Job Title: Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist (Deep Learning and Generative Models)

Company Overview: Kindo is an agent automation platform for DevOps and SecOps teams. We help organizations automate high-friction operational work using autonomous agents that run in the background — reliably, securely, and at scale.

We're ~40 people with strong customer traction, real enterprise revenue, and the infrastructure to support serious AI development. This isn't a side bet on AI. It's the entire company.

At the heart of our platform is DeepHat, Kindo's uncensored cybersecurity model. Built for real offensive reasoning, long-context analysis, and secure execution, DeepHat serves as the "AI Brain" of our platform. It is trained on real-world attack patterns and high-signal security data to power precise, autonomous workflows. As a member of the DeepHat team, you will be responsible for pushing the boundaries of what specialized LLMs can achieve in the realm of digital defense.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist with a specialization in deep learning and generative models to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in the architecture and implementation of our AI modeling efforts, with a specific focus on post-training and fine-tuning large language models.

While this role requires deep technical expertise, we value a collaborative environment where good ideas flourish regardless of title. You will work within a team that empowers engineers to own their stack end-to-end. The ideal candidate has strong AI/ML fundamentals and can bridge the gap between theoretical research and practical production systems. You should be comfortable working with Agentic LLM usage and modern fine-tuning approaches, ranging from Supervised Fine-Tuning to Knowledge Distillation to RL, to create robust, reliable enterprise solutions.

You will be an early engineer at a high-growth startup, playing a significant role in building and bringing a new generative AI product to market. We are looking for a systems-thinker who cares as much about model evaluation and production stability as they do about algorithmic innovation.

Responsibilities:

• Rigorous Evaluation (Evals): Architect, build, and maintain comprehensive evaluation pipelines. You believe that "you can't improve what you don't measure," and you will be responsible for creating evals that accurately reflect production performance and agentic reliability.
• Post-Training & Fine-Tuning: Apply expert knowledge of model alignment and post-training strategies to tailor our in-house LLMs for enterprise capabilities. You should be adept at selecting and implementing the right technique for the job. Whether that is Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT), Knowledge Distillation, PEFT, or leveraging alignment methods like Reinforcement Learning from Verifiable Rewards (RLVR) when appropriate.
• Hands-on Data Engineering & Strategy: Go beyond just "using" data. You will be responsible for the end-to-end data lifecycle—sourcing, cleaning, curating, and modifying datasets to maximize model effectiveness and domain specificity.
• Training & Inference Optimization: Utilize and optimize the open-source LLM ecosystem for the full model lifecycle. You will leverage distributed training tools (e.g., Accelerate, DeepSpeed/FSDP) and high-throughput serving engines (e.g., vLLM, TensorRT-LLM) to ensure efficiency from training to production.
• End-to-End Ownership: Take a systems-level approach to AI. You will not just build models in isolation but will be responsible for the E2E lifecycle of the model, including how it integrates into production and interacts with the broader application.
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Work closely with cross-functional teams to translate product requirements into technical AI solutions. While this is an individual contributor role, you will be expected to mentor junior members, review code, and contribute to a culture where technical ideas are debated openly and constructively.

Required Qualifications:

• Education: PhD or MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience: 3-5+ years of experience in AI/ML with a strong focus on deep learning, generative models, and LLMs.
• Effective AI Collaboration: You don't just "use" AI tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code, Devin, etc.); you know how to effectively partner with them to drive real efficiency. You know how to thoughtfully prompt, delegate, and iterate with these AI to achieve concrete productivity gains and genuinely accelerate your development process.
• Evaluation Expertise: Demonstrated experience designing metrics and building evaluation harnesses for non-deterministic models. You understand that robust evals are the cornerstone of successful AI products.
• Fine-Tuning Expertise: Deep understanding of the post-training landscape, with practical experience in techniques such as SFT, PEFT (LoRA/QLoRA), and Knowledge Distillation.
• Applied Frameworks: Proficiency with the modern open-source LLM ecosystem. Experience with distributed training (e.g., Accelerate, FSDP, DeepSpeed) and high-level modeling libraries.
• Strong Fundamentals: Deep conceptual understanding of the mathematical and architectural underpinnings of AI/ML (gradients, attention mechanisms, loss landscapes). While we don't code in raw TensorFlow/PyTorch daily, we value the first-principles understanding that comes with knowing these layers.
• Systems Engineering: Experience with software engineering best practices and an ability to write clean, production-ready code. You should be comfortable with the "Ops" side of MLOps.
• Problem Solving: Strong critical thinking skills with a pragmatic focus on shipping solutions that work for users, not just maximizing academic benchmarks.
• Location: Hybrid Onsite in Venice, CA (2 days a week).

Preferred Qualifications:

• LLM Production Experience: Practical experience deploying and maintaining LLMs in a production environment.
• Advanced Alignment: Familiarity with emerging alignment research (e.g., DPO, RLVR) and an ability to determine when these complex methods add value over simpler baselines.
• Agentic Concepts: Strong conceptual understanding of Agentic architectures (planning, tool use, ReAct loops, etc.). 
• Enterprise Context: Knowledge of enterprise security best practices and experience with Enterprise SaaS software.
• Research Impact: A track record of staying current with arXiv papers and successfully translating a research concept into a working feature.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary (Range: $170k-$220k Base) and Equity
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Unlimited vacation and paid time off policies
• A chance to be part of a groundbreaking company shaping the future of generative AI

Company Culture:

• Start-up and entrepreneurial mindset: High-energy, passionate, and willing to put in a bit of extra energy to ensure we succeed, but mindful of work-life balance, protecting weekends, and accommodating personal obligations. Full belief in the multi-billion dollar market opportunity in front of us.
• Strong ownership culture: Complete ownership of core areas of responsibility, but also welcoming ideas and contributions from everyone. Everyone acts like product owners and contributes where they can provide value.
• Fast-paced and action-oriented: Focus on high velocity, minimal processes, and utilizing existing solutions to maximize product development and minimize maintenance overhead. Focused on outcomes over hours. We work smarter, not harder.
• Empathy, open-mindedness, and constructive feedback: Respect diverse working styles, encourage data-informed decisions, and build understanding and trust through direct conflict resolution
• Reflective thinking and effectiveness: Balance thoughtful planning and discipline with action, prioritize finding solutions that meet customer needs over being right
• Collaboration and support: Foster an environment where employees can work together, rely on each other, and support one another through challenges

If you are a passionate and talented AI researcher looking to make a meaningful impact in the generative AI space applied into end-user products, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and join our team of visionaries in creating the next unicorn company in the AI industry.

Job title: Head of Product

About Kindo

Kindo.ai is an agent automation platform purpose-built for DevOps and SecOps teams. We help organizations automate tedious, high-friction operational work—securely—using autonomous agents that can run in the background on schedules or triggers. We’re on-prem capable and built with enterprise security controls from day one.

We’re ~40 people, have strong customer traction, and are entering the next phase of growth where product clarity, focus, and execution velocity matter more than ever.

The Role

We’re hiring a Head of Product who will be our sole PM initially—a hands-on, IC-first product leader who can chart direction, translate customer pain into product strategy, and drive high-quality execution with engineering, design, security, and go-to-market. Over time, you’ll lay the foundation for a strong product practice and build a team as the company scales.

Generative AI doesn’t just change what we build—it changes how product is done. This role is for someone who’s excited to prove (and operationalize) what an AI-native product discipline looks like in practice: faster discovery and synthesis, more iteration through working prototypes, fewer heavyweight artifacts, more personalized communication for different audiences, and tighter feedback loops powered by analytics and automation.

This role is ideal for someone who loves being close to customers and the details, but can also zoom out to define a multi-year product arc—and partner directly with the executive team to drive key business decisions.

What You’ll Work On

You’ll own product end-to-end across an agent automation platform, including:

• Agent automation for DevOps/SecOps across incident response, IAM, vulnerability management, network security, GRC, threat intelligence, red teaming, incident management, infrastructure management, and CI/CD.
• Agentic tool calling & integrations, including an MCP-server-based ecosystem that lets agents safely take action across enterprise systems.
• Orchestration at scale, building toward a future where customers run hundreds (eventually thousands) of agents—plus higher-level coordination patterns where users manage hierarchies of agents.
• Enterprise security & governance controls, especially for customers with strict compliance and regulated requirements.
• On-prem/self-managed deployments, including constraints that come with regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap across platform + workflows; make hard prioritization decisions and keep the team aligned.
• Serve as the company’s product leader and executive partner, working directly with the CEO/CTO/CSO/CRO/VP Marketing and leadership team on strategy, market direction, and business tradeoffs.
• Drive customer discovery (security + ops leaders, practitioners, buyers) and translate insights into crisp product requirements and outcomes.
• Define the platform roadmap for agent execution, orchestration, reliability, and enterprise-grade controls (guardrails, approvals, auditability, policy, observability).
• Partner deeply with Engineering and Design to ship: write PRDs/specs, run product reviews, unblock execution, and ensure high-quality delivery.

Reinvent the product operating system with generative AI

• Evolve how product work gets done using AI: faster synthesis of research and customer feedback, automated/agent-assisted analysis of qualitative + quantitative signals, and clearer decision-making with less overhead.
• Prefer working prototypes and “showable” artifacts (code prototypes, interactive demos, thin specs, living docs) over process-heavy documentation—while maintaining enterprise-grade rigor where it matters (security, governance, reliability, auditability).
• Build audience-specific narratives and materials (exec, buyer, practitioner, engineering, security/compliance) with tailored messaging that improves alignment and speeds decisions.

Establish operating rhythm and measurement

• Establish a clear product operating cadence (planning, roadmap reviews, launch readiness, metrics) that scales with the org.
• Align tightly with GTM on positioning, packaging, pricing inputs, and launch plans—ensuring the product story matches what the market is buying.
• Build and track product success metrics (adoption, retention, workflow completion, time-to-value, platform reliability, expansion signals).
• Over time: hire and develop the product team, define roles/processes, and scale product leadership across the company.

What We’re Looking For (Required)

• 8+ years building product in B2B SaaS and/or enterprise software, with clear ownership of roadmap-to-shipping outcomes.
• Proven product leadership experience (e.g., Head of Product / VP Product / Director of Product / Group PM), including direct, ongoing partnership with C-level executives (CEO/CTO/CISO/COO) and the ability to drive alignment across Engineering and GTM.
• Experience building product in the security and/or DevOps domains—you can credibly engage with practitioners and buyers (SOC, IR, IAM, vuln mgmt, infra ops, CI/CD, etc.).
• Hands-on experience building agentic, AI-enabled platforms and modern LLM-enabled product patterns (tool calling, retrieval/RAG, evals, reliability, human-in-the-loop design).
• Comfort operating as the sole PM / player-coach while also serving as the company’s product leader—setting direction, driving clarity, and making tradeoffs.
• Exceptional product judgment and communication: structured thinking, strong writing, crisp decision-making, and the ability to operate effectively amid ambiguity.
• Track record of strong cross-functional partnership (Engineering, Design, Security/Compliance, Sales, Customer Success).

AI-native product craft

• You have strong opinions (and real practice) on how generative AI changes product work: how discovery is run, how decisions are made, what artifacts matter, how teams stay aligned, and how you increase velocity without sacrificing quality.
• You’re comfortable getting “hands-on” with modern tools—whether that’s quickly producing prototypes, iterating on workflows, or building lightweight systems for feedback and analytics—so the team can move faster and learn more.

Nice to Have

• Experience shipping on-prem / self-managed enterprise software (including regulated or constrained environments).
• Built or owned platforms with enterprise governance controls (RBAC/permissions, audit trails, policy/approvals, compliance workflows).
• Experience in or selling to regulated sectors (finance, healthcare, government, critical infrastructure).
• Prior work on products involving integration ecosystems (connectors, SDKs, API platforms), including quality, versioning, and operational support.
• Experience with evaluation/measurement for LLM/agent behavior (quality metrics, safety, regression testing, reliability at scale).
• Ability to prototype in code (or closely partner with engineers to do so) to accelerate iteration and learning.

What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months)

• Establish a clear, focused roadmap that reflects real customer pull and the company’s strategic wedge.
• Deliver meaningful improvements in agent capability, reliability, and enterprise controls that accelerate adoption/expansion.
• Create a product operating rhythm that increases clarity and execution velocity across eng/design/GTM.
• Demonstrably improve how Kindo builds product using AI: faster synthesis, tighter loops, better instrumentation, and more “show, don’t tell” iteration.
• Define the hiring plan and foundations for a scalable product function.

Why Kindo

• Build a category-defining agent automation platform for some of the most important (and most painful) workflows in enterprise security and operations.
• Work on real “automation that takes action,” not just copilots—while staying grounded in governance, safety, and enterprise readiness.
• High-impact role with broad ownership: strategy, platform direction, customer discovery, and shipping.
• Help define what “great product” looks like in an AI world—not just for what we deliver to customers, but for how we operate internally.