Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2024)

Unnamed AI research lab | ML research engineer | Zurich, Switzerland | Full-time | Onsite | 100-200k CHF I am starting a research lab funded by a hedge fund that I created 5 years ago. The hedge is doing well, and applies ML to quant finance. The research and trading activities should reinforce each other over time: the research publishes research and fosters in-house ML expertise. The trading applies ML to quant finance and brings funding. The research entity is incorporated, funded, has an office and 0 employees currently.

My vision for the research lab is the following:

  - A bunch of phds in a room: create a good working environment, optimize for research output & runway.
  - Take the "bitter lesson" seriously: most of the successes in modern machine learning are due to deep learning and the ability to leverage vasts amounts of compute and data.

I want to study how DL/LLM models reason, using ARC as a benchmark (https://arcprize.org/, https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.01547). Techniques I want to investigate include test time compute, active inference, meta-learning, self-play, or any technique that would be considered "system 2".

With that in mind, today I'm looking for the following role:

  - ML research engineer

Compensation will include flexible options scheme based on results. Interest and knowhow in the following is a plus: Deep learning, transformer models, reasoning, world models, learning-to-learn, mechinterp, bayesian methods, probabilistic programming.

I will mostly consider candidates having an EU passport for visa reasons.

To apply, email me at not_a_cat at fastmail dot com.

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (https://www.psc.edu/) | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Full-time | Onsite or Hybrid

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) is a joint research center of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Established in 1986, for nearly 40 years we’ve provided university, government, and industrial researchers access to several of the most powerful computational systems in the country for unclassified research. The work done at PSC advances science across a wide variety of fields, including artificial intelligence, medical imaging, weather modeling, cell biology, and genomics.

PSC is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join our new Advanced Systems Infrastructure Team. The focus of this group is the maintenance and development of PSC’s shared infrastructure. We work with the other operations and development teams to build and support the systems needed to keep our advanced clusters, and the center as a whole, running smoothly. The ideal candidate will have a versatile skill set and a willingness to pick up new things, but is not expected to be a day-one expert on anything specific.

Prior experience in HPC environments is a plus, but not required. People with a background in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or related areas are especially encouraged to apply.

For more details, and to apply: https://cmu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CMU/job/Pittsburgh-PA/Infr...

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: sablosky@psc.edu

Mambu (https://mambu.com) | Engineering Managers, Software Engineers (Java) | Full-time | Remote (Netherlands, Romania, Lithuania)

We're Mambu, a SaaS company providing the core banking engine for modern financial institutions. Our platform is cloud-native and helps banks, fintechs, and lenders run their business efficiently.

We're looking for Engineering Managers and Software Engineers, preferably with experience in Java and MySQL, and ideally with a background in financial services or large-scale systems. The roles can be upgraded to Senior for the candidates with the right skills and experience. Our stack is fully in the cloud, and we're remote-first but we also have offices where you can come work every day if you'd like. You'll collaborate with smart, driven people and help build robust systems as we continue to scale. We have a writing and document-based culture. We value accountability, customer obsession, and embracing challenges.

Tech stack: Java, MySQL, AWS/GCP/Azure

Location: Remote, but you must be based in Netherlands, Romania, or Lithuania. No relocation provided, and no work visa sponsorships provided.

Interview process: Coding interview, system design interview, company culture interview

Competitive compensation tailored to your location.

No agencies and no contractors.

Apply here (tell the recruiter you found this through Hacker News):

https://careers-mambu.icims.com/jobs/2856/manager%2c-enginee...

https://careers-mambu.icims.com/jobs/2875/software-engineer/...

Nowadays (YC S23) | Founding Engineer | ONSITE (San Francisco) | Full-time

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/nowadays

Nowadays is an AI copilot that automates the boring parts of planning corporate events. For example, our AI can contact venues by email and phone to get availability, deal with back-and-forth negotiations, and present the best options.

We’re looking for founding engineer at Nowadays — someone who’s proactive, generalist full-stack, loves bringing people together, and comfortable shipping end-to-end products. We use Next.js and Supabase to build our platform. Your role will involve continuously innovating, automating processes, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with AI in event planning.

Learn more about Nowadays: https://nowadays.ai/

Feel free to email me at anna@getnowadays.com!

Are you strict about the 1 year cooldown period before re-applying? I'd like to try again, my first attempt was earlier this year.