# Member of Technical Staff -- Applied Scientist - Company: [Crucibl]() - Location: San Francisco, CA - Remote: Yes - Team: Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Posted: August 6, 2026 ## Job description **Why Crucibl** Management consulting is a $400B industry built on selling intelligence-for-hire. The model is breaking - not slowly, but now. The biggest frontier in enterprise AI isn't better models. It's judgment at scale: taking the messy, ambiguous decisions that run 85% of the global economy and making them faster, crisper, and more defensible. Crucibl is building that. We're profitable, growing fast, and delivering for Fortune 500 clients. We raised a $10M seed from Tier 1 VCs - then kept growing on revenue. The client pipeline is full. We're scaling to meet it. **What You'll Do Turn Research Into Product** * Design and build the reasoning and modeling components at the core of our intelligence engine - retrieval, orchestration, evaluation, fine-tuning * Take promising techniques from research and turn them into robust, production-grade systems * Own the full loop: experiment, measure, ship, iterate on real client data **Make the Product Smarter** * Build and improve the models and pipelines that power judgment at scale for enterprise clients * Instrument systems to catch failure modes early and turn them into concrete improvements * Balance rigor with speed - our clients need answers now, not eventually **Partner with Founders** * Collaborate on roadmap, trade-offs, and technical vision * Ship directly to enterprise clients - your work has immediate, measurable impact **Set the Bar** * Define what great applied science looks like in an AI-first organization * Raise the bar for the team as it grows **Who You Are Must-Haves** * At least one undeniable signal of excellence - built and shipped ML systems at a top tech company, early applied scientist at a startup that built something real, notable open source work, or top-tier CS/ML program * Strong fundamentals in ML/AI - you've taken models from prototype to production, not just notebook to paper * Shipped meaningful ML-powered products end-to-end - not just features, but systems people rely on * Comfortable with the full stack of applied work: data, modeling, evaluation, deployment **Strong Signal** * Experience building LLM-powered products, pipelines, or agentic systems in production * Experience with enterprise data systems or analytics infrastructure * Has operated in a high-growth, high-ambiguity environment * Thinks like an owner - big picture, not just your part **We're Not Looking For** * Scientists who need a full spec before starting - ambiguity is the job * Coasters from large tech - we want people who shipped things that mattered, not maintained things that existed * Pure researchers without product instincts - we build for real clients, not benchmarks **Who You'll Work With** Our founders bring deep technology experience (Google-scale systems serving hundreds of millions of users) and domain expertise in high-stakes business decisions from top consulting and private equity firms. You'll be the connective tissue between these worlds, and between the company we are today and the company we're becoming. **Benefits & Perks** * *Zero to Outcome:* Seed stage means you shape the product, the culture, and the trajectory - not inherit them. * *See Your Work Matter:* No abstractions, no layers - you'll see exactly what you built and what it changed. * *The People Around You:* A small, elite team that will raise your game. We hire for exceptional, not just experienced. * *Meaningful Equity:* Every offer includes a comprehensive salary and equity package. * *Hybrid Schedule:* 3 days in-office with real flexibility around the rest. We care about output, not optics. * *Full Health Coverage:* Medical, dental, and vision. * *Daily Lunch & Snacks:* Fueled and focused, on us. **Work Authorization** Crucibl welcomes applications from candidates requiring visa sponsorship. Sponsorship eligibility is determined during the interview process. *Crucibl is an equal-opportunity employer. We hire on merit and outcomes, and welcome applicants of every background.* ## Apply [Apply on Crucibl]() Canonical job page: