Member of Technical Staff Applied Scientist

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.

• 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

• 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

• Collaborate on roadmap, trade-offs, and technical vision

• Ship directly to enterprise clients - your work has immediate, measurable impact

• Define what great applied science looks like in an AI-first organization

• Raise the bar for the team as it grows

• 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

• 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

• 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

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.

• 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.

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.