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RekaMember of Technical Staff (Applied AI)
Reka is a foundation model startup building useful multimodal AI for organizations and businesses. Headquartered near San Francisco and run remote-first across several countries, the company…
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Reka is a foundation model startup building useful multimodal AI for organizations and businesses. Headquartered near San Francisco and run remote-first across several countries, the company is hiring a Member of Technical Staff for Applied AI. The role is listed as full-time and remote, and it is positioned as a founding role on a fast-growing team. The engineer will put frontier AI models into production to solve difficult real-world problems…
Job Description
Reka is a foundation model startup building useful multimodal AI for organizations and businesses. Headquartered near San Francisco and run remote-first across several countries, the company is hiring a Member of Technical Staff for Applied AI. The role is listed as full-time and remote, and it is positioned as a founding role on a fast-growing team.
The engineer will put frontier AI models into production to solve difficult real-world problems and stay in close contact with researchers on the latest advances in AI and ML. A large part of the job is working directly with customers to fit Reka's models into their own technology stacks. The posting describes high product ownership and direct business impact, and expects the person to own problems end to end and pick up new knowledge quickly.
Candidates should care deeply about customers and enjoy untangling practical problems that are sometimes ill-defined. The listing wants a former machine learning engineer, preferably one who built AI products for outside customers, with a technical founder background or something similar. Practical work with transformer models and LLMs is required, along with strong communication across cross-functional teams and a kind, collaborative manner.
Benefits described include five weeks of paid leave, comprehensive healthcare with vision and dental coverage, and additional well-being perks. Visa assistance, including H-1B and OPT transfers, is offered to US employees. The posting does not specify a salary.
Responsibilities
- Deploy cutting-edge AI models so they address hard real-world challenges
- Work with customers to integrate Reka's models into their technology stacks
- Collaborate with researchers and teammates on the latest advances in AI and ML
- Take product ownership and drive direct business impact
Requirements
- A deep interest in customers and in solving practical, sometimes ill-defined, problems
- Machine learning engineering background, preferably with AI products sold to external users
- Technical founder experience or a comparable profile
- Practical experience with transformer models and LLMs
- Ability to communicate and collaborate across cross-functional teams
- History of taking full ownership of problems and picking things up fast
Core Skills
Benefits
- Five weeks of paid leave
- Comprehensive healthcare, including vision and dental
- Additional well-being perks
- Visa help for US staff, covering H-1B and OPT transfers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is this Reka role remote?
Yes. The listing is marked remote, and Reka describes its team as remote-first.
What experience is required?
The posting asks for machine learning engineering experience, hands-on transformer and LLM work, and a history of taking full ownership of problems.
Does the role involve customer work?
Yes. The posting says the role works directly with customers to integrate the company's models into their technology stacks.
What is the salary?
The posting does not specify a salary.
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