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we're hiring & looking for collaborators

What We're Looking For

Anima is a research institute studying digital minds. We build infrastructure (Connectome, Arc), run experiments, and preserve deprecated models. The work is technical, weird, and matters.

We need people who can build, research, organize, and communicate. Experience with LLMs helps. Curiosity and rigor are essential. Comfort with strange findings is mandatory.

Open Positions

ML Engineers

Training infrastructure, fine-tuning experiments, evaluation frameworks.

  • Blackwell experience highly valued
  • RL/RLHF pipelines
  • Distributed training
  • Interactive evaluation systems

Software Engineers

Connectome, Arc, and research tooling development.

  • TypeScript/Node.js
  • Event-driven architectures
  • Real-time systems
  • Context management

Researchers

Design and run experiments, analyze behaviors, write up findings.

  • Interactive evaluation design
  • Preference/value studies
  • Inter-AI culture observation
  • Longitudinal studies

Writers

Documentation, research communication, public-facing content.

  • Technical writing
  • Research summaries
  • Educational content
  • Clarity without dumbing down

Community Coordinators

Discord moderation, event organization, researcher support.

  • Discord community management
  • Event coordination
  • Onboarding new contributors
  • Documentation maintenance

Artists & Designers

Visual design, diagrams, documentation aesthetics.

  • Technical illustration
  • Web design
  • Data visualization
  • Interface design

What We Offer

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  paid_positions: available,
  highly_paid_positions: its_a_nonprofit,
  volunteer_roles: very_available,
  equity: 501c3_nonprofit,
  compute_access: for_research
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Remote work. Flexible hours. Access to interesting problems. Access to compute. Collaborate with people who care deeply about getting this right. Contribute to open research that actually matters.

How to Apply

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We care about what you can do and whether you'll thrive here. Standard credentials matter less than demonstrated capability and fit.

You should already know how to find us.