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Asari AI

Asari AI

AI collaboration for planning and discovery

Machine Learning Engineer

Full-Time
$150k - $250k/yr

+ Stock options + 401(k) match

Mid
San Francisco, CA, USA
In Person

Work is on-site at the San Francisco office.

About the job

Requirements
  • Design, build, and deploy machine learning systems.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and performant code in Python and at least one additional language such as C++, Rust, or Go.
  • Communicate clearly in writing and conversation.
Responsibilities
  • Build reliable and scalable machine learning systems for research and production.
  • Develop components across data processing, training, inference, and evaluation.
  • Work closely with research and product teams.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with distributed training, large datasets, and modern artificial intelligence serving infrastructure.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure and toolchains.

About the company

Asari AI builds AI systems that help humans and machines work together. Its products focus on planning, abstract reasoning, verification, and skill discovery to enable users to co-invent new ideas and solutions. The company generates revenue through partnerships, research grants, and licensing its technologies. It differentiates itself by emphasizing human–machine collaboration and abstract reasoning, supported by a team of award-winning AI researchers and a network of partners; it also publishes its findings. Based in San Francisco and Pasadena, Asari AI aims to push the boundaries of AI research to enable collaborative innovation in diverse fields.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2023

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What believers are saying

  • MIT reported February 5, 2026 that EnCompass cut agent-search coding by 82%.
  • EnCompass boosted accuracy 15% to 40% across five repositories at 16x call budgets.
  • Asari AI published NeurIPS 2025 and updated its site July 30, 2026 with partners.

What critics are saying

  • OpenAI and Anthropic can bundle agent-search primitives, burying Asari AI by 2027.
  • March 2024 funding lacks disclosed follow-on rounds, forcing Asari AI into grant dependence.
  • MIT collaboration concentrates credibility; losing Stephan Zheng or Yisong Yue would cripple fundraising.

What makes Asari AI unique

  • Asari AI’s EnCompass, with MIT CSAIL, separates agent workflow from search strategy.
  • Eric Schmidt, Jeff Dean, and Caltech backed Asari AI on March 26, 2024.
  • Stephan Zheng pairs Caltech-linked research with published NeurIPS 2025 agent-planning work.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Flexible Work Hours

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Meal Benefits

Professional Development Budget

Commuter Benefits

Stock Options

Company News

Global Legal Chronicle
May 30th, 2024
Asari AI’s Funding Round

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Asari AI in the transaction.Asari AI announced that it has launched and raised an initial funding round led by Eric…