Build the Future of the Physical World.

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Mission

Accelerate human invention and power the major scientific and industrial breakthroughs on Earth.

Backed by the best

Scientific and industrial data is arguably the most valuable untapped asset in the world today. As AI learns to reason across the complexity of the physical world, the companies that turn data into breakthroughs fastest will pull ahead. Altara is the first infrastructure built for this moment and will fundamentally change the pace of innovation at frontier companies.

Corinne RileyPartner, Greylock
Greylock
Altara and Greylock celebration wall
BoxGroup

Jeff Dean

Liquid 2 Ventures
Neo

“The talent density at Altara is off the charts. I’ve known both founders for years, and they’re one of the rare teams with both the scientific background and the AI expertise to pull this off.”

Ali Partovi

Founder and CEO of Neo · First investor in Cursor

Leadership from

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Values

[01]

Pursue the frontier

We are here to do category-defining work at the edge of what is possible, not build the (n+1)th SaaS tool.

[02]

Win with the customer

We build for mission-critical teams and stay close to their systems, workflows, and outcomes. When they win, we win.

[03]

Set the speed

We model pace and quality through action. Slow context elsewhere is not an excuse for slow execution here.

[04]

Own the outcome

We take end-to-end ownership from idea to implementation to iteration. If you see a problem, it is yours to solve.

[05]

Intellectual honesty

We pressure-test ideas in the open, give direct feedback, and seek the best answer over being right.

[06]

Laugh a lot

We are in this for the long haul. Support, humor, and low ego are part of doing great work together.

Open Roles

Software Engineer, Infrastructure

San Francisco · Full-time

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Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco · Full-time

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Research Engineer

San Francisco · Full-time

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Software Engineer

San Francisco · Full-time

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