Innovation Resident — LavLabs Builders Program

Overview

A 12-month residency for relentless builders. Ship a new Labs experiment every 6 weeks inside LavLabs — the innovation lab where future Labs brands are born.

Mission

LavLabs exists to make new things exist. Residents are its engine.

What you'll do

• Prototype new product concepts on 6-week cycles
• Take the best experiment to a founders' demo day each quarter
• Work across every Core Lab's tools, models, and platforms
• Document and present learnings to the whole Tube

Minimum qualifications

• Evidence you build relentlessly (shipped apps, projects, startups — degrees optional)
• Speed with modern tools including AI-assisted development
• Storytelling — you can make people feel a prototype

Preferred qualifications

• A startup attempt (even failed)
• Design + code hybrid skills

Nice to have

• Weird portfolio pieces
• Community building

Tech stack

Growth

Best residents graduate into founding roles on new Labs brands.

Impact

One of your experiments may become the next Yuhmmy.

Projects you'll touch

• 6-week experiment cycles
• Quarterly demo days
• New-brand incubations

Benefits

• Meaningful early equity in a $12.5B frontier company
• Premium medical, dental, and vision for you and your family
• Unlimited PTO with a 3-week minimum, plus Labs Recharge weeks
• 401(k) with company match
• Relocation support to Santa Monica
• Daily chef-crafted (vegan-friendly) meals — taste is our business
• Annual learning budget + Labs University access
• Latest hardware and an XR/device lab at your desk
• Parental leave: 20 weeks, all parents
• Yuhmmy family access and Labs brand perks

Labs Companies, Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer. Posted June 30, 2026 · Req 99D936