Applied AI EngineerValthos Inc.
Valthos is an applied biological intelligence company. We build and deploy software and biological AI systems to safeguard humanity.
The same AI architectures that enable self-driving cars, land rockets with precision, and deliver expert-level reasoning are beginning to be deployed in biological design. To stay ahead, we must advance our arsenal of tools to capture and design against real-time sensitivities in nature's evolving mutational landscape.
We are a group of mission-driven software engineers from Palantir, applied biological ML engineers from MIT's Broad Institute making the latest advances in computational biology accessible in the real-world for federal and commercial use.
About the RoleWe are a small, highly motivated team. Leadership and autonomy are extended to those who take initiative and consistently deliver high-quality outcomes.
As biological systems become exponentially easier to design - biology will be the defining technology of the 21st century. This has opened up a new paradigm. In order to drive real-world value - such as for biosecurity and therapeutic design of biologics- we need to build systems that can intelligently orchestrate and connect the dots between these biological methods to make them usable. Some of our work is fine-tuning powerful models, some of our work is in high-velocity product engineering to make these models available in the real-world, and some of the work we do is ensuring that all of the above takes place in the fastest, end-to-end way.
This is an applied role that stretches across software to AI engineering, with a strong emphasis on post-training optimization, benchmarking, and integration of advanced AI models into real-world workflows.
In this role you will:
- Work in flat, collaborative environment, closely partnering with computational biology and engineering teams to ensure models are scientifically rigorous and operationally robust.
- Benchmark models and develop evaluation frameworks
- Enhance model performance through system prompt tuning or fine-tuning, with an eye toward secure and scalable deployment.
- Build AI-enabled tools to speed up our capabilities in end-to-end design workflows, streamlining and automating processes with software to significantly accelerate biological design cycles.
- Ship effective, reliable AI solutions at high velocity, directly impacting biosecurity readiness and therapeutic advancements.
- Own your projects end-to-end, from model optimization through integration and ongoing enhancements, ensuring continuous reliability and improvement in production environments.
ContactPlease email a project you're proud of to
[email protected]. If there is a fit, we'll schedule 2 quick technicals. The final step is an onsite in our office, where you'll work on a small project, discuss ideas, and work with the wider team.
