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Subquadratic is a frontier AI research company that believes the architecture layer is the highest-leverage surface in AI. While other major labs focus on incremental improvements to Transformer models, we're pushing foundational change at the architecture level to build models and products that scale efficiently.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're a small team building on the frontier of AI. We can't out-resource the biggest labs, so we out-think and out-execute them. If you're a researcher, engineer, or operator who wants to do the best work of your career on hard problems, we'd love to hear from you.

What we value in our teammates, regardless of discipline

• Underdog mindset: You play hungry and build what doesn't exist yet, not slightly better versions of what does.
• High ownership: You own your work end to end. Problems you see become problems you solve.
• Intellectual honesty: You seek truth over certainty and evidence over opinion, and you update when the facts change.
• Team before ego: You challenge ideas hard, support your teammates relentlessly, and care more about the mission than about being right.
• Truth in the room: You raise concerns early, give feedback directly, and share bad news fast.

How we work

• Speed with rigor: We move fast by being more disciplined, not less.
• Evidence over instinct: Hypothesize, test, retrospect.
• Finish what you start: Completion matters more than starting something new.
• Sweat the details: We don't ship anything we wouldn't put our name on.

NEXT STEPS

We review every application. If there's a fit with current or upcoming needs, someone from our team will reach out.

U.S. Benefits

Full-time U.S. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, and more.

SubQ is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.