Israel Remote (Country)

Sefaria is hiring a Senior AI Engineer - Israel

About the Role

We're looking for a Senior AI Engineer based in Israel to play a key role in advancing Torah scholarship through cutting-edge technology. This position operates remotely and reports directly to the Head of the Research Team, offering flexibility while maintaining alignment with international collaboration needs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead AI-driven initiatives that support accessible, open-source Torah study
  • Collaborate closely with research leadership to guide technical direction
  • Attend periodic in-person gatherings in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv
  • Maintain availability during US business hours at least twice weekly for team coordination

Requirements

  • Current residence in Israel
  • Ability to report directly to the Research Team lead
  • Flexibility to work evenings aligned with US time zones, minimum two days per week
  • Willingness to participate in occasional local meetings in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv

Work Environment

This is a remote-first role with built-in flexibility outside core collaboration times. While most work can be conducted from any location within Israel, the role requires readiness to meet in person when necessary. The structure supports balanced autonomy and team integration.

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Sefaria

We are the People of the Book. For thousands of years, our culture, our traditions, and our values have been transmitted through our texts. From an oral tradition to handwritten scrolls to a vast corpus of printed books, each new medium democratized knowledge, and brought more people into the great Jewish conversation. We are the generation charged with shepherding our texts from print to digital in a way that can expand their reach and impact in new and unprecedented ways.

Sefaria is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building the future of Jewish learning in an open and participatory way. We are assembling a free living library of Jewish texts and their interconnections, in Hebrew and in translation. With these digital texts, we can create new, interactive interfaces for Web, tablet and mobile, allowing more people to engage with the textual treasures of our tradition.

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