About Thinking Machines

The mission of Thinking Machines is to build AI that extends human will and judgment. We are training frontier models with Inkling, developing Tinker to let people make models their own, and crafting interfaces that broaden human-AI communication. We believe the future worth building is human, and we're hiring people who want to build it.

About the Role

Thinking Machines builds multimodal-first. For us, there is no separate multimodal work. It’s at the core of everything we do, from the scientific goals we’re setting to the infrastructure we’re building. We’re looking for researchers to advance the frontier of audio capabilities. You’ll explore how audio models enable more natural and efficient communication/collaboration, preserving more information and capturing user intent.

This is a highly collaborative role. You’ll work closely across pre-training, post-training, and product with world-class researchers, infrastructure engineers, and designers. This is an opportunity to shape the fundamental capabilities of AI systems that millions of people will use.

This role blends fundamental research and practical engineering, as we do not distinguish between the two roles internally. You will be expected to write high-performance code and read technical reports. It’s an excellent fit for some