Careers

Our mission is to build an open platform to fuel and accelerate AI breakthroughs globally. Our models, robust tooling, reproducible pipelines, and evaluation frameworks are designed for collaboration and contribution, empowering others to build, iterate, and innovate faster.

[ Our Values ]

We’re researchers, engineers, and builders who believe in rigorous science.

Obsess over your Craft

We prize relentless mastery over our respective disciplines. Through deep expertise, boundless curiosity, and relentless drive, we continually push the boundaries of what’s possible.

Truth Seeking

We bring a meticulous approach to every discussion whether evaluating a research bet or debating strategy. We challenge assumptions and ground decisions by comprehensively documenting observations and experiments.

Focus and Rigor

We zero-in on a handful of high-impact bets and fully commit – executing each with discipline, pace and precision.

Don’t be a Slave to the Consensus

We embrace contrarian thinking with an empirical lens. By pairing bold thinking with empirical validation, we forge new paths to breakthroughs.

[ Investor Funding ]

Essential has raised over $80 million in funding from investors such as March Capital and Thrive Capital, with participation from AMD, Franklin Venture Partners, Google, KB Investment, and NVIDIA.

Unlocking the Next Era of AI Advancement

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