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AI Engineer

CHAI: AI Platform
Palo Alto, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/31/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/27/2025

CHAI - AI Research Lab in Palo Alto


If you have a personal GitHub project with over 500 stars, please reach out to tom@chai-research.com directly to have your application fast-tracked.


Who we are looking for:


We are looking for AI Engineers with 3 years of experience in building scalable AI projects from the ground up, and who can manage and grow our Engineering team from 12 to 50 people within the next 18 months.


Here's why we might not be the right fit for you:


• We work hard and have a high-velocity environment with lots of growth opportunities.


• We value exceptional performance and continuous improvement. We believe that if you aren't constantly learning, you aren't growing.


• You will be responsible and accountable for making high-impact decisions that determine CHAI's future


Here are the top 2 reasons why you should join us:


• Exponential growth. 2 Million DAU. Join the team that gets us to 100 million DAU.


• Craftsmanship. Build something beautiful.


Requirements:


• Bachelor's degree from a leading academic institution


• 3 years of experience in engineering


• Familiar with Kubernetes and Python


Here is our tech stack:


• Front end: Python, Flutter, Dart


• Back end: Python, GCP, Redis, Kubernetes


Process:

Exceptionally fast, application to offer within 7 days.


0. Expectations

We look for people with a track record of building. If you shipped a product with 100k downloads, created an open source project with 10k stars/downloads, or made $100k , you get fast-tracked.


1. Initial chat

Instead of a recruiter, one of the engineers on the team will have a chat with you. We prefer to grab a coffee in Palo Alto.


2. Personality assessment

We'll send you a personality assessment to understand you better. This is the one we use.


3. Take home challenge

We'll send you a short take home challenge that typically takes 60-90 minutes to complete.


4. Onsite interview

You'll be invited onsite to meet the team and complete the second half of the take home.


5. Offer

We pay top of market. Salary range for technical roles are $300 - $700k and equity.

We'll give you an offer you'll be happy with.

Salary : $300,000 - $700,000

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