Software Engineer (Research)

About the Company

Fundamental is an AI company pioneering the future of enterprise decision-making. Founded by DeepMind alumni, Fundamental has developed NEXUS – the world's most powerful Large Tabular Model (LTM) – purpose-built for the structured records that actually drive enterprise decisions.

Responsibilities

• Amplify and accelerate research efficiency through agentic workflows and infrastructure solutions
• Steward the long-term development and maintenance of the core research codebase
• Establish and implement software engineering best practices within the machine learning domain
• Lead the transition of research code from experimental to scalable, maintainable engineering standards
• Maintain clear documentation for research infrastructure and systems
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate research breakthroughs into real-world impact
• Build and own the testing layer, including CI and contract tests, to ensure research changes do not break engineering interfaces

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with ML or data-intensive backends
• Strong software architecture skills including modular design and clean interfaces
• Expert-level proficiency in Python and deep familiarity with PyTorch
• Hands-on experience with modern ML research tech stack and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Weights & Biases, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Proven track record in developing solutions for robustness and quality assurance in ML systems
• Excellent communication skills for interdisciplinary collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with MLOps, CI/CD for ML, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)
• Experience in early-stage, fast-paced startup environments
• Background in tabular data, data engineering, or enterprise data architecture
• Proficiency in Rust, C++, or Go
• Contributions to open-source machine learning libraries
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a STEM field

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with salary and equity
• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your dependents
• Paid parental leave for all new parents
• Relocation support for employees moving to join the team