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Week of 8 December 2025

28 new roles this week across 9 companies; the biggest movers: K2 Space (+14), Skild AI (+3), Anthropic (+2).

Research

  1. Research Engineer, Cybersecurity RL (Reinforcement Learning)Anthropic · SF Bay Area · $300K–405K · 37 weeks ago Develops Claude, an AI assistant, with research focused on AI safety and alignment
  2. Physics Simulation ScientistSkild AI · Series A · SF Bay Area · $100K–300K · 37 weeks ago Builds foundation models for general-purpose robots that adapt across hardware and tasks

ML engineering

  1. Computer Vision AI & ML EngineerSkild AI · Series A · Bangalore · 36 weeks ago
  2. Inference InternEtched · Seed · SF Bay Area · 37 weeks ago Etched.ai is a technology startup developing specialized hardware for large language model (LLM) inference

Infrastructure

  1. Senior Avionics Systems EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $140K–190K · 36 weeks ago Builds high-power satellite buses designed for LEO, MEO, and GEO missions with 10x more power than constellati
  2. Avionics Systems EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $100K–150K · 37 weeks ago
  3. Software Engineer, InfrastructurexDOF · SF Bay Area · 37 weeks ago XDOF is the infrastructure partner for the world's most ambitious robotics builders

Software

  1. Principal Flight Software EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $200K–240K · 37 weeks ago
  2. Member of Technical Staff, RoboticsxDOF · SF Bay Area · 37 weeks ago
  3. Senior Embedded Performance EngineerFractile · Series B · London · 37 weeks ago Builds specialized processors that fuse computation with memory to run large language models up to 25x faster
  4. Senior Mechanisms EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $140K–175K · 37 weeks ago
  5. Senior Tooling EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $140K–175K · 36 weeks ago
  6. Senior Vehicle & Mission Operations EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $130K–180K · 36 weeks ago
  7. Anthropic Fellows ProgramAnthropic · London · 37 weeks ago
  8. Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYCOpenAI · New York City, NY · $153K–325K · 37 weeks ago Develops AI systems including large language models like ChatGPT for research and commercial use
  9. Software Engineer, Monetization DeliveryOpenAI · SF Bay Area · $230K–385K · 37 weeks ago
  10. Technical AnimatorSkild AI · Series A · Bangalore · 37 weeks ago
  11. Mission Payload Engineer (TS//SCI)K2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $100K–135K · 37 weeks ago
  12. Power Electronics EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $105K–200K · 37 weeks ago
  13. Tooling EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $90K–140K · 36 weeks ago
  14. Vehicle & Mission Operations EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $100K–150K · 36 weeks ago

Hardware

  1. Avionics Test EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $100K–150K · 37 weeks ago
  2. Propulsion Mechanical Design EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $100K–140K · 37 weeks ago
  3. Satellite Mechanical EngineerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $90K–140K · 37 weeks ago

Product

  1. Spacecraft Program Manager (TS//SCI)K2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $125K–185K · 37 weeks ago

Go-to-market

  1. Manager, Startup SalesBaseten · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $300K–340K · 37 weeks ago Platform for deploying and serving machine learning models with high-performance inference at scale
  2. Strategic Account ExecutiveServal · Series A · SF Bay Area · $350K · 37 weeks ago AI-powered enterprise service management platform that automates employee requests, onboarding, and IT operati

Operations

  1. Talent InternEtched · Seed · SF Bay Area · 37 weeks ago

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