Description:

Elicit is an AI research assistant that helps researchers with common tasks like literature review.
The company aims to increase good reasoning in the world for both experts and non-experts.
Elicit is a scalable ML system that focuses on human-understandable task decompositions.
The company is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to meet the demand for new features and improved performance.
The engineer will own the responsibility of shipping useful features to users weekly, balancing short-term feature shipping with long-term system maintainability.
The role involves contributing to discussions around UX, system design, and architecture.

Requirements:

Candidates must have a strong technical aptitude to navigate both back-end and front-end technologies.
Professional experience in software development teams at a mid-career to senior level is required.
Above-average communication skills are necessary for collaboration within a small team.
Experience or exposure to working with language models is preferred, including writing asynchronous code and error handling.
A passion for craftsmanship and a joy in the work is essential.

The position offers a flexible work environment, allowing remote work with time zone overlap and quarterly in-person offsites.
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance are fully covered for employees, with generous family coverage.
A flexible vacation policy is in place, recommending a minimum of 20 days per year.
A 401K plan with a 6% employer match is provided.
New hires receive a Mac and a $1,000 budget for workstation setup, with $500 allocated annually thereafter.
A quarterly $1,000 budget for AI experimentation and learning is available for professional development.
An administrative assistant is provided to help with personal and work tasks.
Competitive salary ranges are offered, with starting salaries for senior roles between $185-270k plus equity.

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