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Software Engineer, Research Tooling
Palo Alto, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
About the job
Build full-stack research tools and infrastructure that help researchers run experiments, analyze results, and accelerate frontier AI model development.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain applications and infrastructure for experiment setup, feedback collection, and results analysis.
- Own research-tool product areas from user needs through design, implementation, and iteration.
- Partner with researchers to create reusable platforms, intuitive interfaces, and abstractions for research workflows.
What they ask for
- Experience building tools, platforms, or infrastructure for technical users.
- Experience shipping full-stack products and owning systems from user interface to storage or services.
- Ability to identify user problems, prototype solutions, and deliver reliable products amid ambiguity.
Nice to have
- Experience building dense, data-facing tools such as transcript viewers, diffing systems, review queues, observability products, or operational dashboards.
Tools
TypeScript, React, Node, Python, Go
AI focus
Build tools and infrastructure that support research workflows and accelerate development of frontier AI models; no prior ML or research experience is required.
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