Alembic

Patent Counsel

San Francisco HQ

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 43 days ago

PythonC++Intellectual Property

About the role

We don't believe in "legal vs. engineering." At Alembic, IP is a core part of our engineering culture.
We are seeking a tech-native Patent Attorney or Senior Patent Agent who wants to trade the billable hour for a seat at the supercomputing table.
You won't be sitting in an office waiting for disclosure forms

Build the "Causal Moat": Lead the strategy for protecting our proprietary technology and custom causal algorithms.
Forensic Documentation: Implement rigorous "defensibility hygiene"-ensuring appropriate timestamps, version-controlled records of invention, and clear human-inventorship trails.
End-to-End Prosecution: Draft and manage high-quality patent applications, acting as the primary bridge between our technical "magic" and the USPTO.
Portfolio Strategy: Manage our global IP portfolio, working with our technical experts to decide what to patent vs. what to keep as a trade secret to stay ahead of "generic" AI models.
Implement rigorous "defensibility hygiene"-ensuring appropriate timestamps, version-controlled records of invention, and clear human-inventorship trails.
Draft and manage high-quality patent applications, acting as the primary bridge between our technical "magic" and the USPTO.
Manage our global IP portfolio, working with our technical experts to decide what to patent vs. what to keep as a trade secret to stay ahead of "generic" AI models.
You can deliver high-quality work without the "big law" lag.

You have 4-8 years of experience at a top-tier firm or in-house.
Technically Lethal: You can read Python/C++ or follow a complex technical architecture diagram.
You likely have a degree in CS, EE, Physics, or Math.
The "Recovering" Specialist: You have 4-8 years of experience at a top-tier firm or in-house.
USPTO Registered: You are a registered Patent Attorney (J.D.) or a highly experienced Patent Agent with a track record of winning Section 101 battles in AI/Software.
at Alembic, you are architecting the future of a multi-billion dollar moat from the ground floor.
If you are tired of the billable hour and ready to apply your legal prowess to a world-class supercomputing stack, we want to hear from you.

We offer a competitive salary, premium health benefits, and meaningful equity that ensures you are a true partner in our success.
If you are tired of the billable hour and ready to apply your legal prowess to a world-class supercomputing stack, we want to hear from you.
Join us and help protect the technology that is redefining enterprise intelligence.

We offer a competitive salary, premium health benefits, and meaningful equity that ensures you are a true partner in our success.

proving cause and effect in proprietary enterprise data at scale.
While generic models converge in capability, we're building the systems that process private corporate data to answer questions ChatGPT cannot-connecting marketing exposure to revenue, operations to outcomes, strategy to results.
Our customers include Nvidia, Delta Air Lines, Mars, and leading Fortune 500 companies making multi-million dollar decisions with our platform.
The technical demands were so extreme we literally melted GPUs building this, which is why we're now operating one of the world's fastest private supercomputers.
Backed by $145M from Prysm Capital, Accenture, and Silver Lake Waterman, we're scaling the team redefining enterprise competitive advantage in the age of AI.
We work 5-days onsite at our SF SoMa HQ.

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