Member of the Technical Staff - Agent R&D

OpenHands (https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands), an LLM-powered agent for software development that can write code, run commands, browse the web, and even solve GitHub issues end-to-end. It is the most full-featured open source, model-agnostic software agents, and is used by thousands of developers to help implement features, fix bugs, and automate development-related workflows.

We are hiring Members of the Technical Staff on our agent team, which is in charge of research and development activities for OpenHands. You will be responsible for:

• Incorporating the best research work on agents and code generation into the OpenHands framework
• Performing novel improvements in areas of interest to improve agent performance and efficiency 
• Running and implementing evaluations to ensure agent quality
• Implementing infrastructure related to evaluating or serving code generation agents
• Collaborating with the open-source community on research initiatives

We're looking for candidates that shine in at least some of the following areas:

• Significant research in LLM-based agents, code generation, or software engineering
• Practical agent engineering experience, including harness development, training, evaluation, and deployment
• Experience with use of agents in enterprise settings
• Experience in collaborative development of AI related projects, particularly open source

You don't need to have experience in all these areas to apply.

Compensation: $150-220k/year + equity

Benefits:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance, fully paid by OpenHands
• Unmetered time off (PTO)
• 401k plan

We're a remote-first company, but we have core hours of 12-4pm ET (4-8pm UTC), when all employees are expected to be available.

Note for international applicants: the details above are for the US. We will do our best to accommodate folks in other countries, but can't guarantee that we'll be able to hire you, provide equity or benefits, sponsor a visa, etc.

We're committed to creating a welcoming and supportive environment where everyone can thrive. We don't discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We welcome applicants from all walks of life to join our team. Your skills, experience, and passion are what matter most to us!