Growth Lead

About hud

Platform for building RL environments and evals

Tech description:

AWS
Docker
Rust
Postgres
Python
Next + React

Job description:

## **About HUD**

[HUD](https://www.hud.ai/) is building infrastructure to create RL training data and evals for frontier AI agents, as well as a marketplace to sell these to frontier labs through the HUD marketplace. Our platform is used by frontier labs, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. We’ve raised $16M from top VCs and were YC W25.

## **About the role**

We’re hiring a Growth Lead to **help HUD meet the right people and evangelize our vision**. This is the most unique role at HUD as “right people” could mean

- **Candidates for hiring, the initial focus of this role**

- AI engineers and researchers at events

- Key people at other AI companies and the broader AI ecosystem

**This role isn’t growth in the traditional GTM sense** - though it could become that if you develop a large rolodex and enjoy sales. Where this role leads really depends on you!

## Responsibilities

- **Telling HUD’s story and getting people excited about our vision through worldbuilding**

- Finding, connecting, and meeting with candidates, AI engineers and researchers, and other key people in the AI ecosystem

- Define our culture and values, then screen candidates and develop an onboarding process for new hires based on them

- Work with the Chief of Staff to own end-to-end recruiting, including building and optimizing the systems (recruiting ops and tooling, automated workflows, etc.)

- Work with the Marketing & Events Lead to host community events, represent HUD at industry events, and create content

- Work with the GTM Engineers to find intros or connection pathways into high-priority leads

## Experience

**You may be a good fit if you have:**

- **Genuine excitement about frontier models and telling HUD’s story** - **explain your interest in detail under “Why are you interested in working at HUD?”**

- Experience finding and connecting with people in any context (e.g., recruiting or GTM)

- Strong soft skills - well-spoken, probably extraverted, and good at reading people

- Desire to learn recruiting, marketing and events, GTM, or any other function that could evolve from this role

- Early-stage startup experience with ability to work independently in fast-paced environments

**Strong candidates may also have:**

- Strong network within the RL researcher, RL engineer, and broader startup communities

- A clear point of view on how great technical companies tell stories

- Experience in recruiting, community, or content roles in startups

- Evidence that you can understand technical products well enough to explain them simply and accurately

- A standout portfolio of writing that showcases your ability

_We prioritize technical aptitude and learning potential over years of experience. Motivated candidates are encouraged to apply even if they don't meet all criteria._

## **Team & company details**

- **Team Size** : ~15 people currently, mostly full-time in-person, but some remote.

- **Our team:** Our team includes 4 International Olympiad medalists (IOI, ILO, IPhO), serial AI startup founders, and researchers with publications at ICLR, NeurIPS, etc.

- **Company stage:** We have 8 figures in funding and high revenue growth. We’re scaling profitably and quickly to meet very strong demand.

## **Logistics**

- **Employment** : Full-time preferred, open to fractional for exceptional candidates.

- **Location** : On-site in the San Francisco Bay Area.

- **Visa Sponsorship** : We provide support for relocation and visas for strong full-time candidates to the US.

- **Timeline** : Applications are rolling. The process is 2 technical interviews and a 2-3 day work trial.

## **What we offer**

- Competitive compensation based on experience and location

- 100% covered top-of-the-line medical, dental, and vision from Blue Shield of CA

- Lunch and dinner when you’re in the office

- Company-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day) on top of PTO and paid holidays

- Other perks including an Equinox membership, 401k, and commuter benefits

- Unlimited\* access to tokens for ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, etc. \*_By unlimited, we mean no one on our token usage leaderboard has ever hit a limit. So we have no idea what the limit is._

Due to high volume, we may not actively respond to every application, but feel free to contact us at [[email removed]](mailto:[email removed]) or elsewhere if we missed your application!