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Week of 14 September 2026

261 new roles this week across 45 companies; the biggest movers: OpenAI (+45), Anthropic (+25), K2 Space (+22).

Research

  1. Director of Model & Simulation — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $225K–300K · 4 weeks ago Builds high-temperature gas reactors for industrial power, hydrogen, and clean fuel production at scale
  2. Research Lead, Tinker, Fine-tuning Science — Thinking Machines Lab · Seed · SF Bay Area · 4 weeks ago Builds customizable, multimodal AI systems emphasizing human-AI collaboration and model interpretability
  3. Research Scientist - Environments, Data and Post-Training — Mercor · Series B · SF Bay Area · $250K–500K · 4 weeks ago Marketplace connecting domain experts with AI companies for task evaluation and model benchmarking
  4. Research, Finetuning Science — Thinking Machines Lab · Seed · SF Bay Area · 4 weeks ago

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ML engineering

  1. Member of Technical Staff, Data Science — Crosby · Series B · New York City, NY · $200K–300K · 4 weeks ago AI-powered contract review for MSAs, DPAs, and NDAs with lawyer oversight and fixed pricing
  2. Member of Technical Staff, AI Products (Early Career - Industry) — Perplexity · Series C · SF Bay Area · $180K–270K · 4 weeks ago AI-powered answer engine that provides conversational, source-backed responses to user queries
  3. Inference Engineering and Product Lead — Modal · Series C · SF Bay Area · $300K–350K · 4 weeks ago Modal is a cloud-based serverless computing platform designed for data science and machine learning teams

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Applied AI

  1. Member of Technical Staff, Beneficial Deployments — OpenEvidence · Series D · Miami · 4 weeks ago AI-driven clinical decision support platform aggregating medical journal findings for healthcare providers
  2. Solution Operations Manager, Strategic Accounts — Mistral AI · Series D · Paris · 4 weeks ago Builds open-source AI models and platforms for deploying custom generative AI agents and applications
  3. Applied AI Architect, Partnerships — Anthropic · Munich · 4 weeks ago Develops Claude, an AI assistant, with research focused on AI safety and alignment
  4. Applied AI Architect, Partnerships — Anthropic · Sydney · 4 weeks ago
  5. Forward Deployed Engineer — Anthropic · London · GBP 225,000–255,000/year · 4 weeks ago

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Infrastructure

  1. Staff+ Software Engineer, Storage + Transfer — Anthropic · SF Bay Area · 4 weeks ago
  2. Member of Technical Staff — Security — RadixArk · Seed · SF Bay Area · 4 weeks ago Builds open-source inference and training infrastructure systems for AI applications
  3. MTS Lead, Product Security — Reflection AI · Series B · New York · 4 weeks ago Builds open AI models that enable anyone to control and shape intelligent systems
  4. Infrastructure Operations & Sustainability Lead — OpenAI · Remote · $223K–385K · 4 weeks ago Develops AI systems including large language models like ChatGPT for research and commercial use
  5. Security Operations Lead — Goodfire · Series B · SF Bay Area · $200K–350K · 4 weeks ago Goodfire is a San Francisco-based public benefit corporation focused on AI interpretability and safety

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Data

  1. Data Engineering Manager, Growth & Revenue — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $459K–536K · 4 weeks ago
  2. Recruiting Analytics Data Engineer — Anthropic · SF Bay Area · $285K–380K · 4 weeks ago
  3. Data Analytics Engineer — Fireworks AI · Series D · SF Bay Area · $180K–240K · 4 weeks ago Inference engine for deploying and fine-tuning open-source AI models with low-latency, high-throughput serving

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Software

  1. Staff+ Software Engineer, Distributed Systems — Anthropic · New York · $320K–485K · 4 weeks ago
  2. Staff PLM & Engineering Applications Engineer, Consumer Devices — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $257K–285K · 4 weeks ago
  3. Member of Technical Staff - Prime Agent — Prime Intellect · Series A · SF Bay Area · 4 weeks ago Platform for training, deploying, and evaluating custom AI models on distributed compute resources
  4. Member of Technical Staff (Search Core, Indexing & Data Pipeline Stream) — Perplexity · Series C · Belgrade · 4 weeks ago
  5. Development Lead — OpenAI · Remote · $225K–385K · 4 weeks ago

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Hardware

  1. Principal ASIC Package Design Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Remote · $200K–280K · 4 weeks ago Builds high-power satellite buses designed for LEO, MEO, and GEO missions with 10x more power than constellati
  2. Principal ASIC Package Design Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle · $200K–280K · 4 weeks ago
  3. Principal Electrical Manufacturing Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles · $175K–200K · 4 weeks ago
  4. Principal Mechanisms Manufacturing Engineer — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles · $175K–200K · 4 weeks ago
  5. Principal Mixed-Signal Design Engineer, Data Converters — K2 Space · Series D · Seattle · $190K–285K · 4 weeks ago
  6. Principal Mixed-Signal Design Engineer, Data Converters — K2 Space · Series D · Remote · $190K–285K · 4 weeks ago
  7. Principal Nuclear Instrumentation & Controls Engineer – Hardware — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $196K–240K · 4 weeks ago
  8. Staff Automation and Controls Engineer — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $173K–211K · 4 weeks ago
  9. Staff Electrical Designer — Valar Atomics · Torrance, CA · $173K–211K · 4 weeks ago

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Science

  1. Clinical Lead, Beneficial Deployments — OpenEvidence · Series D · Miami · 4 weeks ago
  2. XRD Facility Manager — Periodic Labs · Seed · SF Bay Area · 4 weeks ago Builds AI scientists and autonomous laboratories to accelerate discovery in physical sciences
  3. Equipment Engineer — Periodic Labs · Seed · SF Bay Area · 4 weeks ago

Product

  1. Product Director, Studio — Mistral AI · Series D · Paris · 4 weeks ago
  2. Staff Product Manager, Engineering & Construction — Mariana Minerals · Series B · SF Bay Area · $180K–210K · 4 weeks ago Software-first developer and operator of critical mineral projects for energy, AI, and defense
  3. Product Manager, Safe Access — Anthropic · SF Bay Area · $305K–385K · 4 weeks ago

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Design

  1. Director of Brand — Together AI · Seed · SF Bay Area · $250K–295K · 4 weeks ago Together AI is a cloud-based platform specializing in artificial intelligence infrastructure and tools
  2. Senior Designer — Ornn · New York · 4 weeks ago Ornn is a financial technology platform specializing in AI compute risk management infrastructure

Go-to-market

  1. Director of International Growth - Australia — Saronic · Series D · Sydney · 4 weeks ago Saronic Technologies develops advanced autonomous surface vessels for naval and maritime applications
  2. Head of EMEA Sales — Baseten · Late Stage · London · 4 weeks ago Platform for deploying and serving machine learning models with high-performance inference at scale
  3. Account Director, Digital Natives - France — OpenAI · Paris · 4 weeks ago
  4. Partner Director, HCL, Wipro & Cognizant — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $380K–420K · 4 weeks ago
  5. Director of Global Growth Marketing and Sales Enablement — xAI · Late Stage · New York · $200K–280K · 4 weeks ago Develops Grok, an AI platform offering reasoning, code, voice, image, and video capabilities through a unified
  6. Customer Success Manager, Commercial — Anthropic · SF Bay Area · $200K–265K · 4 weeks ago
  7. Customer Success Manager, Public Sector (National Security) — Anthropic · Washington DC · $265K–350K · 4 weeks ago
  8. Manager, Customer Success - Commercial — Anthropic · Boston · $10–100K · 4 weeks ago

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Operations

  1. Head of AI Enabled Business Systems — Fireworks AI · Series D · SF Bay Area · $240K–260K · 4 weeks ago
  2. Head of Finance - Data Centers — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $347K–385K · 4 weeks ago
  3. Chief of Staff to Head of Engagement Management — Mercor · Series B · SF Bay Area · $180K–230K · 4 weeks ago
  4. Chief of Staff, Delivery Operations — Mercor · Series B · SF Bay Area · $180K–230K · 4 weeks ago
  5. Director, Site Operations — xAI · Late Stage · Memphis, TN · 4 weeks ago
  6. VP, Global Health, Beneficial Deployments — OpenEvidence · Series D · Miami · 4 weeks ago
  7. Vice President of Finance — Mariana Minerals · Series B · Houston, TX · 4 weeks ago
  8. Sr./Staff Architect — Mariana Minerals · Series B · SF Bay Area · $130K–200K · 4 weeks ago
  9. National Security Partnerships Lead, Intelligence and International Security — Anthropic · Washington DC · $295K–345K · 4 weeks ago

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General

  1. Mercor AI Safety Fund Grants — Mercor · Series B · SF Bay Area · $0 · 4 weeks ago

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