# AI Theory & Systems, Algorithms & Models at Unconventional AI

- Company: Unconventional AI
- What the company does: Unconventional AI is rethinking the foundations of compute to bring biology-scale energy efficiency to AI. Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia and a16z.
- Company website: https://unconv.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://unconv.ai/careers/?gh_jid=4327049009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/unconventional-ai-ai-theory-and-systems-algorithms-and-models/

## About the role

As a Member of Technical Staff, AI Systems, Algorithms & Models, you will design and scale model architectures that combine novel computational primitives with conventional neural network components to achieve competitive capability across modalities. You will build scaled, end-to-end architectures for image generation, language & reasoning, video, and world models that function optimally on our novel compute substrates.

## What they're looking for

- Education: An MS/PhD or equivalent research/project experience in a quantitative field such as AI/Machine Learning, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, or Applied Math
- Experience: Deep expertise in the theory, training, and empirical analysis of modern ML model architectures. Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and scale models across tasks and modalities
- Software Development: Deep experience with PyTorch or JAX, including implementation of custom model components and training loops

Tags: Engineering