AI Lab Job Postings: Week of June 15–22, 2026

AI Lab Job Postings: Week of June 15–22, 2026

91 new roles across 7 AI labs this week (↓19% from 112 last week) — Anthropic dropped 41% to 20 roles as APAC legal infrastructure buildout replaced its typical engineering-heavy weeks; OpenAI held at 21 with new Consumer Devices and Agent Enablement teams forming; xAI posted its fourth consecutive week of zero engineering or research roles, with all 4 new roles being data center operations. Salary disclosed on 33 of 91 roles (36%). All 91 roles include direct apply links.

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91 new roles across 7 labs this week — down from 112 last week. The volume drop is almost entirely Anthropic-driven (34→20, −41%); every other lab held steady or ticked up. The mix also shifted: this week skews toward legal infrastructure, hardware-adjacent engineering, and first-in-country hires, with noticeably fewer pure research openings than recent weeks.
Three signals worth flagging before you scan the tables:
  • Anthropic is building legal teams in Singapore, Sydney, and London at speed — 5 of its 20 new roles are commercial counsel and contracts managers, the clearest sign yet of structured international contracting capacity.
  • OpenAI launched a Consumer Devices hardware team, with two hardware engineering roles (4 days/week in-office) alongside a new Agent Enablement team building open agent protocol infrastructure.
  • xAI has now posted zero engineering or research roles for four consecutive weeks — all four new roles are data center operations in Memphis and Southaven, MS.
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Cross-lab summary

LabNew rolesSalary disclosedTop hiring area
OpenAI2114/19 fetched (74%)Consumer Devices, Agent Enablement, Safety
Anthropic204/20 (20% via API)APAC/EMEA Legal & Sales, Claude Code CI/CD, RL Research
Meta AI1710/17 via Teal (59%)GenAI agentic platform, Robotics, Reality Labs
Cohere120/12 (0%)North platform PM/Director, Inference infra, Native apps, GRC
Google DeepMind115/11 (45%)Post-AGI Research, ML silicon, Frontier Safety
Mistral AI60/6 (0%)Global HPC infra (Singapore + US/Canada), Palo Alto IT
xAI40/4 (0%)Data center ops (Memphis/Southaven MS)
Date confidence: Anthropic and Mistral dates confirmed via ATS APIs. OpenAI dates estimated from Google index timestamps (±1 day). DeepMind dates estimated from Google Careers search snippets (±1 day). Meta dates approximate via Teal aggregator (±1 day). All salary figures are base only; equity and bonus are additional where stated.

Anthropic — 20 new roles

Anthropic (the AI safety company behind the Claude model family) confirmed all 20 roles via the Greenhouse API. The volume drop from 34 last week is concentrated in the go-to-market and non-technical functions; the research and engineering roster held at 4 roles. All Anthropic roles are hybrid with ≥25% in-office time unless noted.
Only 4 of 20 roles surfaced salary data through the API endpoint. Anthropic's full salary range on all roles requires visiting each individual posting.

Research and engineering

RoleDeptLocationRemoteSenioritySalaryApply
Research Engineer, RL Scaling ScienceAI Research & EngineeringLondon, UKOnsiteSenior/Staff£375,000–£640,0001
Research Engineer, Domain ScalingAI Research & EngineeringSF / NYC / SeattleOnsiteSenior/Staff$350,000–$850,0002
Staff SWE, Developer Productivity (CI/CD) — Claude CodeEngineering & Design — ProductSF / NYCOnsiteStaff$405,000–$485,0003
Staff SWE, Developer Productivity (Dev Environments) — Claude CodeEngineering & Design — ProductSF / NYCOnsiteStaffNot disclosed4
Platform Security Engineering — OpenBMCSecuritySF / NYC / SeattleOnsiteSenior (8+ yr)$405,0005
Platform Hardware SecuritySecuritySF / NYC / SeattleOnsiteSeniorNot disclosed4
Software Engineer, Identity & Access ControlsSafeguards (Trust & Safety)Remote-friendly / SF / Seattle / NYCRemote-friendlyMid-SeniorNot disclosed4
Notable: The Domain Scaling Research Engineer role ($350K–$850K) targets making Claude world-class in finance, healthcare, and law — the engineer owns end-to-end data strategy from task acquisition to RL training environments. 2 The London RL Scaling Science role (£375K–£640K, posted Jun 22) is Anthropic's first core AI research posting in the UK. 1 The OpenBMC role establishes a founding firmware security team for Anthropic's server cluster BMC management — dual responsibility across production firmware development (Yocto/OpenEmbedded) and security hardening (secure boot, attestation, SPDM). 5
RoleDeptLocationRemoteSalaryApply
Commercial Counsel, APAC (Singapore)LegalSingaporeOnsiteNot disclosed4
Commercial Counsel, APAC (Sydney)LegalSydney, AustraliaOnsiteNot disclosed4
Contracts Manager, APAC (Singapore)LegalSingaporeOnsiteNot disclosed4
Contracts Manager, APAC (Sydney)LegalSydney, AustraliaOnsiteNot disclosed4
Contracts Manager, EMEALegalLondon, UKOnsiteNot disclosed4
Account Executive, Nonprofits & Higher Education — APACSalesSydney, AustraliaOnsiteNot disclosed6
Enterprise Account Executive, Industries GeneralistSalesMunich, GermanyOnsiteNot disclosed4
Manager, Sales Development — EMEASalesDublin, IrelandOnsiteNot disclosed4
Customer Success Manager, Public SectorSalesNYC / SF / Washington DCOnsiteNot disclosed4
Customer Success Manager, Beneficial Deployments — Global DevelopmentSalesSF / NYCOnsiteNot disclosed4
The APAC Nonprofits & Higher Education AE role (Sydney) requires 10+ years APAC market experience and cross-regional compliance knowledge spanning India DPDP Act/FCRA, Australia Privacy Act, and Singapore PDPA — a "first on the ground" generalist role covering India, ANZ, and Singapore. 6

People, comms, and operations

RoleDeptLocationRemoteSalaryApply
People Partner, TokyoPeopleTokyo, JapanOnsiteNot disclosed7
Global Real Estate Construction ManagerPeopleSan Francisco, CAOnsiteNot disclosed4
Head of Social CommunicationsCommunicationsSF / NYCOnsiteNot disclosed4
The Tokyo People Partner role requires Japanese/English bilingual proficiency and 10+ years HR experience, covering Japan-specific compliance (visas, background checks), employee relations, and building a scalable HR infrastructure for Anthropic's Japan presence. 7

OpenAI — 21 new roles

OpenAI's career pages carry no visible posting dates; all 21 roles were identified via Google index recency (within the June 15–22 window). 19 pages were successfully fetched (2 unresolved: one Cloudflare-blocked, one returned 404). All salary ranges include equity. Standard hybrid policy: 3 days/week in-office unless noted. 8
Two new team formations stand out: the Consumer Devices hardware team (4 days/week in-office, requiring embedded systems experience) and the Agent Enablement team building open agent ecosystem protocols from scratch.

Engineering (7 roles)

RoleDeptLocationRemoteSenioritySalaryApply
Full Stack SWE, Agent EnablementCodex — Agent EnablementSan FranciscoNot specifiedMid-Senior$255,000–$405,0009
Full Stack SWE, ChatGPT FinancesApplied AI EngineeringSan FranciscoNot specifiedMid-Senior$293,000–$325,00010
System Performance Engineer, Consumer DevicesSoftware — Consumer DevicesSan FranciscoHybrid (4 days/wk)Mid-Senior$293,000–$325,00011
System Power Engineer, Consumer DevicesSoftware — Consumer DevicesSan FranciscoHybrid (4 days/wk)Mid-Senior$293,000–$325,00012
Data Engineer, Scaling AnalyticsAnalyticsSan FranciscoNot specifiedMid-Senior (5+ yr)$293,000–$385,00013
Android Engineer, GrowthApplied AI EngineeringSan FranciscoHybrid (3 days/wk)Mid-Senior (4+ yr)$230,000–$268,00014
Product Manufacturing EngineerScaling — ComputeSan FranciscoHybrid (3 days/wk)Mid-SeniorNot disclosed15
Notable: The Agent Enablement SWE role ($255K–$405K) targets building foundational protocols and identity standards for internet-scale open agent ecosystems — designing the next-generation UX for controlling and managing agents across web, desktop, and mobile. 9 The ChatGPT Finances SWE ($293K–$325K) covers account connections, data ingestion, dashboards, personalized financial insights, and conversational experience — explicitly described as "early and ambitious." 10 Consumer Devices hardware engineers are required 4 days/week in-office (above OpenAI's standard 3-day policy). 11

Safety, research, and technical leadership (5 roles)

RoleDeptLocationRemoteSenioritySalaryApply
Engineering Manager, Sensitive DeploymentsApplied AI — IntegritySan FranciscoNot specifiedEM (10+ yr, 4+ yr mgmt)$347,000–$490,00016
Lead Safety Engineer, RoboticsRoboticsSan FranciscoHybrid (4 days/wk)Lead (relocation assist)$342,000–$468,00017
TLM, Embedded ExperiencesSupport Automation — Cooperative AISF / SeattleNot specifiedTLM$325,000–$385,00018
Abuse InvestigatorIntelligence & InvestigationsNYC / Remote USHybridSenior (5+ yr)$288,000–$425,00019
Research Engineer / Research Scientist — ProactivityResearch (est.)San Francisco (est.)Not specifiedSeniorNot disclosed20
Note: Research Engineer / Research Scientist — Proactivity detail page was blocked by Cloudflare; role description not available beyond serper snippet. Salary and exact department unconfirmed.
The EM, Sensitive Deployments role ($347K–$490K, the week's highest OpenAI salary) covers hyperscaler and government deployments, zero-data-retention environments, and privacy-restricted deployments — government/defense client experience is a preference. 16 The Robotics Safety Lead ($342K–$468K) defines OpenAI's robot product safety strategy end-to-end, referencing ISO 10218, ISO 13849, IEC 61508, and ANSI/RIA standards. 17

Go-to-market, partnerships, and operations (9 roles)

RoleDeptLocationRemoteSenioritySalaryApply
Business Development Lead — CyberProduct PartnershipsSF / NYC / Washington DCNot specifiedSenior (15+ yr)$333,000–$370,00021
Solutions Engineer, Digital Natives (Strategics)Technical SuccessSan FranciscoHybrid (3 days/wk)Senior (8+ yr)$174,000–$245,00022
Strategic Partnerships Lead, EducationGrowth — EducationSan FranciscoNot specified (~35% travel)Senior$239,000–$269,00023
Program Manager, Foundations Data and OperationsFoundationsSan FranciscoNot specifiedSenior (8+ yr)$162,000–$240,00024
AI Success EngineerAI SuccessDelhi / India Remote (also Mumbai or Bengaluru)Remote (India)Senior (8+ yr)Not disclosed25
AI Deployment Engineer, StartupsTechnical SuccessStockholm, SwedenNot specifiedMid-SeniorNot disclosed26
Recruiter, AI/ML Research EMEARecruitingLondon, UKHybrid (3 days/wk)SeniorNot disclosed27
International Benefits SpecialistTotal RewardsLondon, UKNot specifiedSeniorNot disclosed28

Meta AI — 17 new roles

Meta's AI hiring this week spans FAIR (Fundamental AI Research, focused on foundational research and the Llama model family), MSL (Meta Superintelligence Labs, Meta's frontier capability group), and Reality Labs. Salary figures are via Teal aggregator; dates are approximate (±1 day). All roles include bonus and equity on top of base. 29
The clearest new signal: the AI Research Engineer posting (Jun 16, Menlo Park) explicitly names "building a general-purpose agentic platform that powers a wide range of GenAI products across Facebook" as a core objective — the first explicit agentic platform disclosure from Meta's Facebook product division. 30

Fully detailed roles (via Teal, 10 roles)

RoleTeamLocationSenioritySalaryApply
AI Research Engineer (GenAI / Agentic Platform)Facebook GenAIMenlo Park, CASenior$183,997–$257,00030
AI Research Scientist, RoboticsFAIRMenlo Park, CASenior (PhD req'd)$184,000–$257,00031
AI Research Scientist, RoboticsFAIRRedmond, WASenior (PhD req'd)$219,000–$301,00031
AI Research Scientist, Audio-Visual UnderstandingFAIRSan Francisco, CASenior (PhD req'd)$154,000–$217,00032
AI Research Scientist — Generative AI for Materials DiscoveryResearchRedmond, WASenior (PhD req'd)$154,000–$217,00033
Research Engineer, Robotics (Operations)FAIRRedmond, WAMid-Senior$154,003–$217,00034
Embedded Software Engineer, BSP/Kernel — Reality LabsReality LabsSunnyvale, CAMid-Senior$154,000–$217,00035
Research Scientist — Reality LabsReality LabsNew York, NYSenior (PhD req'd)$184,000–$257,00035
Software Engineer, SystemML — Scaling/PerformanceSystemMLMenlo Park, CAMid-Senior$154,003–$217,00036
Research Scientist, Advanced ControlIDCMenlo Park, CA + 4 locationsSenior (PhD + 8+ yr)~$184,000–$257,000 (est.)37
Salary and full descriptions not available; metacareers.com SPA blocked scraping.
RoleDeptApply
Technical Program Manager, Wearables AIReality Labs38
Data Scientist, Infrastructure Data CentersInfrastructure39
Research Scientist Intern, State Estimation — Dexterous ManipulationReality Labs Research40
Research Scientist Intern, Photorealistic Telepresence (PhD)Reality Labs Research41
AI Research Scientist — LanguageMeta AI (MRS)42
Software Engineer, Systems MLAI/ML Infrastructure43
AI Transformation Lead, Hardware EngineeringReality Labs44

Google DeepMind — 11 new roles

Google DeepMind (Alphabet's primary AI research organization, developing Gemini, AlphaFold, and robotics AI) confirmed 11 new roles on Google Careers this week. Posting dates are not disclosed on Google Careers pages — all roles were identified via Google index timestamps (±1 day). The Greenhouse board at job-boards.greenhouse.io/deepmind carries no new roles; all 25 listings there date from May 2026 or earlier. 45
US roles carry a 15–20% annual bonus target plus equity. Non-US salary figures are not disclosed.
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RoleTeamLocationRemoteSenioritySalary (base)Apply
ML Chip/IP ArchitectCustom SiliconMountain View, CANot specifiedSenior/Principal (10+ yr SoC)$256,000–$279,000 + 20% bonus46
Senior Product Manager, Gemini Post TrainingGemini Post TrainingMountain View, CANot specifiedSenior (8+ yr PM)$256,000–$279,000 + 20% bonus47
Research Engineer, Frontier Safety MitigationsGemini SafetySF / Mountain ViewNot specifiedMid-Senior (5+ yr)$174,000–$253,000 + 15% bonus48
Surfaces Model UX Designer, GeminiAppGemini App Model UXMTV / NYC / SFNot specifiedMid-Senior (6+ yr)$159,000–$231,000 + 15% bonus49
Staff Developer Experience EngineerDeepMind DevExBengaluru, IndiaNot specifiedStaff (7+ yr)Not disclosed50
Communications Lead, Post AGI ResearchPost AGI ResearchLondon, UKNot specifiedLead (7+ yr)Not disclosed51
Manager, Applied AI EngineeringApplied AI EngineeringLondon, UKNot specifiedManager (8+ yr dev, 5+ yr mgmt)Not disclosed52
Staff Research Engineer, Applied AIApplied AISingaporeNot specifiedStaff (8+ yr)Not disclosed53
Research Scientist, Frontier AIGDM Frontier AIZürich, SwitzerlandNot specifiedSenior/Principal (PhD + 15 yr)Not disclosed54
Employee Relations Partner (Fixed Term Contract)People & CultureLondon, UKNot specifiedSenior FTC (7+ yr)Not disclosed55
Research Scientist, Social Sciences — Post-AGI ResearchPost AGI ResearchRemoved(page offline as of Jun 22 — verify current status before applying)
Notable: The ML Chip/IP Architect role ($256K–$279K + 20% bonus) covers custom DeepMind accelerator silicon — architectures, chiplets, and PPA trade-offs — distinct from Google's TPU program. 46 The Gemini Post Training PM ($256K–$279K + 20% bonus) embeds directly in model training: analyzing evaluation results, guiding daily training runs, and resolving output regressions 2–3 release cycles ahead. 47 The Frontier Safety Mitigations Research Engineer ($174K–$253K + 15% bonus) builds classifiers and monitoring systems feeding directly into DeepMind's Frontier Safety Framework commitments. 48 The Research Scientist, Social Sciences — Post-AGI Research page returned "Job not found" as of June 22 — it may have been filled or withdrawn. 56

Cohere — 12 new roles

Cohere (Toronto-based enterprise AI company building the Command model family and the North agentic AI platform) confirmed 12 new roles identified via Built In NYC and Teal. Cohere does not disclose salary on any listings — consistent across all prior weeks. 57
The week's signal: Director of Product, North and Product Manager, Integrations posted on the same day (Jun 16), alongside three simultaneous Inference Infrastructure engineering roles — a parallel product leadership + infrastructure buildout for the North platform. 58 59
RoleDeptLocationRemoteSalaryApply
Director of Product, NorthProduct4 locationsIn-office/RemoteNot disclosed58
Product Manager, IntegrationsProduct — North PlatformToronto, ONRemoteNot disclosed59
Product Manager, Native Experience & GrowthProduct — North Apps4 locationsIn-office/RemoteNot disclosed60
Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic PlatformAgentic Platform6 locationsIn-office/RemoteNot disclosed61
Full-Stack Software Engineer, InferenceInference5 locationsHybridNot disclosed62
Staff Software Engineer, Inference InfrastructureInference5 locationsHybridNot disclosed63
Site Reliability Engineer, Inference InfrastructureInference5 locationsIn-office/RemoteNot disclosed64
Senior GRC SpecialistSecurity/Compliance4 locationsIn-office/RemoteNot disclosed65
Data Annotation Specialist, Data Science (Part-time Contract)Data ScienceCanadaRemote40 CAD/hr, 12-mo contract66
Sr. Marketing Performance Analyst (Contract)MarketingCalifornia, USRemoteNot disclosed67
Talent Acquisition Partner — Tech RecruiterTalent5 locationsHybridNot disclosed68
Staff UX Researcher (removed Jun 11) remains unfilled as of Jun 22 — no replacement UX research role has been posted in the four weeks since removal. 57
The Data Annotation Specialist is the only Cohere role with a disclosed rate this week: 40 CAD/hour, part-time (16 hrs/week minimum), 12-month contract, remote Canada. The role evaluates model performance on data science and coding tasks including code generation, table manipulation, and debugging; familiarity with code agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode) is listed as a plus. 66

Mistral AI — 6 new roles

Mistral AI (Paris-based AI company developing open-source and frontier models) confirmed all 6 roles via the Lever API — the most reliable date source in this tracker. Zero salary disclosures, consistent with Mistral's policy. 69
This week marks Mistral's first APAC infrastructure hire (Singapore HPC Systems Engineer) and first US infrastructure hire (Palo Alto IT Specialist) — both Engineering & Infra department roles. The parallel US/Canada + Singapore HPC postings suggest a global HPC build-out timeline is being executed simultaneously across regions.
RoleDeptLocationRemoteSenioritySalaryPostedApply
Systems Engineer, HPC (APAC)Engineering & InfraSingaporeRemoteSeniorNot disclosedJun 1870
Systems Engineer, HPC (US & Canada)Engineering & InfraMontreal / Toronto / NYC / Palo Alto / SFRemoteSeniorNot disclosedJun 1771
AI Deployment Strategist — CanadaSolutionsMontreal, CanadaOnsiteMid-Senior (2+ yr)Not disclosedJun 1672
IT Specialist — Palo AltoEngineering & InfraPalo Alto, CAFull-time (onsite)Mid-levelNot disclosedJun 1673
Onboarding Specialist (Intern)HRParis, FranceFixed termInternNot disclosedJun 1573
Learning & DevelopmentHRParis, FranceNot specifiedMid-levelNot disclosedJun 2273
The HPC Systems Engineer roles (APAC and US/Canada carry the same JD) require Linux system administration experience for bare-metal/cluster/cloud environments scaling to thousand-node clusters and petabyte-scale storage, with Slurm experience. 70 71 The Palo Alto IT Specialist is the first Engineering & Infra role Mistral has posted in the US — prior US openings were concentrated in Solutions and Sales. 73

xAI — 4 new roles

xAI (Elon Musk's AI company developing Grok and operating the Colossus supercomputing cluster) posted 4 new roles this week — all Data Center operations in Memphis, TN and Southaven, MS. This is the fourth consecutive week with zero engineering or research postings. Of xAI's 211 board listings, the overwhelming majority are Data Center department roles. 74
RoleDeptLocationTypeSalaryApply
Lead, Fiber TechnicianData CenterMemphis TN / Southaven MSPermanent, onsiteNot disclosed74
Maintenance PlannerData CenterSouthaven, MSPermanent, onsiteNot disclosed74
Manager, Mechanical EngineeringData CenterMemphis TN / Southaven MSPermanent, onsiteNot disclosed74
Manager, Operations Engineering (Physical Infrastructure)Data CenterMemphis TN / Southaven MSPermanent, onsiteNot disclosed74
Two of this week's four roles are Manager-level, extending the data center organizational chart into a middle-management tier. xAI's Engineering department (with sub-categories covering Model, Product, Infrastructure, Design, and Information Security) has added no new roles for at least the past four weeks based on this tracker's coverage. 74

Hiring signal analysis

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Three labs — Cohere, Mistral, and xAI — have disclosed zero salary figures across every role in the past four weeks. OpenAI disclosed rates on 74% of fetched roles this week; Meta disclosed 59% via Teal (neither discloses on their own career pages). Anthropic's API returned salary data for only 4 of 20 new roles this week — down from the 87% rate observed last week when individual posting pages were deep-dived.
APAC legal infrastructure is getting real. Anthropic added 4 APAC legal and contracts roles (Singapore × 2, Sydney × 2) in a single week alongside a Tokyo People Partner, matching the pace of sales expansion into the region. Legal capacity typically follows commercial capacity by two to three quarters; the simultaneous buildout suggests Anthropic is treating APAC legal as a prerequisite, not a follow-on. 4
OpenAI's hardware team is 4-days-in-office. Both Consumer Devices roles require 4 days/week in-office — one day above OpenAI's standard hybrid policy. That stricter requirement is consistent with hardware development norms (physical lab access, prototype handling) and signals the Consumer Devices product is in active build-and-test phase rather than early scoping. 11
xAI's four consecutive weeks of zero engineering or research roles is the most persistent hiring gap currently visible in this tracker across all seven labs — the Engineering department (Model, Product, Infrastructure) has not added a single new role in the current tracking window. Whether that reflects internal mobility, a build-out pause, or pipeline timing is not confirmed by any public source.

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