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Research Engineer

Graphon.AISan Francisco🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 6, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a Research Engineer at Graphon.AI, you'll contribute to groundbreaking advancements in AI's pre-model intelligence layer, developing innovative graph-based reasoning systems. This role is ideal for ambitious engineers passionate about solving complex challenges in AI infrastructure and looking to grow their expertise in a cutting-edge field. Apply now to shape the future of AI!

Quick Overview

Salary
$180k - $250k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, United States
Posted
3 days ago
Robotics

Job Description

About Graphon

Graphon AI is building the multimodal memory layer to enable easy search and analysis of documents, images, video, and audio. We do this by using our proprietary technology to automatically build a graph over your data that extracts out the key structure needed to deliver fast and accurate searches at inference time. You don’t have to create an ontology or schema! Using graph analysis techniques based on the study of graphons , our system creates nodes and edges at a more abstract and powerful level of understanding to help link related information.

The Team

We are a lean, experienced team that values ownership, pragmatism, and technical excellence. 

  • Arbaaz Khan, CEO: ex-Amazon; PhD in Robotics and ML.

  • Clark Zhang, CTO: ex-Meta; PhD in Robotics and ML.

  • Deepak Mishra, COO: ex-VC; 10+ years of Enterprise Technology experience.

About You 

  • You have (or are about to have) an undergrad/masters/doctoral degree in a related field. 
  • High agency to pursue and solve problems you encounter. 
  • A 'right tool for the job' mindset. Loves brainstorming with the team to find the best fix. 
  • Familiarity with how a modern Machine Learning stack operates. 
  • Familiarity with standard software skills and tools (version control, basic networking principles, etc.) 

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base salary range: $180,000 – $300,000 (depending on experience)
  • Meaningful equity with the opportunity to own a real stake in a category-defining company
  • Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, matching 401k, and competitive paid time off