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Week of 16 March 2026

39 new roles this week across 17 companies; the biggest movers: Saronic (+5), xAI (+5), Baseten (+4).

Research

  1. Post-Training Research Scientist — Baseten · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $210K–285K · 30 weeks ago Platform for deploying and serving machine learning models with high-performance inference at scale

ML engineering

  1. Member of Technical Staff - Model Training — xAI · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $180K–600K · 30 weeks ago Develops Grok, an AI platform offering reasoning, code, voice, image, and video capabilities through a unified
  2. Software Engineer - Voice Model — xAI · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $150K–450K · 30 weeks ago

Infrastructure

  1. Member of Technical Staff - Compute Platform — Reflection AI · Series B · New York · 30 weeks ago Builds open AI models that enable anyone to control and shape intelligent systems
  2. Member of Technical Staff, Agent Infrastructure — Hark AI · SF Bay Area · $170K–400K · 30 weeks ago Builds multimodal AI agents with speech, vision, and text that learn your preferences and proactively complete
  3. Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Core Experimentation — OpenAI · Seattle · $347K–385K · 30 weeks ago Develops AI systems including large language models like ChatGPT for research and commercial use
  4. Data Center Operations Technician — xAI · Late Stage · Hillsboro · 30 weeks ago

Data

  1. Data Engineer — Baseten · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $180K–250K · 30 weeks ago

Software

  1. Member of Technical Staff - Voice Product — xAI · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $180K–440K · 30 weeks ago
  2. Member of Technical Staff, Hark Mobile — Hark AI · SF Bay Area · $180K–450K · 30 weeks ago
  3. Member of Technical Staff, Hark Web — Hark AI · SF Bay Area · $170K–400K · 30 weeks ago
  4. Perception and Autonomy Engineer — Saronic · Series D · Austin · 30 weeks ago Saronic Technologies develops advanced autonomous surface vessels for naval and maritime applications
  5. Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Core Experimentation — OpenAI · Seattle · $347K–445K · 30 weeks ago
  6. Software Engineer, Localization — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $347K–445K · 30 weeks ago
  7. Web Engineer, X — xAI · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $180K–440K · 30 weeks ago
  8. Application Software Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles · 30 weeks ago Builds high-power satellite buses designed for LEO, MEO, and GEO missions with 10x more power than constellati

Hardware

  1. Commissioning Chief Engineer, Marauder — Saronic · Series D · Franklin, LA · 30 weeks ago
  2. Accuracy Control Engineer (All Levels) — Saronic · Series D · Brownsville, TX · 30 weeks ago
  3. Sub-Assembly Technician — Saronic · Series D · Austin · 30 weeks ago
  4. Weld Engineer (All Levels) — Saronic · Series D · Brownsville, TX · 30 weeks ago
  5. RTL and Design Verification Engineer — Ricursive Intelligence · Series A · SF Bay Area · 30 weeks ago Designs AI chips using machine learning to optimize semiconductor development and inference performance
  6. Hardware / Software CoDesign Engineer - 3P — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $381K–485K · 30 weeks ago
  7. Satellite Manufacturing Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles · $100K–140K · 30 weeks ago
  8. CNC Machinist — Mach Industries · Series C · San Luis Obispo, CA · USD 25–40/hour · 30 weeks ago Develops low-cost autonomous aerospace and defense systems including drones, munitions, and propulsion compone
  9. Field Drone Technician — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · USD 30–40/hour · 30 weeks ago
  10. Manufacturing Engineer — Neuralink · Series E · Austin · $83K–139K · 30 weeks ago Develops implantable brain-computer interfaces enabling paralyzed individuals to control devices through thoug
  11. Control Systems Engineer — American Terawatt · SF Bay Area · 30 weeks ago Builds a national HVDC transmission network for large industrial electricity loads
  12. Electrical Engineer, Hardware Systems — Etched · Seed · SF Bay Area · $150K–350K · 30 weeks ago Etched.ai is a technology startup developing specialized hardware for large language model (LLM) inference
  13. Embedded Software Engineer, BSP — Hark AI · SF Bay Area · $120K–300K · 30 weeks ago
  14. Manufacturing Intern, Surgery & Robot Hardware — Neuralink · Series E · SF Bay Area · 30 weeks ago

Science

  1. Application Scientist (AI Materials Science), Singapore — CuspAI · Series B · Singapore · 30 weeks ago Uses AI and molecular simulation to accelerate materials discovery for pharma, biotech, and clean energy

Go-to-market

  1. Demand Generation Lead — Perplexity · Series C · SF Bay Area · $200K–215K · 30 weeks ago AI-powered answer engine that provides conversational, source-backed responses to user queries
  2. Founding Experiential Marketing Lead — Listen Labs · Series B · SF Bay Area · 30 weeks ago AI-powered platform that conducts automated video and audio interviews to generate customer insights at scale
  3. Enterprise Account Executive, Federal Partners Sales — Anthropic · Washington DC · $380K–450K · 30 weeks ago Develops Claude, an AI assistant, with research focused on AI safety and alignment
  4. Account Executive - AI Native — Baseten · Late Stage · New York · $180K–230K · 30 weeks ago
  5. Account Executive - Enterprise — Baseten · Late Stage · New York · $300K–330K · 30 weeks ago
  6. Insights Strategist — Listen Labs · Series B · New York · 30 weeks ago

Operations

  1. Technical Program Manager — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles · $125K–250K · 30 weeks ago
  2. Senior Technical Recruiter — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $130K–160K · 30 weeks ago Builds high-temperature gas reactors for industrial power, hydrogen, and clean fuel production at scale

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