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Quadrillion

AI-powered platform automating computational research experiments

Forward-Deployed Engineer - Forward-Deployed Engineering

Full-Time
$175k - $350k/yr
Mid
New York, NY, USA
In PersonFive days per week on-site in Midtown Manhattan.
Solution EngineeringImplementation & Technical Account Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Strong full-stack or backend engineering experience, especially with Python.
  • Previous experience as a forward-deployed engineer or in a strongly customer-facing role.
  • Comfort working in unfamiliar codebases.
  • Ability to move quickly in a zero-to-one environment.
Responsibilities
  • Deploy Qualia into customers' real environments by standing it up in unusual enterprise environments, connecting to unique data sources, and navigating engineering and business constraints.
  • Prototype integrations and workflows that address customer needs, then transfer learnings into production for all customers.
  • Serve as the first line of defense for the company by communicating with customers in Slack, over email, and in person, and encouraging their use of Qualia.
  • Work closely with the core engineering and product teams to triage features and identify ways to improve customer outcomes.

About the company

Quadrillion Labs builds Qualia, an AI-powered platform that augments and automates computational research, acting as both copilot and autonomous researcher inside researchers' notebooks. It designs, executes, and analyzes experiments in parallel within Jupyter-like environments to produce end-to-end outputs including code, analyses, and visualizations. It differentiates itself by being notebook-native and offering an integrated agentive and autonomous research experience with enterprise SaaS pricing, on-premise options, and SOC 2 Type II security. Its goal is to speed up and scale computational research by turning ideas into validated, shareable results within familiar workflows.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2025

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What believers are saying

  • Quadrillion raised about $18 million from Audacious, Conviction, Bloomberg Beta, and ex/ante.
  • September 17, 2026 connectors reached BigQuery, OneDrive, GitHub, Linear, Notion, and MCP servers.
  • September 23, 2026 added browser access, shared workspaces, and scheduled pipelines for teams.

What critics are saying

  • Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google bundle agentic coding features into notebooks and IDEs by 2027.
  • Qualia’s Pro tier costs $20, while Max costs $100, pressuring expansion before enterprise deals.
  • One security failure or hallucinated research result kills trust and ends enterprise sales.

What makes Quadrillion unique

  • Qualia runs inside Jupyter-compatible notebooks and exports standard .ipynb files, September 2026.
  • September 23, 2026 release added notebooks, scripts, workspaces, and parallel research agents.
  • Ethan Chi’s team combines Stanford NLP and Hudson River Trading experience, targeting quant workflows.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance

Growth & Insights

6 month growth

30%

1 year growth

44%

2 year growth

44%