CAREERS
We hire researchers, engineers, and operators who ship hard things and care about AI going well for everyone.
Working at AE has been about doing challenging and meaningful work on problems that actually matter, alongside having fun with great people.
Working at AE has been great. I get new challenges every day, which is what makes the work interesting. It just feels meaningful, like what we're building actually matters, which is not something you get everywhere. But the best part is the people: everyone is amazing.
I've never worked anywhere with people this talented and fearless about exploring the unknown. Everyone comes together to build things that haven't been done, and we help each other make something incredible. AE is f**king amazing because of the people!
WHO WE HIRE
The people here value both research and production.
AE is ~150 senior professionals: engineers, ML researchers, product leads, and operators. We collaborate with Anthropic, DARPA, and UK AISI on frontier alignment research. We ship production AI systems for airlines, biotech companies, school systems, and enterprises. Many of us work across both.
The people who do best here are technically deep and strategically fluent. They can embed with a client team and ship automations in weeks, or spend a quarter on an alignment research agenda. They use AI in their own work every day and think most organizations are barely scratching the surface. They care about outcomes, not territory.
HOW WE WORK
AI is embedded in how we work, not just what we ship. We prototype before we spec. We use AI to compress discovery, testing, and documentation. Our teams ship what conventional teams ship in a quarter, in a few weeks. Working software every Friday on the applied side. A question answered or a result you can show on the research side. If you can't show it, it didn't happen.
Our pods and operators embed directly with client teams. You're in the room through discovery, architecture, and release. You ship real software, not decks.
We do frontier AI alignment research and production AI work side by side. You can move between them. The research informs the applied work, and the applied work grounds the research.
PERKS
You hold equity across the client MVPs we help assemble, the Skunkworks we incubate, and the startups we spin out. The number of bets scales with the team.
Your work reaches real users. We build production AI systems for airlines, biotech companies, school systems, and enterprises. You'll see your code in the world, not in a research queue.
When client work or internal research surfaces a real opportunity, AE team members can found startups internally with founder-level equity, often with the first customer already lined up and a world-class team behind them.
No token caps, no access tiers, no IT queues. You get the best AI tools, the compute you need, and the freedom to pick the right tool for the job.
Once or twice a year we bring the team together. Hackathons, strategy sessions, and the kind of conversation that only happens when you put 150 interesting people in a room.
AE incubates internal ventures with founder-level equity for the people who build them. Your co-founders are people you already trust, and the risk is diversified across multiple bets.
HOW WE HIRE
30 to 45 minutes. Technically an intro, but we go further than most first calls. Expect real questions about your work and how you think. Bring your own.
Role-specific. Engineering and science roles usually pair on a real problem. Other roles do the equivalent craft exercise.
A deeper session with the team you'd actually work with, in the area you'd own.
Every finalist talks to Judd. The bar is core values depth and how seriously you take alignment.
Reapplying. If we spoke and it wasn't the right fit, that's not a permanent no. Come back in twelve months, or sooner if something meaningful has changed.
Speculative applications. If none of the posted roles fit but you think you'd add something specific, write us at [email protected]. Tell us what you'd bring.
OPEN ROLES
Fully Remote; LA office / US remote
Fully Remote; LA office / US remote
LA office / US remote
Florianopolis office / Brazil remote
Los Angeles, CA
LA office / US remote
Florianopolis office / Brazil remote
If you don't see a role that fits but think you'd be a great AE hire, reach out directly at [email protected].
LET'S TALK
We'll bring the team that ships.
