HQ – NYC
Full time
On-site
Engineering
We’re hiring a Research Engineer to push the boundaries of AI systems that power our core product.
You’ll work at the intersection of research and engineering — prototyping new approaches, running large-scale experiments, and translating research breakthroughs into production systems.
Antimetal is building the future of infrastructure management. We’re starting by creating a platform that investigates, resolves, and prevents issues—giving engineers their time back to focus on what they do best: building great products.
Design, run, and analyze experiments that advance our AI powered engine.
Prototype new model architectures, algorithms, and data processing pipelines, balancing cutting-edge ideas with practical engineering constraints.
Optimize distributed training and inference infrastructure for performance, reliability, and scale.
Build tools, visualizations, and dev workflows that accelerate research velocity across the company.
Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate ambiguous research ideas into production-ready systems.
Contribute to both low-level optimizations (GPU/memory efficiency) and high-level model design.
Share findings through clear technical writing and presentations that shape Antimetal’s technical roadmap.
3–6 years of engineering or applied research experience, ideally in ML/AI systems.
Strong software engineering background with expertise in Python and at least one deep learning framework (PyTorch or TensorFlow).
Experience with large-scale training or fine-tuning of ML models (LLMs or multimodal a plus).
Familiarity with distributed systems, accelerators (GPUs/TPUs), and data pipelines.
Comfort with ambiguity — you can design experiments, evaluate trade-offs, and iterate quickly.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work across research and engineering teams.
Exposure to interpretability, robustness, or AI safety research.
Experience with multimodal models (text + images, logs, or other data types).
Track record of contributions to ML research (open-source repos, papers, workshops).
Strong foundations in statistics, optimization, or experimental design.
Experience deploying research models into production environments.
Identify as a builder.
Are excited to work in-person from our new and spacious office in New York.
Love working in a startup environment (experience in a startup or obsession with going zero-to-one).
Enjoy working with people who are ambitious, caring, and think in systems.
Thrive in a fast-paced iterative environment where experimentation is essential.
Pay & ownership — Competitive salary with generous equity grants.
Full coverage + retirement — Fully covered health, dental, and vision, plus retirement benefits.
Unlimited PTO — Take the time you need to recharge.
Dinner on late nights — Working late? Dinner is on us.
Fitness stipend — Monthly support for your health and wellness.
Tools of the trade — Any equipment you need to do your best work.
Commute perks — Citi Bike + train benefits.
Application Review – Send us your stuff, and a quick note on why you’re excited.
Intro Chat: Share what you’re looking for next and learn more about what we’re building.
Founder Interview: Talk with one of our founders in more detail about the role
Technical Interview: We’ll have you complete a short exercise specific to the role.
Onsite: Come onsite and meet the team through a series of 1:1 interviews.
Decision – We’ll move fast.
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