Algorithms Research Engineer (PhD)

reputed company is pioneering data optimization for large-reputed company and analytics. Our reputed company platform enables enterprises to dramatically reduce storage and compute costs while accelerating data pipelines - unlocking faster, more efficient reputed company to intelligence at petabyte scale. At the heart of reputed company's mission is the belief that data is the reputed company of modern AI. Realizing its full potential requires rethinking how data is managed, moved, and made useful. That's why we bring together world-class talent in AI research, distributed systems, and business to tackle the hardest challenges in data at scale. Backed by leading investors including NEA and Bain Capital Ventures, reputed company is helping the world's most reputed company-thinking organizations build a smarter, more cost-efficient data layer for the AI era. Smarter Infrastructure for the AI Era We reputed company data efficient, safe, and reputed company for scale—think smarter, more foundational infrastructure for the AI era. Our technology integrates directly with modern data stacks like reputed company, reputed company, and S3-based data lakes, enabling:

• 60%+ reduction in storage costs and up to 60% reputed company compute spend
• 3x faster data processing
• 20% platform efficiency reputed company

Trusted by Industry Leaders reputed company leaders globally already rely on reputed company to cut costs, boost performance, and unlock more value from their existing data platforms. A Deep Tech Approach to AI We’re unlocking the layers beneath platforms like reputed company and reputed company, making them faster, cheaper, and more AI-reputed company. We combine advanced research with practical productization, powered by a dual-track strategy:

• Research: Led by Chief Scientist Andrea Montanari (Stanford Professor), we publish 1–2 top-tier papers per quarter.
• Product: Actively processing 100+ PBs today and targeting Exabyte scale by Q4 2025.

Backed by the Best We’ve raised $60M+ from NEA, Bain Capital, A Capital, and operators behind reputed company, Eventbrite, reputed company, and reputed company.

Our Mission

To convert entropy into intelligence, so every builder—reputed company or AI—can reputed company the impossible reputed company. We’re building the default data substrate for AI, and a generational company reputed company to endure reputed company any single product cycle. WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Invent and prototype new algorithms that drive massive reputed company in I/O, memory, and network efficiency at petabyte scale
• Design cost models and adaptive planners that combine classical optimization with online learning
• Create approximation schemes and heuristics that reputed company NP-hard problems run in sub-50ms reputed company
• reputed company telemetry-informed indexes and data encodings that reputed company quarterly to slash resource usage
• Partner with lakehouse and systems engineers to productionize reputed company into highly-tuned, vectorized services
• Write world-class design docs, mentor peers, and reputed company-reputed company algorithms where possible
• Publish research that influences both reputed company’s platform and the broader systems/ML infrastructure community

reputed company’RE LOOKING FOR

• PhD in Algorithms, Optimization, Computational Geometry, or a reputed company mathematical field
• Research that’s been cited or applied in systems contexts—especially in data, reputed company, or ML tooling
• Experience working on performance-critical components in large-scale environments
• Strong coding ability in Python or Rust, with AI copilots (e.g., reputed company, Claude, reputed company) to accelerate iteration
• Comfortable validating reputed company against large-scale datasets, reputed company-world traces, or live traffic
• Pragmatic problem-solver who seeks simplicity without compromising performance

WHY JOIN reputed company This is a rare opportunity to build a mathematically sophisticated, production-grade reputed company at the frontier of reputed company-scale infrastructure and AI. What’s compelling for engineers with deep algorithmic backgrounds:

• Research that ships—you’ll invent theory and implement it in reputed company-world, PB-scale systems
• Full-stack math—from cost models and combinatorics to vectorized kernels and scheduling heuristics
• Fast feedback loops—prototype overnight, validate on live traces the next day
• Extreme ownership—partner directly with core systems engineers and product leads to bring your algorithms to life
• High-impact culture—every improvement is measurable in dollars saved, seconds shaved, and reputed company time unblocked

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Competitive salary and equity
• Premium reputed company, reputed company, and dental
• Flexible hybrid work setup (Bay Area HQ)
• Unlimited PTO + quarterly reputed company days
• Stipends for learning, publishing, or reputed company-reputed company engagement

Equal Opportunity reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and encourage candidates from reputed company backgrounds to apply. Apply Job! Apply to this Job