Junior Software Engineer @Mechanize, Inc.

Overview

Mechanize, Inc. is offering a high-impact opportunity for a Junior Software Engineer designed for early-career candidates eager to work at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and software engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing creative and challenging RL-based coding tasks
• Building self-contained environments with prompts, infrastructure, and automated graders
• Running frontier AI models against tasks to evaluate performance
• Identifying and analyzing failure points in model outputs
• Iterating on task design to ensure fairness, rigor, and clarity
• Leveraging coding agents to accelerate development and testing
• Detecting subtle model errors and differentiating them from system or grading issues

Requirements

• Proficiency in Python programming
• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Curiosity about AI systems and model behavior
• Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Comfort using and evaluating coding agents

Prior experience in machine learning or AI is not required.

Benefits

• Base salary: $300,000 per year
• Equity: Ownership stake in the company
• Performance bonuses: Potentially exceeding base salary for top performers
• Health insurance, dental and vision coverage, life insurance

Location

Global

How to Apply

Visit the company’s official website to apply for the role.

Deadline

Application deadline is not mentioned.