Growth Lead

About HUD

HUD 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 protected] or elsewhere if we missed your application!