Growth Lead

HUD is building infrastructure to create RL training data and evals for frontier AI agents as well as a marketplace to sell these to frontier labs through the HUD marketplace. Our platform is used by frontier labs Fortune 500 companies and startups. Weve raised $16M from top VCs and were YC W25.

Were hiring a Growth Lead to help HUD meet the right people and evangelize our vision. This is the most unique role at HUD as right people could mean

• Candidates for hiring the initial focus of this role

• AI engineers and researchers at events

• Key people at other AI companies and the broader AI ecosystem

This role isnt growth in the traditional GTM sense - though it could become that if you develop a large rolodex and enjoy sales. Where this role leads really depends on you!

• Telling HUDs story and getting people excited about our vision through worldbuilding

• Finding connecting and meeting with candidates AI engineers and researchers and other key people in the AI ecosystem

• Define our culture and values then screen candidates and develop an onboarding process for new hires based on them

• Work with the Chief of Staff to own end-to-end recruiting including building and optimizing the systems (recruiting ops and tooling automated workflows etc.)

• Work with the Marketing & Events Lead to host community events represent HUD at industry events and create content

• Work with the GTM Engineers to find intros or connection pathways into high-priority leads

You may be a good fit if you have:

• Genuine excitement about frontier models and telling HUDs story - explain your interest in detail under Why are you interested in working at HUD

• Experience finding and connecting with people in any context (e.g. recruiting or GTM)

• Strong soft skills - well-spoken probably extraverted and good at reading people

• Desire to learn recruiting marketing and events GTM or any other function that could evolve from this role

• Early-stage startup experience with ability to work independently in fast-paced environments

Strong candidates may also have:

• Strong network within the RL researcher RL engineer and broader startup communities

• A clear point of view on how great technical companies tell stories

• Experience in recruiting community or content roles in startups

• Evidence that you can understand technical products well enough to explain them simply and accurately

• A standout portfolio of writing that showcases your ability

We prioritize technical aptitude and learning potential over years of experience. Motivated candidates are encouraged to apply even if they dont meet all criteria.

• Team Size: 15 people currently mostly full-time in-person but some remote.

• Our team: Our team includes 4 International Olympiad medalists (IOI ILO IPhO) serial AI startup founders and researchers with publications at ICLR NeurIPS etc.

• Company stage: We have 8 figures in funding and high revenue growth. Were scaling profitably and quickly to meet very strong demand.

• Employment: Full-time preferred open to fractional for exceptional candidates.

• Location: On-site in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• Visa Sponsorship: We provide support for relocation and visas for strong full-time candidates to the US.

• Timeline: Applications are rolling. The process is 2 technical interviews and a 2-3 day work trial.

• Competitive compensation based on experience and location

• 100% covered top-of-the-line medical dental and vision from Blue Shield of CA

• Lunch and dinner when youre in the office

• Company-wide holiday break (Christmas Eve to New Years Day) on top of PTO and paid holidays

• Other perks including an Equinox membership 401k and commuter benefits

• Unlimited* access to tokens for ChatGPT Claude Code Cursor etc. *By unlimited we mean no one on our token usage leaderboard has ever hit a limit. So we have no idea what the limit is.

Due to high volume we may not actively respond to every application but feel free to contact us at or elsewhere if we missed your application!