RL Environment Software Engineer

TalentPluto

$180K — $220K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong machine-learning engineering skills with emphasis on coding and system building.
  • Proficiency in Node.js, Python, React, and TypeScript with solid Kubernetes and Docker experience.
  • Ability to thrive in a high-ownership startup culture with a focus on fast-paced work.
  • Proven track record of significant contributions in prior roles.
  • Experience or research background in reinforcement learning is beneficial but not mandatory.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design and construct RL environments that accurately reflect real-world scenarios.
  • Develop and refine agents for specific tasks until they are efficient and ready for production.
  • Collaborate with the research team to identify and prioritize future environment needs.
  • Manage backend and infrastructure components to ensure reliability and scalability of environments.
  • Establish engineering standards in the emerging RL function as the team expands.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility within the United States.
  • Opportunity to work with a newly formed, talented RL team.
  • Clear growth trajectory as the team scales with industry needs.
  • Potential for uncapped profit sharing based on performance.
  • Engagement in innovative work that blends research and practical application.
Full Job Description
Location: Remote (United States)

Work Model: Remote

Industry: Applied AI / AI research data

Compensation: $180K-$220K base, ~$400K+ OTE (uncapped profit share)
The Opportunity

As an RL Environment Software Engineer, you will sit at the intersection of research engineering and traditional software engineering, building the environments that simulate real-world workflows and the agents that automate them. This is forward-looking work, you will help research and predict what high-quality environments the frontier will need next, then build them from the ground up.

You will join a brand-new RL team being assembled with exceptional talent, with a clear path to grow alongside it as the function scales into industry pods.
Responsibilities
  • Design and build high-quality RL environments that simulate real working environments end to end.
  • Develop agents for the tasks within those environments and iterate until they are efficient and production-ready.
  • Partner with the research team to scope which environments to build and why, staying ahead of future demand rather than only meeting present needs.
  • Own the backend and infrastructure layers that make environments reliable and scalable.
  • Help set engineering standards for a zero-to-one team as the RL function grows.
Requirements
  • Strong machine-learning engineers who code heavily and build systems from scratch, with strong intuition for reinforcement learning.
  • Proficiency across a modern stack, Node.js and Python on the backend and React/TypeScript on the frontend, with strong Kubernetes and Docker skills.
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced startup environment with high ownership and long hours.
  • A track record of meaningful tenure and impact at previous companies.
  • Reinforcement-learning experience or an RL research background is a strong plus, though not required.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

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