# Research Engineer / Scientist, Self-Improvement at Letta

- Company: Letta
- What the company does: Bedriftsforsikring trenger ikke være tungt og kjedelig. La oss hjelpe deg til en bedre forsikringshverdag. Backed by Antler.
- Company website: https://www.letta.no/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco Office
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2025-08-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/letta/d95271e3-f1ae-4317-8ecd-f25a79a0165c
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/letta-research-engineer-scientist-self-improvement/

## About the role

Note that this role is in-person (no hybrid) , 5 days a week in downtown San Francisco. You will develop methods for agents that self-improve after training. At Letta, you'll work with a world-class, tight-knit team of AI researchers and engineers towards our vision of self-improving superintelligence. Advance the field through open publishing of research through papers, technical reports, blog posts, and open-source code.

## What they're looking for

- Expertise in machine learning, in particular LLMs and continual learning
- Familiarity with agent frameworks and prompt optimization
- Track record of impactful research (breakthrough publications and/or open-source contributions)
- Ability to balance execution speed with empirical rigor
- Real-world impact beyond pure academic work

Tags: Technical Staff - Research