CAREERS
Help the world trust AI agents
We’re a small, senior team building the trust infrastructure for autonomous agents. If you have curiosity with grit and want autonomy, we’d love to hear from you.
2023
founded by senior leaders from AWS
$23M
raised — BrightMind, Gradient, Mayfield
Fully Remote
US, Canada, Argentina, Switzerland
HOW WE WORK
What it’s like here
Learn relentlessly
The field reinvents itself every quarter. We hire people who treat that as fuel — reading papers, running experiments, and changing their minds in public.
Own the outcome
Small team, senior people, no layers. You ship the thing, you talk to the customer it serves.
Ship the science
Research here ends as a product capability or an open-source release — not a slide. Papers, models, and probes go out the door.
OPEN ROLES
Where we’re hiring
RESEARCH
Red-teaming, trust measurement, guardrail models, and agent adaptation — published in the open.
Research Scientist / Senior Research ScientistFundamental Research · Remote (US/Canada) · $150–250k + equity
Drive original research on trustworthy ML, generative modeling, and agentic AI on the team led by Tim G. J. Rudner — agent failure modes, multi-agent robustness, scalable oversight. Publish at top venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR…) and turn prototypes into shipped platform capabilities. Wants: PhD or equivalent, strong publication record, deep ML foundations, Python + PyTorch/JAX. Senior level adds research leadership and mentoring.
GO-TO-MARKET
Help enterprises in finance, HR, and healthcare put trusted agents into production.
Enterprise Account ExecutiveFounding AE · Remote (Menlo Park / NYC hubs) · $150k base + commission + equity
Own the end-to-end hunt for enterprise and startup accounts as Vijil moves from founder-led sales to a repeatable revenue machine: build territories from scratch, self-generate pipeline (~$500k in Q1), drive POCs, and represent Vijil at RSA, BlackHat, and AWS Summit. Wants: SaaS or cybersecurity sales background, hunter mentality, startup DNA.
Sales Development RepresentativeFounding SDR · Remote · $70k base + commission (OTE $100k) + equity
Top of the revenue funnel: research accounts, engage security and AI leaders across email, LinkedIn, and phone, and book 20+ qualified meetings a month once ramped. Help define the outbound playbook — not just run it — with a clear path to an AE seat. Wants: 2–4 years SDR/BDR in SaaS or cybersecurity (or exceptional hustle), coachability, technical curiosity.
Growth Marketing RockstarSF Bay Area · $100–150k + equity
Bring energy and enthusiasm to social media, SEO/GEO, content development, marketing communications, and event support. Wants: 2–4 years in similar roles at software startups or consumer tech companies; BA/BS in STEAM fields preferred. Must be based in the SF Bay Area.
REWARDS AND RISKS
What you get, and what you’re signing up for
The rewards
Competitive base pay and meaningful early-stage equity. Health, dental, and vision insurance; flexible time off; paid parental and family leave; immigration sponsorship. Researchers get a dedicated budget for conferences, compute, and publication — and active support for open-source work and academic collaboration.
The risks
We are an early-stage startup in a market that is being invented as we build. Priorities shift, plans get rewritten by customer feedback, and there is no playbook to inherit — equity may be worth a great deal or nothing. If you need certainty and structure, this will be uncomfortable; if you want a hand in creating both, it’s the point.
Vijil is an equal opportunity employer. We actively seek diversity of talent, background, and perspective, and we make employment decisions without regard to race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability.
Earn trust with us
Send a note about what you’ve built and what you want to learn.