Full-Time

Software Engineer – New Grads

Vancouver

Posted on 2/20/2026

Giga AI

Giga AI

51-200 employees

Dataset management and GPT-4 model fine-tuning

Compensation Overview

CA$130k - CA$205k/yr

Vancouver, BC, Canada

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Software Engineering (1)

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Requirements
  • Are graduating (or recently graduated) with a Computer Science degree or equivalent background
  • Have internship experience or significant projects where you wrote production-quality code
  • Can take a problem, figure out an approach, and unblock yourself when you get stuck
  • Prefer shipping over perfection but still care about quality
  • Want to work at a startup where you'll have real responsibility early
Responsibilities
  • Work across the backend, from data pipelines and integrations to agent infrastructure, shipping features alongside experienced engineers
  • Contribute to projects across the stack including Atlas features such as charts and alerts in Slack, natural language queries, and expanding Atlas to manage platform resources
  • Work on Activity Stream including log visualization with filters, timestamps, and frequency charts to provide visibility into agent behavior
  • Work on Dynamic knowledge by adding time-based knowledge like ongoing incidents that auto-update from sources such as status pages
  • Develop Agent memory including conversation awareness and recent interaction lookups so agents remember context across sessions
  • Be paired with senior engineers on larger initiatives while also owning smaller projects end-to-end as you ramp up
  • Ramp up quickly, take ownership of your work, and operate with increasing independence as you learn the codebase

GigaML helps developers, data scientists, and businesses manage and improve AI models, especially those based on OpenAI’s GPT-4. Its platform lets users create and organize datasets from logs, manage these datasets, and apply various fine-tuning methods to tailor models to specific tasks or industries. The product works by providing an API-backed workflow: sign up, generate an API key, and integrate GigaML’s library into Python or NodeJS projects to upload data, select tags or models, and run fine-tuning operations that adjust a model’s behavior. GigaML differentiates itself through structured dataset management, flexible fine-tuning options, and a usage-based pricing model that scales from startups to large enterprises, enabling clients to pay for data processed and tuning effort. The company aims to help organizations leverage advanced AI more effectively by making it easier to manage data, fine-tune models, and deploy capable AI solutions at scale.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$64.7M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2023

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Giga raised $61 million from Redpoint, Y Combinator, and Nexus in November 2025.
  • DoorDash validation gives Giga a marquee reference for enterprise expansion across Fortune 100 buyers.
  • Giga is expanding into healthcare and finance, leveraging customer-owned infrastructure for compliance.

What critics are saying

  • Former employee Jared Steele alleged toxic culture, inflated revenue claims, and 12-hour days in November 2025.
  • Giga publicly accused ex-employees of $3 million extortion; founder credibility is now contested.
  • OpenAI, Salesforce, and Zendesk can bundle support automation, squeezing Giga's category before 2027.

What makes Giga AI unique

  • Giga compresses enterprise voice-agent deployment to under two weeks, versus months for incumbents.
  • DoorDash uses Giga in production, handling complex delivery cases with over 90% DWR.
  • Giga deploys on customers' cloud infrastructure for regulated industries, limiting data-access concerns.

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Benefits

Catered lunch daily

Dinner stipend

$150/month wellness benefit (gym, fitness classes, mental health)

401(k) plan

Paid parental leave (12 weeks maternal, 6 weeks paternal)

Commuter benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

5%

2 year growth

-16%
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