The movement for public AI (often capitalized as just Public AI) is a political movement and open-source community working to foster public AI. As part of our work, we offer some roles which are traditionally funded and others of which are more informal and independent (but no less important), as in a typical open-source community.

Also take a look at the “help wanted” issues on our GitHub.

  • Public AI Open Source Engineer Current AI · Fully remote, needs to be able to travel to US or Europe for workshops ·

    Connect open-source and open-weight components across the stack, including compatibility PRs, reference demos, and integration work reporting to the CTO.

  • Public AI Fellow, Open Source Current AI · Fully remote, with a preference for hubs with strong open-source AI presence (Berlin, Paris, London, San Francisco, NYC, Toronto) · Deliverable-based, then part-time · €5,000 stipend

    Build and steward Public AI's relationships across the global open-source AI community.

  • Public AI Fellow, Switzerland Current AI · Any major city in Switzerland, preferably Zürich · Deliverable-based, then part-time · 5,000 CHF stipend

    Advance Public AI Switzerland, the Inference Utility, and Apertus ahead of the Swiss AI Summit in February 2027.

  • Public AI Research Engineer Current AI · Fully remote, with a preference for the US, Canada, or Europe · Part-time contract · $20,000 over three months, with opportunity to transition to a longer, full-time engagement

    Hands-on role spanning product, frontend, backend, and open-source community work on real public AI infrastructure.

  • Public AI Founding Infrastructure Engineer Current AI · Fully remote, with a preference for Europe, US, or Canada · Full-time contract · $50,000 over 3 months, with opportunity to transition to full-time employment after

    First dedicated infrastructure hire and technical owner of the Public AI Inference Utility's operational backbone.

  • Intern Remote · Part-time, volunteer · Unpaid

    Support research, events, communications, and technical work across PAINT projects.

  • Industry Partnership Lead (San Francisco) San Francisco Bay Area · Part-time, volunteer · Unpaid

    Manage PAINT events, local outreach, and industry networks in the San Francisco Bay Area.

  • Technology Fellow for Compute (TBC) Remote · Part-time, volunteer · Unpaid

    Catalog public compute programs and work toward standards and global infrastructure for public AI.

  • Movement CTO Remote · Part-time, volunteer · Unpaid

    Architect and develop cross-organizational technical infrastructure for the public AI movement.

Filled roles

  • Research Fellow Filled Chatham House · London / hybrid · Full-time · Paid

    Conduct research on public AI policy and governance as PAINT's thought leadership at Chatham House.

  • Product Lead Filled Metagov · Remote · Part-time · Paid

    Oversee development of PAINT digital tools and align products with the movement's vision, hosted at Metagov.

  • Public AI Fellow (Japan) Filled Metagov · Japan · Part-time · Paid

    Part-time, paid fellowship hosted at Metagov — see Metagov for current details and applications.

  • Campaign Lead (EU) Filled European Union · Part-time, volunteer · Unpaid

    Lead advocacy and outreach across the European Union in collaboration with regional partners.

  • Policy Lead and Network Coordinator Filled Remote · Part-time, volunteer · Unpaid

    Oversee policy strategy, coalition coordination, and relationships with policymakers and industry leaders.