Backend Engineer
ZipFull Time
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)
New York, New York, United States
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Yes, this is a US remote position with flexible working hours and remote options available.
The role requires a favorite tech stack of Typescript, Node.js, and MongoDB, a good understanding of low-level systems programming (e.g., C, Go, or Rust), and experience working collaboratively across the stack on online payment systems.
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, with a bias for impact, continuous growth, and working with smart people in a supportive team environment.
Strong candidates have experience in a fast-paced environment, love Typescript, Node.js, and MongoDB, understand low-level systems programming like C, Go, or Rust, and have collaborated on online payment systems.
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.