# Founding Research Engineer at Waddle Labs

- Company: Waddle Labs (YC S26)
- What the company does: LLMs that control robots. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://www.waddlelabs.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $175K to $350K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/waddle-labs/jobs/RaRUAQK-founding-research-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/waddle-labs-founding-research-engineer/

## About the role

We’re hiring a Founding Research Engineer to help build and eventually lead a team of exceptional engineers and researchers.

## What they're looking for

- Strong research judgment: you can turn open-ended ideas into concrete experiments, interpret the results, and iterate quickly
- Strong foundations in machine learning, computer science, mathematics, or a related technical discipline, developed through research, industry, or independent work
- High agency and comfort operating quickly in an ambiguous, early-stage environment

Tags: Engineering