Character.AI jobs and careers
Menlo Park, California, United States. Jobs in Menlo Park
As of November 12, 2026, Character.AI has 8 open roles.
Headquartered in Menlo Park
8Open roles
$212kAverage listed base pay
$400kHighest listed base pay
About Character.AI
Character.AI operates an AI chatbot platform where users create and converse with customizable AI personas and characters through text, voice, and image interactions.
Founded in 2021 by Daniel De Freitas and Noam Shazeer.
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- 101 to 250
- Total funding
- $150.1M
- Headquarters
- Menlo Park
- Hiring in
- 1 city
Leadership
The top of Character.AI's org chart, with how many people report into each leader.
KA
Karandeep Anand
CEO
26 reports
JR
Jerry Ruoti
Head of Trust and Safety
13 reports
AN
Andy N.
Head Of Data Science
8 reports
NB
Nicole Bugay
Recruiter
TG
Tim Godfrey
Technical Recruiter
SD
Sarah Duquette
Recruiting Operations And Sr. Recruiting Coordinator
Open roles at Character.AI 8
- Technical Program Manager, Product Experience$200k to $300kRedwood City, CA4 months ago
- Principal Research Engineer, Post-Training$275k to $400kRedwood City, CA5 months ago
- Technical Program Manager, Model Alignment and Deployment$220k to $260kRedwood City, CA5 months ago
- Staff Data Scientist, Monetization$250k to $300kRedwood City, CA7 months ago
- Technical Program Manager, AI Infrastructure$220k to $260kRedwood City, CA7 months ago
- Software Engineer, Backend/Applied ML (Safety & Integrity)$150k to $300kRedwood City, CA10 months ago
- Software Engineer, Applied ML (Discovery, Recommendation & Search)$200k to $300kRedwood City, CA11 months ago
- Software Engineer, Backend$180k to $300kRedwood City, CA11 months ago
Character.AI jobs: common questions
- Is Character.AI hiring right now?
- Yes. Character.AI has 8 open roles listed as of November 12, 2026.
- Where is Character.AI hiring?
- The most open roles are in Redwood City (8).
- How much does Character.AI pay?
- Across open roles that list pay, the average advertised base salary at Character.AI is $212k a year, and the highest is $400k.
- Where is Character.AI headquartered?
- Character.AI is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States and was founded in 2021.
- Who leads Character.AI?
- Karandeep Anand, CEO, is at the top of Character.AI's org chart.
- How do I apply for a job at Character.AI?
- Pick a role on Character.AI's TheJobsMap page and select Apply. Every listing links to the original posting on Character.AI's own careers site, so you apply directly with the employer.
