Member of Technical Staff - ML + Agent Design (Staff)

getbasis.ai; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company at the forefront of AI innovation in accounting. As a leader on the Agent Design team, you will design and build sophisticated systems that streamline workflows, collaborating closely with top-tier ML researchers. This role promises rapid growth, significant responsibility, and a chance to shape the future of the industry. With a competitive compensation package and a vibrant team environment in NYC, this is an exciting opportunity for passionate engineers eager to make a meaningful impact. If you're ready to take on challenges and drive change, this is the place for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in developing complex systems, preferably in Python.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on first principles reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Design and build systems of agents to complete workflows end-to-end.
• Collaborate with ML research to implement the latest findings.

Skills

Python

Complex Systems Development

Machine Learning

Information Theory

Reinforcement Learning

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

About Basis

Basis equips accountants with a team of AI agents to take on real workflows.

We have hit product market fit, have more demand than we can meet, and just raised $34m to scale at a speed that meets this moment.

Built in New York City. Read more about Basis here.

Why join

• World class investors: We're backed by Keith Rabois from Khosla Ventures alongside Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross and many leaders from the ML and fintech community. Check out our announcement for an expansive list.

• Extremely fast growth: We’ve partnered with some of the largest accounting firms in the world, with revenue 10x-ing over the last 5 months.

• Be part of building a company: We’re scaling the team fast and the business faster, meaning there will always be more responsibility than we have people. No better place to get a ton of responsibility and ownership on day 1.

• In person & interdisciplinary: We operate on the frontier of what’s technically possible. That is why being in-person is a must. We’re bringing together the brightest minds from the top engineering, ML, and accounting teams to work together in our NYC office and build production quality agentic systems.

• High risk: We believe the world is about to change in profound ways. We are building Basis to be on the cutting-edge of that change for a decade to come, and we have an appetite for the risk that comes with that. The journey has just begun.

• Compensation: We aim to pay competitively for cash compensation and well above market for equity compensation because the whole team is all-in, and we want you to be too.

Location: NYC, Flatiron office. In-person team.

About the role

As a leader on our Agent Design team, you'll be responsible for designing, building, and iterating on our system of agents that end-to-end complete workflows. You will work closely with our ML research team to incorporate the latest research, run experiments, and bring ideas to life. We look for engineers who have experience with and/or a keen interest in LLMs, agent architectures, information theory, and RL.

What we look for

• Experienced: 5+ years of developing complex systems (Python preferred); open to exceptional candidates with fewer years and evidence of exceptional ability.

• First principles reasoner: Able to break complex concepts down to their fundamental elements and then build from there.

• Leader: Knows what needs to get done and how to get there.

• Interdisciplinary: Willing and interested to jump across multiple disciplines.

• Company-builder: Excited to lay the groundwork, technically and culturally, as we rapidly scale.

• Eagle-eyed: Spots and recruits engineering talent.

• Collaborative: Dedicated to mentoring others and open to being mentored in return.

• Passionate: Genuinely excited about our tech and its impact on accounting, finance, and the economy.

• Curious: Loves to play with new ideas/tech.

• Office lover: Prefers shouting across a room over a slack message, seeking full-time in-office in NYC.

• All-in: This is not a 9-5, we have a massive opportunity ahead of us and are looking to further accelerate our velocity. We are optimizing for the best folks and happy to compensate generously.

In accordance with New York State regulations, the salary range for this position is $100,000–$300,000. This range represents our broad compensation philosophy and covers various responsibility and experience levels. Additionally, all employees are eligible to participate in our equity plan and benefits program. We are committed to meritocratic and competitive compensation.