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Week of 1 June 2026

87 new roles this week across 23 companies; the biggest movers: OpenAI (+15), Anthropic (+12), Sierra (+8).

Research

  1. Regional Research Economist, Economic Research — Anthropic · London · GBP 195,000–245,000/year · 18 weeks ago Develops Claude, an AI assistant, with research focused on AI safety and alignment
  2. Regional Research Economist, Economic Research — Anthropic · Singapore · 18 weeks ago
  3. Researcher, Training - London — OpenAI · London · GBP 170,000–445,000/year · 18 weeks ago Develops AI systems including large language models like ChatGPT for research and commercial use

ML engineering

  1. Member of Technical Staff, Vision / Language — xDOF · Series B · SF Bay Area · 18 weeks ago XDOF is the infrastructure partner for the world's most ambitious robotics builders
  2. Member of Technical Staff (ML Engineer, Recommendations & User Modeling) — Perplexity · Series C · SF Bay Area · $220K–405K · 18 weeks ago AI-powered answer engine that provides conversational, source-backed responses to user queries
  3. Data Scientist, Safeguards — Anthropic · New York · $285K–380K · 18 weeks ago
  4. Product Engineer, Computer Use — Anthropic · SF Bay Area · $300K–320K · 18 weeks ago
  5. Software Engineer, Monetization ML Infrastructure — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $347K–445K · 18 weeks ago

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Applied AI

  1. Applied AI Engineer — Anthropic · Sydney · 18 weeks ago
  2. Deployed Engineer (Boston) — LangChain · Series B · Boston · 18 weeks ago Framework and platform for building, testing, deploying, and monitoring LLM-powered agents
  3. Deployed Engineer (NYC) — LangChain · Series B · New York · 18 weeks ago
  4. Deployed Engineer (Seattle) — LangChain · Series B · Seattle · 18 weeks ago
  5. Enterprise Sales Engineer — Sierra · Late Stage · London · GBP 135,000–220,000/year · 18 weeks ago Conversational AI platform that deploys customized agents across chat, voice, email, and SMS for customer supp
  6. Forward Deployed Engineer — OpenRouter · Series A · SF Bay Area · $220K–260K · 18 weeks ago Unified API gateway providing access to 500+ AI models across 80+ providers with intelligent routing
  7. Applied AI Architect, Digital Natives — OpenAI · Dublin · 18 weeks ago

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Infrastructure

  1. Senior Staff Software Engineer, Identity Infrastructure Engineering — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $347K–510K · 18 weeks ago
  2. Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure) — Perplexity · Series C · SF Bay Area · $220K–405K · 18 weeks ago
  3. Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Storage Platform) — Perplexity · Series C · SF Bay Area · $220K–405K · 18 weeks ago
  4. Staff Engineer, Distributed Storage and HPC & AI Infrastructure — Together AI · Seed · SF Bay Area · $250K–300K · 18 weeks ago Together AI is a cloud-based platform specializing in artificial intelligence infrastructure and tools
  5. Lead/Manager Together Cloud Infrastructure — Together AI · Seed · Amsterdam · 18 weeks ago
  6. Software Engineer, Infrastructure — Sierra · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $230K–390K · 18 weeks ago
  7. Host Systems Software Engineer — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $266K–445K · 18 weeks ago

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Data

  1. Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Data Platform) — Perplexity · Series C · SF Bay Area · $220K–405K · 18 weeks ago
  2. Data Operations Manager, Human Data — Anthropic · SF Bay Area · $270K–365K · 18 weeks ago
  3. Insights Analyst — Listen Labs · Series B · SF Bay Area · 18 weeks ago AI-powered platform that conducts automated video and audio interviews to generate customer insights at scale

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Software

  1. Member of Technical Staff, Full Stack — Fireworks AI · Series D · SF Bay Area · $175K–220K · 18 weeks ago Inference engine for deploying and fine-tuning open-source AI models with low-latency, high-throughput serving
  2. Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Backend Platform) — Perplexity · Series C · SF Bay Area · $220K–405K · 18 weeks ago
  3. Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, Computer Growth) — Perplexity · Series C · SF Bay Area · $220K–405K · 18 weeks ago
  4. Senior Systems Test Software Engineer — Saronic · Series D · Austin · 18 weeks ago Saronic Technologies develops advanced autonomous surface vessels for naval and maritime applications
  5. Systems Software Engineer, Generalist — Saronic · Series D · Austin · 18 weeks ago
  6. Software Engineer, Agent Builder — Sierra · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $230K–390K · 18 weeks ago
  7. Software Engineer, Context Engine — Sierra · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $230K–390K · 18 weeks ago
  8. Software Engineer, Insights — Sierra · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $230K–390K · 18 weeks ago
  9. Software Engineer, Payments Infrastructure — Sierra · Late Stage · SF Bay Area · $230K–390K · 18 weeks ago

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Hardware

  1. Wire Harness Design Engineer - EWIS (Senior - Principal) — Saronic · Series D · New Orleans, LA · 18 weeks ago
  2. Marine Alignment Technician — Saronic · Series D · Franklin, LA · 18 weeks ago
  3. Metrology Engineer – Accuracy Control — Saronic · Series D · Franklin, LA · 18 weeks ago
  4. Manufacturing Test Engineer — OpenAI · Singapore · 18 weeks ago
  5. GNC Engineer, Modeling & Simulation — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $130K–220K · 18 weeks ago Develops low-cost autonomous aerospace and defense systems including drones, munitions, and propulsion compone
  6. Mechanical Engineer - Avionics Integration — Mach Industries · Series C · Huntington Beach, CA · $105K–180K · 18 weeks ago
  7. Supplier Industrialization Engineer — Neuralink · Series E · SF Bay Area · $68K–177K · 18 weeks ago Develops implantable brain-computer interfaces enabling paralyzed individuals to control devices through thoug
  8. AI Core DV Engineer — DensityAI · SF Bay Area · $180K–275K · 18 weeks ago DensityAI is building a new generation of AI accelerators around a novel memory architecture

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Science

  1. Research Scientist, Life Sciences — Anthropic · SF Bay Area · $300K–320K · 18 weeks ago

Design

  1. Web Designer — Perplexity · Series C · New York City, NY · $180K–210K · 18 weeks ago
  2. Product Designer, Experience — Numeric · Series B · New York · $170K–200K · 18 weeks ago AI platform automating financial close, reconciliations, and cash management for accounting teams

Go-to-market

  1. Account Director, Healthcare — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $189K–240K · 18 weeks ago
  2. Partner Account Manager, Systems Integrators — Anthropic · Tokyo · 18 weeks ago
  3. Sales Manager, Nonprofit, EMEA — Anthropic · London · GBP 280,000–330,000/year · 18 weeks ago
  4. VC Partnerships Lead — Anthropic · SF Bay Area · $215K–300K · 18 weeks ago
  5. Partner Alliance Lead - Federal — LangChain · Series B · Washington DC, DC · 18 weeks ago
  6. Regional Manager, Ads Solutions (APAC) — OpenAI · Singapore · 18 weeks ago
  7. Business Development Manager — Genesis AI · Seed · Paris · 18 weeks ago Develops general-purpose robots powered by foundation models for physical tasks across factories, hospitals, a
  8. Customer Success Lead — Numeric · Series B · New York · $195K–225K · 18 weeks ago

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Operations

  1. Manager - Special Programs — Saronic · Series D · Austin · 18 weeks ago
  2. People Project Manager — Saronic · Series D · Austin · 18 weeks ago
  3. Research Program Manager, Data Acquisition — OpenAI · SF Bay Area · $239K–328K · 18 weeks ago
  4. Manager, Build Reliability — K2 Space · Series D · Los Angeles · 18 weeks ago Builds high-power satellite buses designed for LEO, MEO, and GEO missions with 10x more power than constellati
  5. Creative Operations Manager — Perplexity · Series C · New York City, NY · $180K–210K · 18 weeks ago
  6. Global Supply Manager — Neuralink · Series E · Austin · $68K–177K · 18 weeks ago
  7. Controller — Reflection AI · Series B · New York · 18 weeks ago Builds open AI models that enable anyone to control and shape intelligent systems

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