(NYC / Remote, Part-Time)

About the Role

We’re always keenly on the lookout for talented young technologists aligned with our mission. Happy to accommodate the right fit in a variety of flexible paid formats and commitments. And we’re open to creative and additive non-technical possibilities.

If you’re bored at school and looking to learn by doing; have too much free time and want to get your hands dirty; or thinking about what to do next summer, hit us up.

About You

  • High cultural alignment with Plastic Labs’ ethos
  • Primary location +/- 3 hrs of EST
  • Impulse for rapid learning & trying new tech at the edge
  • Familiarity with & interest in LLMs
  • Significant experience &/ interest in a number of areas described in our (FILLED) Full-Stack Engineer, (FILLED) ML Research Engineer, &/ Founding Engineer “About You” sections
  • Alignment with or interest in topics and fields of inquiry explored or anything on our blog
  • Complementary interest in cryptography, distributed systems, security, identity, cognitive sciences (computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, & psychology) or other adjacent interdisciplinary fields a plus

How to Apply

Start by DM’ing us on X, joining our Discord and engaging, or contributing to our GitHub. Don’t overthink it.

If it’s a fit, we’ll ask you to send the following to ops@plasticlabs.ai:

  • Resume/CV in whatever form it exists (PDF, LinkedIn, website, etc)
  • Portfolio of notable work (GitHub, pubs, ArXiv, blog, X, etc)
  • Statement of alignment specific to Plastic Labs—how do you identify with our mission, how can you contribute, etc? (points for brief, substantive, heterodox)

Try to cover these 3 categories in some way, but be sure to optimize for speed over perfection.

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