recent News
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