Astera Institute · 16 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $400K/yrAstera Institute is a private foundation focused on steering science and technology toward an abundant future. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help reverse-engineer the human brain by architecting high-performance infrastructure, designing custom RL environments, and optimizing production systems for large-scale AI research.
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Responsibilities
Architect high-performance infrastructure for training large-scale models and running complex simulations
Design and optimize custom RL environments informed by neuroscience
Write clean, fast, production-grade code that boosts our research velocity
Turn research prototypes into scalable production systems
Tackle any technical bottleneck, from low-level optimization to high-level system design, to unblock the research team
Qualification
Required
High-Velocity Craftsmanship: You produce clean, maintainable, and well-tested code at a startup pace. You know how to balance engineering rigor with the need to iterate quickly on research prototypes
System Architecture Intuition: You have deep experience architecting complex systems from scratch. You understand the trade-offs, and you can design infrastructure that survives the chaos of research
Extreme Adaptability: You might be an expert in distributed systems today, but you are ready to become a novice in neuroscience tomorrow. You have a track record of diving into complex domains and mastering them quickly
Mastery of Hard Problems: You have a track record of tackling difficult engineering challenges, whether it is massive scale distributed systems or low-level optimization. You do not shy away from what your peers consider hardcore
Company
Astera Institute
Astera Institute is a non-profit that supports science and technology projects.
Founded in 2010
11-50 employees
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