Engineering Fellowship - San Francisco, United States - Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz

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San Francisco, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Engineering Fellowship, American Dynamism :

Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology.

We are stage agnostic.

We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across AI, bio + healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and companies building toward American dynamism.

a16z has $42B in assets under management across multiple funds.

We've established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what it's like to be in the founder's shoes.

We've invested in companies like Anduril, SpaceX, Anduril, Applied Intuition, ShieldAI, Airbnb, Databricks, Figma, GitHub, Instacart, Roblox, Stripe, and Substack.

Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world.

The Role:

The a16z American Dynamism team is looking to add 2-3 Engineering Fellows for full-time, 12-month rotations on the investment team.

The goal of the program is to introduce Engineering Fellows to the world of venture capital investing and startup dynamics while augmenting the technical expertise of the American Dynamism investment team.

Engineering Fellows will use their technical expertise to help us identify, understand, and evaluate emerging technologies and companies, which will involve research, technical diligence, and collaborating with the investment team to refine our theses.

Engineering Fellows will also have the opportunity to engage with American Dynamism portfolio companies, advising on a range of topics from solving difficult technical and conceptual problems to scaling engineering teams.

Engineering Fellows will come out of the program with a unique perspective on both the investment process and hands-on experience working with American Dynamism companies.

This program is ideal for someone with a strong technical background, startup experience, and/or an interest in Venture Capital or founding a company.

We are looking for talented engineers with 25 years of experience working in commercial software or hardware engineering who hold a particular interest in the American Dynamism sector (defense, energy, space, supply chain, manufacturing, industrials, robotics).
The program will be a paid, fulltime 12month program (anticipated August 1, August 1, 2025 or similar timeline).

Materials to Upload:

Resume/CV
List of Publications/Blog Posts/Any Public Content (optional but recommended)
Twitter, Github, personal website, (optional but recommended)

Frequently Asked Questions:

- _What happens at the end of the program? _

The Fellow is responsible for determining their own plans at the conclusion of the program. That said, between 6 and 12 months into the program, Fellows may begin to make plans to work directly for a portfolio company, start their own company, or in limited cases, may be offered a permanent position on the a16z investment team.

- _Is housing provided?_
- _Are benefits (health insurance, etc.) provided?_

Yes, this role is eligible to participate in a16z's benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, vacation, and sick leave

- _Can I work on other projects while I'm an Engineering Fellow?_

The Fellowship is a fulltime job. Fellows may continue to pursue additional research or technical projects in their spare time, but may not be employed by any other company or firm while they're part of the program.

- _Is travel involved?_

Aside from commuting to the office, we don't anticipate much nonlocal travel except for the occasional allteam event or offsite (23x / year). When travel is encouraged or required, expenses will be covered by the firm.

The anticipated salary for this role is $15,000/month, actual starting pay may vary based on a range of factors which can include experience, skills, and scope.

This role is eligible to participate in a16z's benefit and perquisite plans including health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, vacation, and sick leave

a16z culture:

We do only first class business and only in a first class way
We take a long view of relationships, because we are in the relationship business
We believe in the future and bet the firm that way
We are all different, we recognize that, and we win
We celebrate the good times
We do it for the team
We play to win

Andreessen Horowitz hereby reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes received from outside recruiting agencies and / or individual recruiters without being responsible for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes.