Epoch AI is hiring a CTO!

post by merilalama, Jaime Sevilla Molina (jaime-sevilla-molina) · 2025-04-02T20:29:29.362Z · LW · GW · 0 comments

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  About Us
  Position Details
    Key responsibilities
    Qualifications
    Nice to have
    What we offer
  Apply Now
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TLDR: We're hiring a Chief Technology Officer to oversee our tech stack and align it with our mission and growth goals. Responsibilities will include managing a team of 3-5 engineers and overseeing our website development, databases, and AI evaluation infrastructure. More information and the application are available here. 

About Us

Epoch AI is a research institute investigating AI’s trajectory and societal impact. Our mission is to develop a comprehensive, publicly accessible knowledge base on AI that informs policymakers, industry leaders, and society at large.

Position Details

• Title: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
• Location: Remote; timezone overlap required with UTC and UTC-8
• Reporting to Jaime Sevilla, Epoch's Director
• Compensation: $200,000-$300,000 USD per year with benefits. (Salaries are not restricted to USD, and contracts and payments are usually in local currencies.)
• Start Date: As soon as possible, though we have a high bar for making a hire and we are ready to wait until the bar is met.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee architecture, infrastructure, and security across Epoch AI's technology stack, including the website, databases, evaluation infrastructure, and internal tools. For example, guide the team in developing a graphics library and other tools to support lean research publication workflows.
• Manage and mentor 3–5 engineers, helping set priorities, develop best practices, and improve technical skills.
• Make strategic technology, personnel, and budget decisions.
• Develop and coordinate a technical strategy aligned with our mission and growth plans. Lead the engineering team to think beyond immediate tasks, encouraging decisions that support long-term maintainability and scalability, while supporting lean execution and fast delivery cycles.

Qualifications

• Significant management/leadership experience in a technical role (4+ years strongly preferred). Demonstrated success scaling and managing engineering teams and infrastructure in rapidly growing environments.
• Exceptional technical expertise as a software engineer, with a track record of delivering high-quality, impactful engineering projects, and deep familiarity with best practices in software development.
• Strong background in system architecture, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, and managing diverse technology stacks.
• Ownership mindset—you can drive high-level planning while also being comfortable with hands-on execution, obsessing over every detail and taking initiative to do whatever is needed to get things done.
• Deep interest in Epoch AI’s mission to investigate the future and impact of AI.

Nice to have

• Experience in data visualization.
• Deep familiarity with Epoch AI’s mission and our research on the trajectory of AI.
• Occasional schedule flexibility. Our research team is global, and sometimes coordination needs pop up outside regular hours. We fully encourage taking time off in lieu, to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

If you don’t tick all these boxes but think you would be a great fit, please apply anyway!

What we offer

• Fully remote environment, including flexible work hours and schedules.
• For this role, we can support relocation and sponsor visas in the US and the UK. As a 501(c)(3) research nonprofit, we are H-1B cap-exempt.
• Competitive global benefits program, including:
  • Comprehensive health insurance program, including supplemental benefits specific to a local country, as available and mandated by local law.
  • Life insurance and pension plan, if applicable in your country.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) leave, including:
  • 30 days off per year minimum, with no specific limit on paid time off per year.
  • Unlimited personal and sick leave
  • Parental leave—up to 6 months of a combination of paid and unpaid parental leave during the first 2 years after child's birth or adoption.
• A flexible and generous expense policy for you to spend on equipment and a large range of productivity tools or learning/development opportunities.
• Paid work trips, including 3 staff retreats per year and relevant conferences.
• Access to our well-equipped offices in Berkeley, California, including paid meals, snacks, gym, and more.
• Other benefits as allowed at the discretion of Epoch AI’s leadership and local availability.
• A supportive and energized team that is excited about the work we are doing and our mission.

Apply Now

Applications are rolling. To apply, please submit your resume and answer a few quick questions on our website. 

Please email careers@epoch.ai if you have any questions about this role.

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