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## Who is BlueDot?

We are a non-profit **building the workforce that protects humanity**. We believe building a future we actually want will depend on more than training technology—it will depend on training people.

Since 2021, we have trained over 5,000 worldwide – from engineers and biosecurity specialists to economists and policymakers. That expert talent is now working on critical challenges at organisations like Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and the UK's AI Security Institute.

We're based in London with 4 full-time team members, with plans to expand to Washington DC and the Bay Area. We've raised $35M from Open Philanthropy, including $25M in July 2025.

But we're just getting started. By 2027, the infrastructure you build will:

- Train ~100,000 people annually through our flagship Future of AI course (~300 people daily)
- Enable us to build our [course portfolio](https://bluedot.org/blog/course-portfolio-vision) to cover every aspect of AI safety — from technical research to policy to societal resilience
- Place 4,000+ people into high-impact AI safety work, including founding new orgs and leading existing ones

## What you’ll do

This role is unconventional: part technical lead, part product engineer, part founding engineer.

1. **Own products end-to-end from talking to users to shipping code.**

    This includes:

    - Integrating AI tutoring tools to help people learn complex topics.
    - Building tools that help us identify and fast-track exceptional talent.
    - Prototyping wild ideas to improve the course experience.

    For example, our previous tech lead built an AI evaluator that reduced application review time from 10 days FTE per 1,000 applications to 2 days FTE and open-sourced it for other organisations to use.

1. **Scale our technical infrastructure**

    You’ll advocate for the best interests of our [technical infrastructure](https://github.com/bluedotimpact/bluedot/tree/master/apps/website#tech-stack) as we scale. This means championing [boring technology](https://boringtechnology.club/) where it works, innovating where it matters and helping the team understand tech trade-offs.

    We [work in public](https://bluedot.org/blog/working-in-public), which means we’ve open-sourced our [AI evaluator](https://github.com/bluedotimpact/ai-evaluator-extension) and [cohort scheduling](https://github.com/bluedotimpact/cohort-scheduling-extension) tool for the AI safety community, and we contribute to other open-source projects where necessary.

Here's what **[your first 6 months](https://bluedot.org/blog/your-first-6-months-as-bluedots-tech-lead)** might look like.

## About you

We wrote a [whole blog post](https://bluedot.org/blog/tech-lead-icp) explaining who we're looking for!

You might be a good fit if you’re:

- **A pragmatic full-stack engineer.** You optimise for impact over perfection and design systems that anticipate scale but don’t over-engineer.
- **In love with building things.** Whether it’s code, gazebos or communities, BlueDot is full of builders, so you’ll fit right in.
- **High agency** to take ownership of outcomes and find creative ways to overcome obstacles without waiting for perfect conditions.
- **Mission-driven.** You care a huge amount about protecting humanity and making the future awesome.

We encourage speculative applications. We expect many strong candidates will not meet all of the criteria listed here.

## What we offer

- **Massive impact**: Opportunity to shape how humanity coordinates its response to AGI by building the tech infrastructure that trains hundreds of thousands
- **Freedom and autonomy**: Our expense policy is "act in BlueDot's best interest", unlimited PTO, minimal bureaucracy
- **£110-150k salary**: Competitive compensation that reflects the stakes, not nonprofit rates
- **Generous benefits**: 10% employer pension contribution and private healthcare
- **London-based role**: We have a strong preference for working in person in our London office. UK visa sponsorship available. Some remote exceptions possible but shouldn't be assumed.

If you're energised by this challenge and want to ensure AI benefits rather than harms humanity, we want to hear from you.

## Apply today

Applying takes 15-30 minutes, and we encourage you to **apply as soon as possible**. We'll be evaluating applicants starting 15 September 2025.

### Application process

1. **Initial application**

1. **Work test** (3 hours, paid)

    The task will be similar to work you’ll be doing in this role, so we can assess your technical and product skills, and give you a better feel for the role.

1. **Interviews**

    1. **Technical interview** (1 hour)

        You'll meet our interim lead software engineer, who will evaluate the skills needed to be successful in your role.

    1. **Culture & mission alignment** (45 mins)

        You'll meet one of the BlueDot team members, who will evaluate your alignment with our mission and culture.

1. **Work trial** (2 days, paid)

    You’ll collaborate with the team on an independent project. It’s a challenging, but fun process (take our past candidates’ word for it!).

1. **Offer**

If you have any questions about the role, email **[anglilian@bluedot.org](mailto:anglilian@bluedot.org)**


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