Full-Time San Francisco (Hybrid)

Shape the future of AI alongside our customers

Welcome to our microsite! 👋 This is a resource to learn more about the role, hear from current team members, and get an inside look at our interview process.

We're looking for multiple high-agency, technical builders who thrive at the intersection of software engineering and customer impact.

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🎯 Step Inside the Role

Hear directly from one of our Forward Deployed Engineers, Vishal, about the projects you’ll drive, the team you’ll join, and why now is the moment to jump in.

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Impact

🌟 What You'll Own

• Understand the Data Needs of AI Leaders: Work directly with the most advanced AI labs to define and refine data strategies.
• Design and Operate Human Data Pipelines: Build scalable, high-quality data pipelines to power next-gen AI.
• Develop and Optimize Code: Write Python scripts for data processing and quality analysis.
• Shape the Future of AI Infrastructure: Define engineering requirements to improve human data tools and workflows.

🚀 Recent Wins

FDEs at Labelbox move fast and own real world impact. Here is a glimpse of what our team has shipped recently.

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Shipped Fast, Delivered Impact

Built a multimodal labeling pipeline in <2 weeks for a frontier research lab

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Pushed the Frontier of RLHF

Prototyped an RLHF tuning loop for a leading LLM customer

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Scaled Humans with Automation

Automated a 200‑person annotation flow with live QA monitoring

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🛠️ Interview Process

Here’s what to expect following the application review and recruiter screen.

Team Interview Stage

This stage includes one virtual interview focused on your career experience, problem-solving approach, and what you’re looking for in your next opportunity.

Team Interview

Role-Specific Stage