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 OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google.
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.
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you’ll work directly with top AI labs to design and ship the infrastructure behind their most critical data workflows. You’ll embed with cutting-edge research teams, understand their model challenges, and build the pipelines, tools, and automations that move their experiments forward.
This isn’t a heads-down backend role — you’ll be on the frontlines, blending engineering with problem-solving, and translating ambiguous research needs into high-leverage technical systems. Your work will directly shape how the world’s most advanced models are trained and evaluated — and you’ll ship fast, iterate constantly, and see the impact of your work in real time.
To apply, please email [email protected] with your background and interest in collaborating with Surge. Please include the name of the role you’re applying for in the subject line or email body. We welcome personal projects and writings!