Remote AI Engineer

Description:

• Elicit is an AI research assistant that utilizes language models to assist researchers in making informed decisions and conducting literature reviews.
• The company aims to enhance reasoning capabilities globally, making good reasoning accessible to both experts and non-experts.
• Elicit is a scalable machine learning system that focuses on human-understandable task decompositions, contributing to the understanding of safe AGI architectures.
• The AI Engineer role involves backend implementation, focusing on concurrency, fault-tolerance, and distributed systems.
• The position is crucial for enhancing the functionality of Elicit, especially in managing various ML models.
• The tech stack includes Node and Python for the backend, and Next.js and TypeScript for the frontend, with a strong emphasis on backend work.
• The role requires collaboration with a small, highly-collaborative team and involves regular in-person interactions during retreats and co-working weeks.

Requirements:

• Candidates should possess strong technical aptitude and computer science fundamentals to navigate the backend tech stack effectively.
• A genuine curiosity and enthusiasm for language models is essential.
• A defensive, fault-first mindset is required to ensure system reliability.
• Above-average communication skills are necessary for collaborating with stakeholders across the company.
• A sense of joy and craftsmanship in engineering work is highly valued.
• Familiarity with concepts such as anyio, trio, asyncio, the await keyword in JavaScript, and Kubernetes pods is expected.

Benefits:

• Elicit offers a flexible work environment, allowing employees to work from the Oakland office or remotely, with required in-person attendance for retreats and co-working events.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance are fully covered for employees, with generous coverage for family members.
• A flexible vacation policy includes a minimum of 20 days per year plus company holidays.
• The company provides a 401K plan with a 6% employer match.
• New hires receive a Mac and a $1,000 budget for workstation setup, with $500 allocated annually thereafter.
• A quarterly budget of $1,000 is available for AI experimentation and learning, covering courses, resources, and conference attendance.
• Employees have access to a team administrative assistant for personal and work-related tasks.
• Competitive salaries are offered, with starting ranges for senior roles between $195-285k, expert roles between $220-320k, and principal roles above $265k, along with significant equity options.