Software Engineer

FR
Fundamental Research Labs

Software Engineering

Menlo Park, CA, USA

Posted 6+ months ago

Location

Menlo Park Office

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

*Platform + Product Engineering

About the Role

We're seeking smart, ambitious engineers at all levels to join our fast moving team.

We’re hiring across fullstack, product, and AI engineering — we care less about titles and more about builders who can own problems end-to-end. You’ll help us ship innovative, consumer-facing products powered by cutting-edge AI and modern development frameworks.

Qualifications

  • Full stack engineering experience: depth and ownership matter more than # of years

  • Proven experience with AI/LLM integrations in production applications

  • Startup-oriented mindset: comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration, not precious about what you work on, can contribute from day 1

  • Hands-on experience with modern deployment tools (Vercel, Next.js, Railway, or similar)

  • Passion for consumer products with demonstrated ability to ship features that delight users

  • Strong computer science fundamentals

Bonus

  • Competitive programming background (IOI, USACO Gold/Platinum, ACM-ICPC, or similar)

  • Open source project contributions

What makes us interesting

  • Small, elite team of ex-founders, researchers from top AI Labs, top CS grads, and engineers from top companies

  • True ownership You will not be blocked by bureaucracy, shipping meaningful work within weeks rather than months

  • Serious momentum We're well-funded by top investors, moving fast, and focused on execution

What we do

  • Ship consumer products powered by cutting-edge AI research, and

  • Build infrastructure that facilitates research and product, and

  • Innovate cutting-edge research that will open up new consumer product forms

The Details

  • Full-time, onsite role in Menlo Park

  • Startup hours apply

  • Generous salary, with additional benefits to be discussed during the hiring process