Member of Technical Staff - World Modeling (Staff)

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

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at an innovative firm that is revolutionizing the accounting industry with AI technology. As a leader in the World Modeling team, you will design and build the systems that our AI agents rely on, shaping the future of accounting interactions. This role offers the chance to take on significant responsibility from day one in a fast-growing environment that values collaboration and creativity. With a competitive compensation package and a commitment to excellence, this is an opportunity for passionate individuals eager to make a substantial impact in a cutting-edge field. Be part of a transformative journey in a vibrant NYC office!

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in developing complex systems, preferably with Python.
• Ability to break down complex concepts and build from fundamental elements.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the world that AI systems interact with.
• Set the context and rules for AI agents in accounting.

Skills

Python

System Modeling

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

First Principles Reasoning

Leadership

Mentoring

Problem Solving

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, withrevenue 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 World Modeling team, you'll be responsible for designing and building the world that our AI systems interact with. We are looking for engineers with experience modeling interconnected systems, developing coding abstractions, and designing/debating the trade-offs and constraints of a system.

In this role, you will set the context and rules in which our AI agents operate.

• How do we model and explain accounting to an agent?

• What does the agent need to know about accounting at any given stage?

• What are the constraints of navigating the accounting world?

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.