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Week of 11 May 2026

86 new roles this week across 34 companies; the biggest movers: OpenAI (+18), K2 Space (+7), xAI (+5).

Research

  1. Data Scientist, Core ExperimentationOpenAI · Seattle · $293K–325K · 15 weeks ago Develops AI systems including large language models like ChatGPT for research and commercial use
  2. Data Scientist, SafetyOpenAI · SF Bay Area · $230K–325K · 14 weeks ago

ML engineering

  1. Principal Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals PlatformLangChain · Series B · Boston · 15 weeks ago Framework and platform for building, testing, deploying, and monitoring LLM-powered agents
  2. Forward Deployed Engineer, Lead - AI EngineerReflection AI · Series B · New York · 15 weeks ago Builds open AI models that enable anyone to control and shape intelligent systems

Infrastructure

  1. Head of Platform Product ReliabilityEtched · Seed · SF Bay Area · 15 weeks ago Etched.ai is a technology startup developing specialized hardware for large language model (LLM) inference
  2. Staff / Principal Software Engineer, PlatformLovable · Series B · Stockholm, SE · 15 weeks ago AI platform that generates production-ready web applications and websites from natural language descriptions
  3. Senior Data Center Capacity Delivery Manager, AUSAnthropic · Sydney · 15 weeks ago Develops Claude, an AI assistant, with research focused on AI safety and alignment
  4. IT Infrastructure ManagerSaronic · Series D · Austin · 15 weeks ago Saronic Technologies develops advanced autonomous surface vessels for naval and maritime applications
  5. Supply Chain Operations Program Manager, AI InfrastructureOpenAI · SF Bay Area · $177K–285K · 15 weeks ago
  6. Supply Chain Program Manager (SCPM) - AI InfrastructureOpenAI · SF Bay Area · $226K–285K · 15 weeks ago
  7. Tech Lead, Deployment & Operations — Custom InfrastructureOpenAI · SF Bay Area · $342K–445K · 14 weeks ago
  8. Senior Launch Mission ManagerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $140K–175K · 15 weeks ago Builds high-power satellite buses designed for LEO, MEO, and GEO missions with 10x more power than constellati
  9. Senior Robot Infrastructure EngineerSkild AI · Series A · SF Bay Area · $100K–300K · 14 weeks ago Builds foundation models for general-purpose robots that adapt across hardware and tasks
  10. Site Reliability EngineerBaseten · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $165K–330K · 15 weeks ago Platform for deploying and serving machine learning models with high-performance inference at scale

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Data

  1. Data Annotation SpecialistDyna Robotics · Series A · SF Bay Area · USD 32/hour · 14 weeks ago Autonomous robotic arms that complete end-to-end workflows in hospitality, logistics, and factory operations

Software

  1. Staff / Principal Software Engineer, ProductLovable · Series B · Stockholm, SE · 15 weeks ago
  2. Member of Technical Staff — PerformanceRadixArk · Seed · SF Bay Area · $200K–400K · 14 weeks ago Builds open-source inference and training infrastructure systems for AI applications
  3. Principal Software EngineerMach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $220K–265K · 15 weeks ago Develops low-cost autonomous aerospace and defense systems including drones, munitions, and propulsion compone
  4. Senior Software Engineer, Database (SmithDB)LangChain · Series B · SF Bay Area · 15 weeks ago
  5. Senior Mechanisms Engineer, OpticalK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $140K–175K · 15 weeks ago
  6. Data EngineerCuspAI · Series B · London · 15 weeks ago Uses AI and molecular simulation to accelerate materials discovery for pharma, biotech, and clean energy
  7. Enterprise Solutions Engineer - UAEElevenLabs · Series C · Dubai, AE · 15 weeks ago AI platform generating realistic speech, music, and sound effects across 70+ languages
  8. Sales Engineer (Bay Area)LangChain · Series B · SF Bay Area · 15 weeks ago
  9. Data Engineer, Core ExperimentationOpenAI · Seattle · $293K–325K · 15 weeks ago
  10. Data Engineer, People Innovation LabsOpenAI · SF Bay Area · $293K–325K · 15 weeks ago
  11. Developer Experience EngineerOpenAI · Seoul, KR · 15 weeks ago

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Hardware

  1. Shipyard Manufacturing Engineering ManagerSaronic · Series D · Franklin, LA · 15 weeks ago
  2. Strategic Sourcing Lead, Warehouse RoboticsSkild AI · Series A · SF Bay Area · $160K–250K · 15 weeks ago
  3. Mechatronics TechnicianSkild AI · Series A · SF Bay Area · $70K–150K · 15 weeks ago
  4. Robotics TechnicianSkild AI · Series A · SF Bay Area · 15 weeks ago
  5. Electrical Commissioning TechnicianxAI · Late Stage · Memphis, TN · 15 weeks ago Develops Grok, an AI platform offering reasoning, code, voice, image, and video capabilities through a unified
  6. Electrical EngineerxAI · Late Stage · Memphis, TN · 15 weeks ago

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Product

  1. Product Manager - OSSReflection AI · Series B · New York · 15 weeks ago

Design

  1. Head of Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Design, LondonIsomorphic Laboratories · Series B · London · 15 weeks ago Builds AI models to accelerate drug discovery and design novel medicines
  2. Product DesignerSierra · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $190K–290K · 14 weeks ago Conversational AI platform that deploys customized agents across chat, voice, email, and SMS for customer supp

Go-to-market

  1. Account Director, Digital NativesOpenAI · Tokyo · 15 weeks ago
  2. Account Director, Federal PartnershipsOpenAI · Washington DC · $178K–302K · 15 weeks ago
  3. AWS GTM Partnership Lead, StartupsAnthropic · SF Bay Area · $265K–365K · 15 weeks ago
  4. Manager, Account Executive - Strategic SalesAnthropic · SF Bay Area · $435K–550K · 15 weeks ago
  5. Account Manager - JapanElevenLabs · Series C · Japan · 15 weeks ago
  6. Customer Success Manager, Ads SolutionsOpenAI · SF Bay Area · $162K–230K · 15 weeks ago
  7. Strategic Partnerships ManagerCartesia · Series A · SF Bay Area · $220K–270K · 15 weeks ago Real-time speech and transcription models for voice agents with low-latency State Space Model architecture
  8. Scaled Enterprise Customer Success ManagerPerplexity · Series C · SF Bay Area · $150K–175K · 14 weeks ago AI-powered answer engine that provides conversational, source-backed responses to user queries
  9. Senior Manager, Social MediaServal · Series A · SF Bay Area · $160K–210K · 15 weeks ago AI-powered enterprise service management platform that automates employee requests, onboarding, and IT operati
  10. Enterprise Account Executive, ConglomerateAnthropic · Seoul, KR · 14 weeks ago

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Operations

  1. Head of LegalAmerican Terawatt · New York City, NY · 15 weeks ago Builds a national HVDC transmission network for large industrial electricity loads
  2. Founding Technical Recruiter/Head of TalentElorian AI · Seed · SF Bay Area · 15 weeks ago Builds multimodal AI models that reason natively through visual understanding rather than text translation
  3. Lead Commercial Counselfal · Series D · SF Bay Area · $225K–275K · 15 weeks ago Serverless GPU platform for deploying and fine-tuning generative AI models at scale
  4. Senior Cost Accounting ManagerK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $140K–190K · 15 weeks ago
  5. Technical RecruiterK2 Space · Series C · Los Angeles · $100K–130K · 14 weeks ago
  6. Recruiting CoordinatorxAI · Late Stage · Memphis, TN · 15 weeks ago
  7. Technical RecruiterxAI · Late Stage · Memphis, TN · 15 weeks ago

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Other

  1. Corporate Development ManagerSaronic · Series D · Austin · 15 weeks ago
  2. AI Deployment Manager - San FranciscoOpenAI · SF Bay Area · $162K–230K · 15 weeks ago
  3. Support Delivery Lead, EMEA - DublinOpenAI · Dublin · 15 weeks ago
  4. Lead Client Service ManagerWithCoverage · Series B · Philadelphia, PA · $150K–180K · 15 weeks ago Digital platform for managing insurance policies, claims, and risk for CPG brands and growing businesses
  5. Applied AI Architect - TokyoOpenAI · Tokyo · 14 weeks ago
  6. Model Policy, Frontier Cyber RiskOpenAI · SF Bay Area · $266K–335K · 15 weeks ago
  7. AI Strategist, Healthcare SolutionsDistyl AI · Series B · SF Bay Area · 15 weeks ago Builds customized generative AI systems and operating platforms for enterprise transformation
  8. Construction Quality InspectorValar Atomics · Orangeville, UT · 15 weeks ago Builds high-temperature gas reactors for industrial power, hydrogen, and clean fuel production at scale

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