Software Engineer, AI Policy & Strategic Initiatives (Member of Technical Staff)

Quick Facts

• Role: Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) — AI Policy & Strategic Initiatives

• Focus: Engineering work at the intersection of AI technology, policy, law, privacy/compliance, and corporate affairs

Description

You’ll work with senior leadership to lead strategic, interdisciplinary technology initiatives across policy, law, operations, and corporate affairs. The role includes building AI agent capabilities for policy research, creating automated platforms for invention/patent workflows, supporting high-tech litigation, and engineering privacy and compliance systems. You’ll also contribute to regulatory filings and engage with government and civil society as an AI technology and policy subject-matter expert.

Responsibilities

• Harness AI agents to research policy and regulatory issues

• Build automated platforms for harvesting, prioritizing, and patenting inventions

• Support Legal and outside counsel for high-tech litigation (U.S. federal court)

• Engineer privacy and compliance systems for frontier AI product portfolios

• Contribute to regulatory filings and responses

• Implement first-party recruiting, labor compliance, and performance management software solutions with the People team

• Participate in meetings with Capitol Hill, executive branch officials, international partners, and civil society as a subject-matter expert on AI technology and policy

Requirements

• Strong software engineering skills at or above the hiring bar

• Evidence of exceptional ability and 99th-percentile work ethic

• Strong communication and writing skills (writing samples)

• Fluency with frontier intelligence tools (e.g., Perplexity Computer)

• Curiosity and willingness to redefine responsibilities every 3–6 months

• Ability to quickly dive deep and develop expert-level mastery in new domains

• Unimpeachable judgment, integrity, and discretion

• Service-oriented attitude that improves how systems serve stakeholders

• If you plan to attend law school or a PhD program: minimum 2-year commitment (entering class of 2028 or later)

• Interest or background in law, tech policy, or economics (e.g., early-career engineers/new grads, top-company engineers, or JD/PhD candidates who kept engineering skills sharp)

Benefits

• Mentorship from experienced leaders to support continual learning and growth

• Direct access to senior leadership and ownership of broad strategic initiatives across the company