Surge AIStaff Product Engineer
Surge AI is hiring a Staff Product Engineer for a remote role open to applicants in United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Surge AI.
Level's read on this job
- Level rates this role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- The posting lists this role as remote.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Anthropic, React and TypeScript.
- Level classifies it as a lead role.
- Level lists 27 other open roles at Surge AI.
AI in this role
Own the direction and execution of critical products and interactive interfaces supporting modern AI development, annotation, and RLHF processes.
About Us
Our mission is to raise AGI with the richness of human intelligence — curious, witty, imaginative, and full of unexpected brilliance.
Surge was founded by engineers and researchers who dreamed of building the next generation AI. We're building a platform that powers the most powerful models in the world in partnership with companies like Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and Meta.
At Surge, we believe the path to AGI isn't just about scaling compute—it's about embracing the unlimited ceiling of human intelligence and creativity in the data that shapes these systems. Our platform combines elite human expertise with cutting-edge tools for scalable oversight, from building rich RL environments to conducting rigorous evaluations that go beyond benchmarks. We've run a profitable business from day one without raising venture funding.
The Role
This is a senior, hands-on engineering role for builders who want full ownership.
As a Staff Product Engineer at Surge, you will own the direction and execution of critical products that sit at the center of modern AI development. You’ll operate with a high degree of autonomy, make consequential technical and product decisions, and ship quickly.
We are a small, dynamic team operating at the center of the AI ecosystem. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering leaders and researchers from top technology companies to build products that support advanced AI training techniques.
What We’re Looking for
7+ years of experience building and shipping production software
Demonstrated experience leading projects with significant scope and ambiguity
Product-focused mindset: you thrive on rapidly shipping features and products that solve real-world problems
Passion for AI ethics: you’re committed to making AI models safer and more useful for society
Excellent communication skills: you can clearly explain decisions and trade-offs to other senior engineers
Startup experience (early-stage engineer or founder strongly preferred)
Experience with Python or Ruby on Rails, and React/Typescript
CS degree from a top school or equivalent STEM background
What You’ll Do
Develop innovative solutions to enhance annotation efficiency using the latest AI advancements.
Create intuitive interfaces for data exploration and visualization, including tools for RLHF processes.
Design and implement systems for large-scale data processing to support AI model training and evaluation.
Build interactive products to effectively communicate complex instructions to our workforce.
Contribute to products that facilitate the collection and analysis of human feedback for RLHF and other AI training methodologies.
How we rate this
Staff Product Engineer at Surge AI rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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Questions you could be asked
- Tell me about a project where product engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where fullstack development was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where rlhf was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where data processing was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Anthropic in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Product Engineering, Fullstack Development, Rlhf, Data Processing, and Anthropic. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Show where AI is part of your daily process, not a one-off project. This role expects it to be a running habit.
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