JDs intro: “What we’re building”

Why this role matters

We believe in a multi-model future. The world won't have one single, giant model that everyone sends everything to—instead, there will be hundreds of foundation models and billions of agentic systems running on top of them. We believe this is not only a better future for AI, but a safer one as well. But for this to happen requires massive infrastructure shifts that can enable us to better leverage the strengths of diverse models in a constantly evolving landscape. We started Not Diamond to enable this multi-model future.

As a research engineer at Not Diamond, you’ll work closely with myself and our founding team to help define and execute our technical vision and contribute to a world-class research and engineering organization. We want to work with immensely thoughtful, voraciously curious, and mission-driven contributors. You will play a pivotal role by partnering with researchers to iterate quickly on experimental techniques, collaborating with engineering to turn research into production-grade code, and informing decisions for secure, reliable, and scalable supporting infrastructure.

We’re offering a competitive salary, generous equity, and robust benefits. And while we think of this as an opportunity to build a generational company from the ground-up, we also guarantee an investment in your next startup if you ever decide to build something yourself in the future. Our team is guided by top-percentile ambition, constant learning, and a bias towards action, and our focus on execution is rooted in a dedication to emotional intelligence, high integrity, and the ability to work through healthy conflict. You can read some notes on our culture here.

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