Braintrust is the AI observability platform. By connecting evals and observability in one workflow, Braintrust gives builders the visibility to understand how AI behaves in production and the tools to improve it.
Teams at Notion, Stripe, Zapier, Vercel, and Ramp use Braintrust to compare models, test prompts, and catch regressions — turning production data into better AI with every release.
About the roleWe're looking for a software engineer who loves to build high performance data processing systems. Our customers are scaled up companies who send complex, semi-structured data which they need to process and analyze in real-time. Our unique architecture allows them to store this data on-prem, while creating complex visualizations that load instantly. Check out our Brainstore blog post.
If you've worked on database systems, compilers, networks, or storage systems, and want to translate this knowledge to the AI field, this could be the role for you. You will play a significant role in the foundational system architecture, technology choices, and implementation. Our founding team has deep expertise in database and ML systems, and you'll be empowered to both collaborate closely with them and explore your own ideas.
What you'll doAs a systems engineer at Braintrust, you’ll help build the core systems powering Braintrust's ability to process and query massive volumes of unstructured data at enterprise scale. Areas of ownership include:
Contribute to the storage, indexing, and query execution performance of Brainstore.
Expanding Braintrust's btql query language.
Optimizing query patterns to improve performance across our platform.
Expert-level understanding of systems programming (C++ or Rust, concurrency, databases, operating systems)
Previous experience founding or working at startups is a plus
Has written prompts / tinkered with GPT models and apps
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Daily lunch, snacks, and beverages
Flexible time off
Competitive salary and equity
AI Stipend
Braintrust is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Skills Required
- Expert-level understanding of systems programming
- Previous experience founding or working at startups
- Experience with databases and operating systems
What We Do
Braintrust is an AI-native observability platform that helps teams measure, evaluate, and improve AI models and products in production.
