About idler
idler is a frontier data research lab. We build the evals and environments that the world's leading frontier labs use to measure and train their models.
We closed on a multimillion-dollar contract with a top lab and raised a $9m seed round led by Paradigm. We are now facing more lab demand for our data than we can currently serve.
Teaching AI superhuman capabilities is a responsibility we take very seriously. Our training data comes from work that is rigorous, ethically produced, and grounded in real expertise.
About the role
We learned how to make great RL environments from scratch last year with no prior experience. Our team is an unorthodox, spiky group. Members with backgrounds ranging from game design and compilers to law and poetry have all made excellent contributions. If you think your skillset can help us accelerate, we’d love to hear how and why
Examples of what you’ll do
You tell us :)
What we’re looking for
Demonstrated elite performance in a specific, competitive arena
Curiosity, speed, and comfort with dynamic priorities
Desire to want to join a fast-moving team figuring out how to teach machines to think
Details
In-person in San Francisco
Competitive salary + meaningful equity
Free meals in office
Healthcare, 401(k), 15 days of PTO per year
Relocation assistance
Small, ambitious team
This is an in-person role in San Francisco. We're a tight-knit founding team and we play to win. Join us if you like to win too.
Skills Required
- Demonstrated elite performance in a specific, competitive arena
- Curiosity, speed, and comfort with dynamic priorities
- Desire to join a fast-moving team figuring out how to teach machines to think
- Ability to work in person in San Francisco
What We Do
Idler builds reinforcement learning environments that teach AI models to code at expert human levels. We create training environments based on real-world coding scenarios that prepare models for the complex challenges they'll face in production.
Why Work With Us
You'll be joining a team that's expanding quickly, get direct access to AI researchers at frontier labs, and be put in a position to grow as fast as you can handle.
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Idler Offices
OnSite Workspace
All employees work in person out of our office in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco.
