Adept is building a machine learning model that can interact with everything on your computer. We are solving open problems in AI in order to train a neural network that knows how to use every piece of software we use in our lives – all in service of building our product, a natural language interface to your computer. If we succeed, Adept will enable your computer to do anything that we can put into words.

We’ve recently raised a $350M Series B led by General Catalyst and Spark, on top of a $65M Series A in 2022 with Addition and Greylock. We’re fortunate to be supported by amazing firms and angels such as Chris Re, Andrej Karpathy, Root Ventures, Howie Liu, Dara Khosrowshahi, and others, and were recently highlighted by Forbes. Adept is backed by a coalition of strategic partners, including Atlassian, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Workday.

We're looking for passionate team members who want to swing for the fences to accomplish our mission, are excited by a startup environment where the hardest problems are yet to be solved, and are eager to learn and collaborate together in our San Francisco office.

For a preview of the capabilities coming out of Adept, check out our ACT-1 demo from last September!

We are seeking a talented and experienced Software Engineer, Foundation Models to join our team and help drive the development of our giant neural networks. In this role, you will be responsible for leading the collection, cleaning, and annotation of data from various sources (text, images and video) across the internet. High quality data is one of the foundational levers to improve our models and customer experiences. You will work closely with our engineering team to ensure that the data we use to train our models is of the highest quality and diverse enough to accurately represent the real world.

What you'll achieve

Lead the giant model data collection and annotation efforts for the company
Develop and maintain processes for collecting and cleaning data from a variety of sources
Collaborate with engineering team to ensure that data is of high quality and meets the needs of our models
Analyze and understand data trends and patterns to inform data collection strategies
Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging technologies related to data collection and management

Skill you'll need to bring

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field
Strong understanding of data collection and cleaning techniques, including building large-scale data pipelines and the use of web scraping tools and APIs
Experience working with large, complex datasets and analyzing data trends and patterns
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Experience with machine learning and AI language models a plus

The pay range for this position in California is $200,000- $225,000yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, candidate location, and experience. In addition to base salary, we also offer competitive equity and benefits packages.

Our benefits

Comprehensive health insurance coverage - 100% for employees
Dental and vision insurance
Unlimited vacation time for exempt employees
4 remote weeks per year - work from anywhere
Competitive salary
Stock options
Daily meals for those in our comfortable SF office
Commuter benefits
Dog friendly

Adept is an equal opportunity employer. We're excited about candidates who will raise the bar of our team, regardless of specific experiences -- we encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.

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