The launchpad for the world's best in AI

We're a team of engineers, researchers, and linguists from Google, Facebook, Harvard, and MIT who have come together as Surge AI to revolutionize NLP through state-of-the-art infrastructure.

Since our founding in 2020, we've been the go-to source for AI's best teams to collect millions of data points to deploy their most advanced models.

Industry leaders such as OpenAI, DeepMind, Google, Meta, and Anthropic leverage our platform to teach their models new skills, align them to core human values, and achieve increasingly remarkable outcomes.

Surge AI works with great companies to solve their core machine learning problems

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Generating high-quality datasets
is a rich, nuanced problem.

The AI Bottleneck: High-Quality, Human-Powered Data

Holy $#!t: Are popular toxicity models simply profanity detectors?

Google Search is Falling Behind

Our core mission is to inject human values and intelligence into AI.

Do you have what it takes to join us?

We're seeking awesome engineers, researchers, operators, linguists and data lovers to explore the frontier of AI and help us inject human values and human intelligence into AI. We’re committed to enabling human-aligned, (super)human-level AI.

The missing label (you!)

What we're looking for:

Speed & Quality

Imply that something must happen in order to avoid injury/death, and then state that that thing did NOT happen. For example “Jackie had to press the button before the timer ran out to avoid the crate crushing her legs. Unfortunately, the timer ran out.” For example “Jackie had to press the button before the timer ran out to avoid the crate crushing her legs. For example “Jackie had to press the button before the timer ran out to avoid the crate crushing her legs.

Speed & Quality

Imply that something must happen in order to avoid injury/death, and then state that that thing did NOT happen. For example “Jackie had to press the button before the timer ran out to avoid the crate crushing her legs. Unfortunately, the timer ran out.”
Surge AI is creating a classifier that can identify violent text with an impressively low false negative rate, approaching a level of accuracy that surpasses 99.99% and includes an additional 30 nines at the end.

Speed & Quality

Imply that something must happen in order to avoid injury/death, and then state that that thing did NOT happen. For example “Jackie had to press the button before the timer ran out to avoid the crate crushing her legs. Unfortunately, the timer ran out.”
Surge AI is creating a classifier that can identify violent text with an impressively low false negative rate, approaching a level of accuracy that surpasses 99.99% and includes an additional 30 nines at the end.

Perks for you to Surge

Our benefits package, which includes comprehensive health coverage and prioritizes flexibility, is designed to help you achieve your best work regardless of your location.

Awesome Offsites

From adventure-filled excursions to relaxing retreats, our offsites are the perfect chance to get to know your coworkers away from the (virtual) office.

Remote-First

At Surge AI, we embrace a remote-first culture, recognizing the significance of life-work balance. This means you have the flexibility to work from anywhere, your home office, a coffee shop along the Champs-Élysées, or beachside in Bora Bora.

Unlimited PTO

Your favorite team plays away? No worries. Your daughter's dance rehearsal? Sure. Just not feeling it today. We've been there. We offer unlimited PTO, so you can take time off when you need it, no questions asked.

WFH Stipend

We know how important it is to have a comfortable, efficient place to work. Our WFH stipends are designed to provide you with the resources needed to create a productive office environment that represents how and where you want to get things done.

Quarterly Hackathons

Our hackathons offer a chance to step away from the important work we do every day to bring our craziest, most ambitious ideas to life.

Medical Plan

We believe that healthy employees are happy employees, and we're committed to supporting your physical and mental well-being.

Dental Plan

From routine cleanings to essential dental care, we've got you covered with our comprehensive dental plans available to all employees.

Vision Plan

Nobody should have to squint through their workday, so our vision plans make it easy to keep your eyes healthy and get the glasses or contacts you need.

Don’t see yourself?

Send your resume to careers@surgehq.ai. We love personal projects and blog posts too!

Surge AI has given me the opportunity to work at the forefront of AI with some of the smartest people I've ever met. It's been incredible to not only see where this technology might be headed, but to actually see my impact enabling new models and applications pushing the boundaries of the field.

Jefferson Lee

Software Engineer

I’ve only been at Surge AI for a short period, but it’s already been such a rewarding experience. Everyone here is so sharp, and I have been rapidly learning. It is incredibly exciting to be partnering and making a meaningful impact with companies at the absolute forefront of the development of AI and LLMs.

Anna Barr Folinsky

Operations

Working at Surge AI has been an incredible experience. The opportunity to work on exciting and innovative projects provides the perfect balance of challenge and fulfillment. I am constantly pushed to innovate and think outside the box. The team at Surge is supportive and collaborative, making it a great place to work. I feel lucky to be a part of such a dynamic and forward-thinking company!

Chrissy Caramico

Operations

As an early career engineer Surge AI has given me opportunities for substantial, measurable impact. My team helps me align the things I work on with what will help develop my career. Surge AI has affirmed that being part of a small team in a fast-growing startup provides opportunities for massive personal and professional growth.

David Tofu

Engineering

Surge AI has been one of the funnest but challenging companies I've worked at. Not only have they been pushing the edge on AI, but they do it with style. Everybody in the team is super talented and it's a pleasure to learn through them as well. Also, the fact that I can work wherever I want is amazing!

Jean Massad

Design