Alignment Scientist/Engineer

AE Studio is an LA-based company focused on increasing human agency, primarily by making the imminent AGI future go well. Our team consists of the best developers, data scientists, researchers, and founders. We do all sorts of projects, always of the quality that makes our clients sing our praises. We've worked with Samsung, Walmart, Berkshire Hathaway, and other large, important entities you've probably heard of. Our work environment is fantastic for aspiring coders, calculators, and entrepreneurs. Also, we have neither VC, nor PE, nor other acronyms funding us. We have a weird business model where we sell our work for a profit and use those profits to pay people (I told you it was weird!). We then reinvest those profits into our promising research on AI alignment and our ambitious internal skunkworks projects. We previously sold one of our skunkworks for some number of millions of dollars.We have made a name for ourselves in cutting-edge brain computer interface (BCI) R&D, and we are making a name for ourselves in our research and policy efforts on AI alignment. We want to optimize for human agency, if you feel similarly, please apply to support our efforts. Data scientists will have the opportunity between client projects to work on important alignment research, with the opportunity to potentially have your research project prioritized if particularly promising.ABOUT YOUExperience with ML or alignment researchYou care about AI alignment, and are optimistic in humanity's capacity to problem solve and safely navigate accelerating AI capabilities and have an awesome futureEager to use AI and automate everything you doComfortable working in a fast-paced, startup-like environmentProven data science experience-primary or equal contributor, multiple smaller projects, management of stake-holders.Experience working with / building / training deep learning-based computer vision or NLP models or LLMsLots of experience with PythonExperience calling AI models' APIs via REST or client librariesGrowth mindset . Excited about learning new things and solving difficult problemsDemonstrated ability to work independently/autonomouslyTrack record for breaking down complex problems into manageable chunks for individual or team executionFull-time availability-but if you have cool side projects that increase human agency, we totally want you to keep working on it...we'll even help!Ability to communicate effectively and work exclusively in English and communicate complex technical concepts clearly to a non-technical audience BONUS POINTS FORExperience with self-managed data science projects - show us your cool side hustles, especially if they increase human agencyExperienced with software engineering best practices/software development backgroundAgile experience (worked with Kanban, Scrum, Extreme Programming)JavaScript / Node.js experienceExperience managing clients and client relationshipsExperience in startupsBeing in LA to work in person from our amazing officeSalary range is from $120K to $220K per year for people based in California.Not in the range? That's fine, you can still apply, and our team may fit you in a more senior position that we're not actively hiring right now, but we are growing fast and may have other openings soon.EQUITYWorking at AE means receiving equity in our client projects and in Skunkworks ventures. The equity is priced at $0 when granted for tax reasons, but AE invests millions into these projects. Equity comes from reduced margins on client work and internal funding. You get a real stake in the things you help build.The longer you stay, the more value you create and the more equity you receive. If you leave on good terms, you can retain 20% of your equity by staying engaged. If you spin out a Skunkworks venture, you retain 100%.Create a Job AlertInterested in building your career at AE Studio? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email.