Member of Technical Staff - Platform
About this role
We are looking for a generalist software engineer with 2–6 years of experience to join our platform team and help build the infrastructure that powers LLM evaluations at scale. You'll work across the stack – from Python backend services to React frontend features – shipping quickly in a high-autonomy environment. This is a pure IC role where you'll be hands-on every day, tackling open-ended problems and iterating fast. We want someone with a sign of excellence – whether that's an impressive company, interesting research, a top-tier school, or a compelling project.
What you will be doing
Building and maintaining the platform that runs LLM benchmarks end to end – Python libraries, web platform, cloud infrastructure, and tooling
Working across the full stack as a generalist – backend Python/Django services and frontend React/TypeScript features depending on team needs
Taking fuzzy, open-ended problems and independently designing, building, and shipping solutions
Performing code reviews and architecture reviews for other engineers on the team
Collaborating closely with the research team to ensure infrastructure meets their evaluation needs
Company at a glance
Vals AI provides high-quality benchmarks and large-scale evaluations for assessing large language model performance, trusted by foundation model labs and enterprises worldwide. The company combines Stanford-grounded NLP research with expertise from NVIDIA, Meta, Microsoft, and other leading tech firms.
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
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