Software Engineer

Duration

6-month assignment with potential extension (max tenure 2.5 years)

[potential for extension based on team needs and performance]

Extension

Yes as the platform scales and additional programs are added, we anticipate further contractor needs. This is a fresh hiring and a new headcount to the team.

Location

REMOTE Eastern Time Zone

Description:

We're seeking experienced Software Engineer with a background in building web apps with experience in Python to help us build the next generation of computer-use agents [AI]

Your role will be to grow our app simulation pipeline for training and evaluating computer-use agents. You'll be contributing to the frontiers of AI agent research.

As an experienced web app developer, you'll be responsible for scaling our app simulation framework to train the next generation of computer-use agents. You'll be responsible for designing and extending apps in our simulation framework in partnership with researchers at FAIR. You'll also have the chance to contribute to the infrastructure powering the next generation of AI agents. An interest in AI systems, contributing to the latest research, and expertise in engineering web-based apps are required.

Skillsets:

Must Have: Fluency in Python, including managing data pipelines

Must Have: Experience with web development with a Python backend

Nice-to-Have: Interest / experience in AI, computer vision, and computer-use agents

Nice-to-Have: Experience working in a research lab environment

Candidate Requirements:

Must-Have Hard Skills:

1. Python Familiarity with Python in a web development capacity
2. Web Development
3. Good UI/UX sense (Create clean layouts, realistic interfaces, polished interactions & visually convincing applications)

Nice-to-Have Skills:

1. Familiarity with AI familiarity or interest in AI research is a plus
2. Having a portfolio of apps that they ve built end to end with public code is a plus
3. Design is a plus, beautiful app that mimic great UI
4. Previous companies: A small design consultancy firm, somewhere you need to bootstrap the app. smaller shops where they have to be independent and scrappy, rather than big tech, as they shouldn t rely on big company infrastructure.

Additional Information:

Required YOE: Recent 5-7 Years

Story behind Need: The team is focused on pushing the frontier of secure and reliable AI agents.

Typical Day in the Role: Developing OpenApps research ecosystem in partnership with researchers at FAIR.

How will performance be measured? Features / targets for expanding our computer-use research environment