About the job
About Us
At Applied Compute, we specialize in developing Specific Intelligence tailored for enterprises. Our innovative agents are designed to continuously learn from a company’s processes, data, expertise, and objectives. Currently, there exists a significant disparity between the capabilities of AI models in isolation and their reliable performance within real business environments. These systems often fail to adapt to feedback. We are creating a continual learning layer: a robust platform that captures context, memory, and decision-making traces throughout the enterprise, fostering an environment where specialized agents can effectively perform real work.
Why Join Us? We are at a unique crossroads in technology. Our product team is focused on developing the platform that will enable a new generation of digital coworkers. Our research team is at the forefront of advancing post-training and reinforcement learning, leading to groundbreaking product experiences. Our applied research engineers work closely with customers, assisting them in deploying models into production. This blend of strong product focus, deep research, and direct customer engagement is our belief in how to advance AI in the enterprise. We take pride in being product-led, research-enabled, and forward-deployed.
Our Culture: Our team is composed of engineers, researchers, and operators, many of whom are former founders. We have developed RL infrastructure at OpenAI, created data foundations at Scale AI, and built systems at Together, Two Sigma, and Watershed. We collaborate with Fortune 50 clients, as well as companies like DoorDash, Mercor, and Cognition. We are fortunate to have backing from leading investors such as Benchmark, Sequoia, and Lux.
Ideal Candidates: We are seeking individuals who are passionate about applying innovative research and complex systems to solve real-world challenges. You should feel at ease navigating unfamiliar environments—be it a new codebase, a customer’s data architecture, or an entirely new problem domain. A genuine enjoyment in working with customers—listening, empathizing, and understanding their workflows—is essential. We find that former founders, individuals with numerous side projects, or those who have demonstrated an ability to take ownership of projects from start to finish thrive in our environment.
The Role
As a Product Engineer, you will be instrumental in building the platform that supports a new era of digital coworkers, equipping human knowledge workers with the leverage similar to what coding agents provide developers today. This role is pivotal as you will manage projects from inception to completion within our continual learning platform and work closely with both Applied Research and Research Systems, ultimately helping define a new category of technology. Your work will encompass the entire technology stack, including cloud-hosted sandbox environments and enterprise-grade solutions.

