Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI

Zekai; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Health-insurance premium reimbursement

Paid time off

401(K) plan with company match

Job summary

Zekai is seeking a Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI to serve as a forward-deployed research partner embedded within enterprise AI systems. The role focuses on real-world failure modes, rapid experimentation, and improving system performance in remote settings.

The candidate will design datasets, evaluation protocols, and agentic workflows, while producing actionable analyses. This position is fully remote and global, with a focus on robust, scalable AI deployments.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in CS/ML/AI or related field.
• Experience designing ML datasets and evaluation protocols.
• Ability to translate ambiguous issues into structured research problems.
• Familiarity with RL environments and agentic evaluation.
• Clear, concise communicator with bias toward actionable insight.
• Proven ability to execute in fast iteration cycles and high-ambiguity settings.
• Collaborative mindset with cross-team experience.

Responsibilities

• Embed within enterprise AI workflows as a research collaborator.
• Surface and prioritize real-world system failure modes.
• Design high-signal datasets and evaluation protocols for weaknesses.
• Run tight experimental loops to validate hypotheses and quantify improvements.
• Produce clear, decision-oriented analyses of system behavior and performance.
• Develop and benchmark agentic workflows for robustness and scalability.
• Build lightweight tooling to support evaluation and data curation.
• Contribute to internal and external research artifacts, including reports and benchmarks.

Skills

Research signal quality

Dataset design

Evaluation frameworks

RL environments

Clear communication

Fast iteration

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Master's degree (CS/ML/AI)

Job description

Job Title: Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Remote

The Role

As a Member of Technical Staff, you will function as a forward-deployed research partner embedded directly within enterprise AI systems. You will work on live workflows, uncover real-world failure modes, and drive rapid experimental cycles to improve system performance.

What You'll Do

• Embed within enterprise AI workflows as a research collaborator, working alongside domain experts and client teams.
• Surface, formalize, and prioritize system failure modes in real-world deployments.
• Design high-signal datasets and evaluation protocols to target identified weaknesses.
• Run tight experimental loops to validate hypotheses and quantify improvements.
• Produce clear, decision-oriented analyses of system behavior and performance.
• Develop and benchmark agentic workflows, focusing on robustness and scalability.
• Build lightweight tooling to support evaluation, data curation, and rapid iteration.
• Contribute to internal and external research artifacts, including reports and benchmarks.

Who You Are

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field.
• Strong judgment for research signal quality, including data selection and evaluation design.
• Experience designing datasets and evaluation frameworks for ML systems.
• Ability to translate ambiguous operational issues into structured research problems.
• Familiarity with RL environments and/or agentic system evaluation.
• Clear, concise communicator with a bias toward actionable insight.
• Proven ability to execute in fast iteration cycles and high-ambiguity settings.
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across research, product, and domain teams.

Preferred

• Strong client-facing experience, particularly in technical or research-driven environments.
• Experience building internal research or evaluation tooling.
• Contributions to benchmarks, research publications, or open research initiatives.
• Exposure to enterprise AI deployments or forward-deployed research models.

Compensation & Benefits Notice

The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $200,000-$250,000 USD. All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. our partner provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.

our partner is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, reach out to support@our partner.

Our hiring process utilizes artificial intelligence tools to assist in candidate screening and assessment. Our AI tools are designed to complement, not replace, human decision-making.

Disclaimer

The information contained in this job posting, including but not limited to role responsibilities, qualifications, compensation, and benefits, is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a binding offer of employment. our partner reserves the right to amend, modify, or withdraw any portion of this posting at its sole discretion and without prior notice. All employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

This is a 100% remote contract role, open to applicants worldwide in the countries the employer accepts.