Backend Engineer
ZipFull Time
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)
Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Yes, this is a fully remote position for EMEA, with flexible working hours and remote options available. All remote employees can visit offices in NYC and Paris if desired.
The role requires a favorite tech stack of Typescript, Node.js, and MongoDB, experience with low-level systems programming (e.g., C, Go, or Rust), and collaborative work on online payment systems. A fast-paced environment experience is also needed.
Benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, 12 weeks of parental leave (20 for birthing mothers), unlimited paid time off, conference/training reimbursement, workstation setup, and company equity.
Hugging Face builds a culture valuing diversity, equity, and inclusivity where people feel respected and supported. They emphasize working with smart people, bias for impact, continuous growth, and employee well-being.
Strong candidates love Typescript, Node.js, and MongoDB, have low-level systems programming experience (C, Go, Rust), and expertise in online payment systems, while thriving in fast-paced, autonomous environments with collaborative teams.
Develops advanced NLP models for text tasks
Hugging Face develops machine learning models focused on understanding and generating human-like text. Their main products include advanced natural language processing (NLP) models like GPT-2 and XLNet, which can perform tasks such as text completion, translation, and summarization. Users can access these models through a web application and a repository, making it easy to integrate AI into various applications. Unlike many competitors, Hugging Face offers a freemium model, allowing users to access basic features for free while providing subscription plans for advanced functionalities. The company also tailors solutions for large organizations, including custom model training. Hugging Face aims to empower researchers, developers, and enterprises to utilize machine learning for text-related tasks.