Phaidra

About Phaidra

Phaidra is revolutionizing industrial automation by deploying advanced AI and machine learning solutions to accelerate performance in large-scale industries. You will be part of a team that creates self-learning, intelligent control systems for mission-critical facilities like data centers and pharmaceutical production plants. Phaidra's technology acts as a virtual plant operator, optimizing systems to achieve significant enhancements in stability, energy efficiency, and sustainability. Their solutions have delivered up to 40% energy savings at Google's data centers, showcasing real-world impact. Phaidra aims to turn AI factories from cost centers into dynamic, revenue-generating powerhouses by maximizing every watt of performance. They address the challenge of static, hard-coded infrastructure prevalent in industrial sectors, enabling facilities to adapt dynamically to changing demands and operational conditions.

How We Work

Phaidra is a 100% remote company with no physical office, embracing a documentation-first culture and prioritizing asynchronous communication to support focus and flexibility across time zones. You will join a globally distributed team, with colleagues across the USA, Canada, UK, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Singapore, Australia, and India. The company fosters strong connections through daily team meetings, bi-weekly all-hands, and regular virtual team-building events. They even host yearly in-person summits in exciting locations like Seattle, Athens, Goa, and Barcelona to build camaraderie. Phaidra's core values—Transparency, Collaboration, Operational Excellence, Ownership, and Empathy—guide their work and decision-making, ensuring a supportive and engaging environment.

Engineering at Phaidra

Phaidra builds AI-powered control systems for the industrial sector, utilizing reinforcement learning algorithms to convert raw sensor data into high-value actions and decisions. This approach allows industrial facilities to automatically learn and improve over time, moving beyond static control logic that degrades in performance. The team focuses on industrial applications that are well-sensorized with measurable KPIs, making them ideal for reinforcement learning. Engineers at Phaidra enable domain experts to configure AI control systems without writing code, allowing users to define their desired AI agent actions. Their technology seamlessly integrates with existing building management systems (BMS) or SCADA infrastructure, requiring no new hardware. Phaidra's AI agents continuously monitor thousands of sensor signals in real-time, predict equipment behavior, and automatically adjust setpoints for optimal performance and reduced energy consumption. They employ physics-aware digital models of facilities and train AI systems in shadow mode before live control. For AI factories, Phaidra deploys specialized AI agents to orchestrate power, cooling, and workload management systems to maximize tokens produced per watt. They are working with industry leaders like NVIDIA to design the next generation of AI infrastructure.

Why Join Us

• Drive real-world impact: Phaidra's AI solutions have already delivered up to 40% energy savings at Google's data centers, contributing to sustainability in critical industries.
• Innovate with cutting-edge AI: You will work with reinforcement learning to build autonomous agents that transform industrial automation, learning and improving over time.
• Experience a truly remote-first culture: Phaidra is 100% remote with a documentation-first approach, offering flexibility and work-life integration across global time zones.
• Shape the future of industrial AI: Contribute to a company that's creating the foundational technology for managing complex, interconnected systems like AI factories.
• Grow with a well-funded startup: Phaidra has raised over $120 million in funding from prominent investors, signaling strong confidence in their vision and growth trajectory.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive compensation & meaningful equity.
• Unlimited paid time off, with a required minimum of 20 days per year.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (exact benefits vary by region).
• Paid parental leave (exact benefits vary by region).
• Flexible stipends to support your workspace, well-being, and continued professional development.
• Company MacBook and home office setup allowance.
• Monthly remote work stipend.