Drimva

Basis Research

Research Scientist, Compilers and Programming Languages

$120K–$180K

New York Office +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jan 30, 2025

Location
New York Office
Cambridge Office
Education
PhD (or equivalent experience) in a relevant area.

About the job

Designs and builds programming-language tools and core computational reasoning systems while researching intelligence and collaborating on scientific and societal challenges.

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, and maintain programming-language tools for Basis’ core reasoning technology.
  • Develop and explore computational theories of intelligence, including reasoning, learning, and decision-making.
  • Collaborate with domain experts on scientific and societal challenge problems; publishing and presenting findings is optional.

What they ask for

  • PhD (or equivalent experience) in a relevant area.
  • Demonstrated first-class scientific research, published in venues such as PLDI, OOPSLA, and POPL, or in technical reports.
  • Demonstrated ability to write excellent software.
  • Significant technical achievements within programming-languages research and engineering.

Pay

$120K – $180K (USD, compensation type not specified)

Tools

PyTorch, Stan, Jax

AI focus

Develop computational theories of intelligence and build computational reasoning systems.

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