A small number of exceptional people, building what has no playbook.
We believe AI will enable a small number of exceptional people to build companies that are faster, leaner and more capable. Nobody has figured out how to do that yet.
Verascient exists to solve it: helping customers create smaller, faster, more capable teams today, while building the operating system future companies will run on. That is why we are hiring the top 1% of ambitious, AI-native talent across the UK, US and South Africa.
Forward deployed engineer
For our Forward Deployed Engineer team, we are looking for people who want to build applied AI on hard, real-world problems. People who are already pulling ahead of their peers: unusually high in agency, learning velocity, judgment, curiosity and proof of work. We care more about what you have built, how you think, and how quickly you learn than a polished CV or a conventional career path.
The work here will be difficult and consequential. You will get close to real companies, their customers, and the problems that determine whether they move quickly or stay stuck. You will take responsibility early, use serious tools, and help build systems that change how work gets done.
AI engineer
Our AI Engineer team builds the core product. This role is not easy; we expect you to be comfortable working with incomplete information, to take responsibility for large portions of the product, and to want to work as hard as us. In exchange, you will get to help define this technological revolution, be surrounded by inspiring people, and have the freedom to discover and build incredible things.
There is no established playbook.
We are living through an extraordinary technological revolution. We are fortunate to be building at its outset, while the tools, organisations, and ways of working that will define the next era are still being invented.
We are looking for people who understand the scale of the opportunity and want to take real responsibility for shaping it.
The world is not fixed. We are here to create a more capable, abundant future by inventing better ways to work with AI.
We do not yet know what great looks like in an AI-native company. Go deep, learn quickly, and keep looking for better answers, for ourselves and for our customers.
Find the problem, understand what caused it, form a view, and take responsibility for getting it fixed. Use agents and tools aggressively, but never become a proxy for their output.
We keep the team small, hold a high bar, and focus on what matters. Do less, do it better, and do it faster.
Default to action. Make progress, communicate clearly, reduce friction for others, and keep people informed without making them chase you.
Be direct and honest, try exceptionally hard, and, above all else, always deliver the goods.
Fewer, better, faster.
Keep teams small, capable, and focused on important work.
Every important piece of work has a clear owner with the authority to decide and the responsibility to deliver.
Remove unnecessary reporting, handoffs, and process. Structure should help work move, not slow it down.
Stay close to the real problem, the customer, and the outcome. Context is part of the work.
Build, test, learn, and improve quickly. Change course when the evidence changes.
Take responsibility for results, not activity. Expect clear thinking, follow-through, and work we are proud to stand behind.
The five levels of helpful.
We expect you to be at level 4 from day 1, and as we build trust, you will rise to level 5.
I identified a problem, figured out what caused it, researched how to fix it, and I fixed it. Just wanted to keep you in the loop.
Here’s the problem, here’s what I think caused it, here are some possible solutions, and here’s the solution I think we should pick.
Here’s the problem, here are some possible causes, and here are some possible solutions.
There is a problem, and I’ve found some causes.
There is a problem.
What would have to be true for us to do this in half the time?
This is not a request to rush. It is a prompt to challenge assumptions, remove unnecessary work, make decisions earlier, use the right tools, and redesign the path to the outcome.
Do the best work of your life.
If you want a narrow role with a lot of structure, Verascient is not the right place for you. If you want to help invent how future companies are built and are prepared to do the best work of your life, we want to hear from you.