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Join the Syntony team

Explore open roles in research, engineering, and business operations, along with fellowships and undergraduate internships.

Open opportunities

Open roles

Build our products or help with business operations, marketing, and customer and partner relationships. Each role page explains the responsibilities, working arrangements, and compensation terms.

Head of Red Teaming

Part-time or full-time · Remote · Cash + equity

Lead Syntony’s red teaming practice: run engagements, guide the Trusted Red Team Network, and connect findings to governance and assurance. Generous cash compensation and equity, plus a full startup benefits package.

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Program Lead, National Security

Part-time or full-time · Remote · U.S. citizens only

Build and lead Syntony’s national security program across evaluation, red teaming, wargaming, and training for defense and national security clients. Generous cash compensation and equity, plus a full startup benefits package.

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Program Lead, Life Sciences

Part-time or full-time · Remote · Cash + equity

Build and lead Syntony’s life sciences program across evaluation, red teaming, safeguards, and governance for AI in biology, medicine, and public health. Generous cash compensation and equity, plus a full startup benefits package.

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Program Lead, Physical AI

Part-time or full-time · Remote · Cash + equity

Build and lead Syntony’s physical AI program across evaluation, red teaming, and safety for robotics, autonomous systems, and embodied AI. Generous cash compensation and equity, plus a full startup benefits package.

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Program Lead, Cyber and Critical Infrastructure

Part-time or full-time · Remote · U.S. citizens only

Build and lead Syntony’s cyber and critical infrastructure program across evaluation, red teaming, and governance for AI-enabled cyber risk and the systems people rely on. Generous cash compensation and equity, plus a full startup benefits package.

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Head of Partnerships

Part-time or full-time · Remote · Cash + equity

Build and lead Syntony’s partnerships with universities, research institutions, AI developers, technology and consulting firms, and public sector organizations. Generous cash compensation and equity, plus a full startup benefits package.

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Lead Product Engineer (Full Stack)

Paid contract · Product engineering · Generous rates

Build product workflows from data model to interface. Help people follow AI evaluation evidence, review findings, and record decisions. This contract can grow into a full-time senior engineering role.

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Lead AI Evaluation & Agent Systems Engineer

Paid contract · Evaluation systems · Generous rates

Develop evaluation harnesses, structured traces, and replay tools that make adversarial results reproducible and mitigations testable. This contract can grow into a full-time senior engineering role.

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Business Operations Intern

Undergraduate · Winter 2026/2027 · 10 hours/week

Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, NC (hybrid)

Work directly alongside the founder across operations, business development, marketing, and selected other projects. The internship runs December 2026 to February 2027, with a generous stipend and full benefits, including coworking privileges. Work remotely with some in-person meetings in the Triangle.

For undergraduate students from any major with an interest in business and/or technology who can attend occasional meetings in the Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill area. Coursework, projects, student activities, work experience, and independent learning all count; prior formal experience is not required. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. We can coordinate course credit with your institution, subject to its approval and requirements.

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Engineering Intern

Undergraduate · Software & AI evaluation

Build, test, and document software and tools for AI evaluation and governance through a mentored engineering project. For undergraduate students, with generous compensation and full benefits. Scope, duration, and compensation are confirmed before acceptance.

We can coordinate course credit with your institution, subject to its approval and requirements.

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Research and collaboration

Fellowships and other opportunities

Explore our fellowships and research collaborations. Each program page explains its focus, eligibility, application status, and how to apply.

Syntony Engineering Fellowship

Applications open · Technical research

A defined technical research project for graduate students and people who have completed graduate study, focused on AI evaluation and governance.

Fellowship details

Syntony Humanitas Fellowship

Applications open · Independent research

An eight-month interdisciplinary fellowship exploring human rights, testimony and archival integrity, AI safety, and human security.

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Trusted Red Team

Project-based adversarial evaluation

Bring specialist expertise in areas such as ML security, policy analysis, agent evaluation, or strategic risk.

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Research Affiliates Program

Project-based governance and risk research

Collaborate on evaluation methods, governance design, policy analysis, or strategic risk research.

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Expression of General Interest

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