Clera

Founding RL Engineer

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San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level
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Base Salary

$125k - $200k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and build reinforcement learning environments, reward functions, and training pipelines.
  • Train and fine-tune models using PPO, GRPO, DPO, RLHF, and RLAIF.
  • Build evaluation frameworks for measuring model and agent performance.
  • Run experiments, interpret results, and guide future work based on findings.
  • Scale training on GPU clusters and maintain reliable training pipelines.
  • Turn research ideas into production systems and help establish engineering practices.
  • Contribute to hiring as the engineering team grows.

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of hands-on experience in reinforcement learning or machine learning engineering.
  • Strong Python skills and deep experience with PyTorch or JAX.
  • Practical experience training models with reinforcement learning methods such as policy gradients, reward modeling, or RLHF.
  • Experience with distributed training, GPU infrastructure, reinforcement learning environments, reward functions, training pipelines, and evaluation frameworks.
  • A track record of bringing research ideas into production and a degree in computer science, mathematics, physics, or a related field.
  • Experience with LLM post-training, agent training, simulation frameworks, or training libraries is preferred.

Benefits

  • Annual compensation of $125,000 to $200,000 USD.
  • Visa sponsorship is available.
  • On-site role based in San Francisco, California, United States.

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