AI-powered security and quantitative modeling for enterprise and defense
SandboxAQ builds AI security frameworks and Large Quantitative Models targeting life sciences, financial services, and national security sectors. The tech stack is heavily systems-oriented (C/C++, Rust, Kubernetes, Kafka) rather than typical ML-heavy, and the hiring mix is dominated by security (15 roles) and research (5), with only 2 sales headcount — a pattern consistent with a defense/compliance-first company selling through direct channels and integrations rather than self-serve adoption.
SandboxAQ is a B2B AI company founded in 2021 and spun out from Alphabet in 2022. The company develops Large Quantitative Models and AI security solutions for regulated industries including life sciences, financial services, navigation, and cybersecurity. Core offerings include asset discovery platforms, static analysis frameworks, red teaming tools, and the AQtive Guard platform. Operations span the US and Switzerland; the company is 51–200 employees, privately held, and funded by institutional investors including T. Rowe Price, Breyer Capital, and Guggenheim Partners.
C/C++, Python, Rust, Go, Kotlin, React, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Kubernetes, Kafka, AWS, GCP, JAX, LangChain, Docker, and Terraform. Currently adopting C++ and phasing out Python in some codebases.
SandboxAQ has active hiring in the United States and Switzerland, with headquarters in Palo Alto, CA.
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