# Compilers, cryptography, and the cloud they run on — Hanzo AI

> Hanzo is a small team building an open AI cloud — the inference engine, the models, the backend services, and the agents that use them.

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# Compilers, cryptography,and the cloud they run on.

Hanzo is a small team building an open AI cloud — the inference engine, the models, the backend services, and the agents that use them. Most of what we write is public, so you can read the codebase before you apply.

[View Open Positions](#open-positions)[Read the history](https://hanzo.ai/about)

## Benefits & Perks

How the team actually works.

### Remote-first

The team is distributed. Work from wherever you already live.

### Your own hours

We care what you ship, not what time you were online.

### Small team

Few enough people that you own whole systems rather than tickets.

### The work is public

Most of what we build is open source, under your own name.

## Open Positions

Remote, unless the work needs hardware in a room.

### AI/ML Research Engineer

Remote / SF Full-time AI Research

Work on foundational models, fine-tuning, and novel architectures. Experience with transformers, RLHF, and distributed training required.

[Apply for this role](mailto:careers@hanzo.ai?subject=Application%3A%20AI%2FML%20Research%20Engineer)

### Compiler Engineer

Remote Full-time Engineering

Build high-performance inference engines and model compilers. Experience with LLVM, MLIR, or similar frameworks preferred.

[Apply for this role](mailto:careers@hanzo.ai?subject=Application%3A%20Compiler%20Engineer)

### MCP Protocol Engineer

Remote Full-time Infrastructure

Design and implement Model Context Protocol servers and tooling. Shape the future of AI agent infrastructure.

[Apply for this role](mailto:careers@hanzo.ai?subject=Application%3A%20MCP%20Protocol%20Engineer)

### Cryptography Engineer (ZKP)

Remote Full-time Blockchain

Implement zero-knowledge proofs for AI verification and on-chain compute. Experience with SNARKs/STARKs required.

[Apply for this role](mailto:careers@hanzo.ai?subject=Application%3A%20Cryptography%20Engineer%20(ZKP))

### Quantum Computing Researcher

Remote / Research Full-time Research

Explore quantum ML algorithms and post-quantum cryptography. PhD or equivalent research experience preferred.

[Apply for this role](mailto:careers@hanzo.ai?subject=Application%3A%20Quantum%20Computing%20Researcher)

### Robotics Systems Engineer

SF Bay Area Full-time Robotics

Build AI systems for real-time robotic control. Experience with ROS, computer vision, and embedded systems required.

[Apply for this role](mailto:careers@hanzo.ai?subject=Application%3A%20Robotics%20Systems%20Engineer)

### Senior Backend Engineer (Go/Rust)

Remote Full-time Platform

Build scalable, high-performance backend services for our AI platform. Experience with distributed systems required.

[Apply for this role](mailto:careers@hanzo.ai?subject=Application%3A%20Senior%20Backend%20Engineer%20(Go%2FRust))

### Product Designer

Remote / SF Full-time Design

Design beautiful, intuitive interfaces for AI products. Experience with developer tools and data visualization a plus.

[Apply for this role](mailto:careers@hanzo.ai?subject=Application%3A%20Product%20Designer)

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## Our Hiring Process

No whiteboarding. Here is the whole thing.

1

### Application Review

We review your resume and application materials

2

### Initial Interview

Get to know you and your experience

3

### Technical Assessment

Showcase your skills (no whiteboarding)

4

### Final Interview

Meet the team and discuss next steps

## Ready to join us?

If you have read the codebase and had opinions about it, we want to hear them.

[Browse Open Positions](#open-positions)[careers@hanzo.ai](mailto:careers@hanzo.ai)