Some of the smartest thinkers and forecasters in AI published a plan to save the world from AI, and I think they know no one will do anything with it. On July 9, 2026, the AI 2027 team published Plan A, a framework for a US-China deal to slow AI progress by 2029. At first, it seems strange - people who believe in the upside of AI, who are very thoughtful and rational, proposing something that clearly no one will act on. Heck, they even predict no one will act on it - they call it a recommendation, not a prediction, and forecasters give the US-China deal it opens with about a 4% chance.
Hm, I get not being into Poetry, but a large portion of humanity is into it, so it's a particularly aggressive form of hubris to decide they are all dogshit lovers.
But I'll take your point that poetry is different than regular prose. And I agree that even GPT-3.5 excelled at generating it.
I do think you can get a model to generate spicy, somewhat offensive/edgy content, but even then it doesn't sound like a real person. So I think bland/inoffensive isn't enough of an explanation.
Subscript | Software Engineer | https://www.subscript.com | Fully Remote | Full-time |
Subscript is looking for a software engineer to join our small, nimble, and fast-moving team
= About Subscript =
Subscript is the first subscription intelligence platform that makes it easier for companies with recurring revenue to get the data they need and wish they had.
= Tech stack =
Node.js/Express/React/PostgreSQL
= Working at Subscript =
The world's best talent is distributed globally, and so are we - we're a company founded in San Francisco, but with a team based all around the globe. Across our various timezones, cultures, and geographic distance, there is definitely one common thread among us: We are passionate about helping analytically-minded leaders use insights to supercharge their subscription businesses!
We operate totally asynchronously (no internal company meetings! Really!) and autonomously (no one will tell you what to do; everyone has context on the big-picture company goals and you will figure out how to work towards them with the rest of the team).
Diversity & Inclusion is at the core of how Subscript works
Our asynchronous and autonomous model is built around inclusion - we know that everyone has their own life setup, likes/dislikes, and ways of working. We're never going to tell you how or when you need to work, so you can do what works for you. We're a global team that actively celebrates different cultures and backgrounds - and with people in 5+ countries, they are different. We want Subscript to be the place you can do your best work, no matter who you are. Come join us.
Chiffer | Senior / Principal Software Engineer | REMOTE (Global) & Async | Full Time
Chiffer helps finance teams at subscription companies better understand and manage revenue data and analytics. We're well funded, and are a completely global team based all around the world.
Senior or Principal Software Engineer
- You'd be one of the first five engineers on the team, and the first very senior hire.
- You'll work on database design and implementation, complex data management problems, API design and implementation, some front-end React app code, building and iterating on our product, collaborating with designers and founders, and making a product that users will love.
The way we work:
- We are a remote company - work anywhere you want! Any timezone on earth (or outside earth, whatever)
- We are an asynchronous team - we don't do scheduled meetings, and rely on each team member to pick their own schedule and to communicate clearly in writing and with recorded videos
- We operate completely autonomously - no one will tell you what to do, we'll just tell you the goals and you will figure out how to work towards them with the rest of the team
- Like all start-ups we're scrappy, but not scrappy on compensation: Chiffer is committed to paying our awesome team members at market-rate, including benefits.
Early Full-stack web engineer to join fast-growing education startup that changes how hundreds of thousands of kids learn math. Email [email protected]
== TL;DR - Reasons to care about working with Front Row ==
- A mission you can be proud of: kids using Front Row improve twice as much at math
- Tremendous impact on a small team
- Flexibility on what you work on, and autonomy over your schedule
- Effective & exciting tools: Clojure, Haskell, PostgreSQL, Backbone.js, Ansible
- Be part of a growing success: in just over a year after launch, we are in more than 6% of all US schools
== The Business ==
Millions of teachers around the USA are struggling to help 30+ students in their class learn math because every student is in their own place. In a typical fourth grade classroom, there may be students learning to count, students learning to add, students learning to multiply, and students learning how exponents work - and one teacher somehow needs to address all these needs.
Thousands of teachers use Front Row every day to save hours of time and make sure their students are growing quickly. Front Row active users have been growing 100% a month for the past 8 school months.
== The Role ==
As one of our very first engineers, you will be part of a team of developers who are passionate about their vocation, take pride in their craft and who push each other to grow as professionals. You will strive for pragmatism and 80/20 in your work. You will be using tools that provide you with the most leverage and make you most effective. By working really smart, you will produce more than the average developer ever will, but without the crazy hours.
You will work in an effective team that plans, executes and reflects together. Because we’re a small team, everything you create will go into production and be used by students. You will never do unimportant work: every contribution will make a clear and tangible impact on the company’s trajectory. Your personal success will be directly aligned with that of the company.
Most importantly, your work will have purpose: Front Row is a mission-driven company that takes pride in making a significant impact in the lives of hundreds of thousands of students.
== Benefits ==
- Competitive salary
- Generous equity option grants
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Food budget
- Work from home up to 1 day a week, extremely flexible work schedule
- Team meal outing every week, and half-day event every month (trip to Sonoma, BBQ, etc)
- Equipment budget
- Flexible, untracked vacation day policy
- Working from Runway - one of the best startup coworking locations right in the heart of San Francisco
Email [email protected] to tell us a bit about yourself if you would like to apply.
Early Full-stack web engineer to join fast-growing education startup that changes how hundreds of thousands of kids learn math. Email [email protected]
== TL;DR - Reasons to care about working with Front Row ==
- A mission you can be proud of: kids using Front Row improve twice as much at math
- Tremendous impact on a small team
- Flexibility on what you work on, and autonomy over your schedule
- Effective & exciting tools: Clojure, Haskell, PostgreSQL, Backbone.js, Ansible
- Be part of a growing success: in just over a year after launch, we are in more than 6% of all US schools
== The Business ==
Millions of teachers around the USA are struggling to help 30+ students in their class learn math because every student is in their own place. In a typical fourth grade classroom, there may be students learning to count, students learning to add, students learning to multiply, and students learning how exponents work - and one teacher somehow needs to address all these needs.
Thousands of teachers use Front Row every day to save hours of time and make sure their students are growing quickly. Front Row active users have been growing 100% a month for the past 8 school months.
== The Role ==
As one of our very first engineers, you will be part of a team of developers who are passionate about their vocation, take pride in their craft and who push each other to grow as professionals. You will strive for pragmatism and 80/20 in your work. You will be using tools that provide you with the most leverage and make you most effective. By working really smart, you will produce more than the average developer ever will, but without the crazy hours.
You will work in an effective team that plans, executes and reflects together. Because we’re a small team, everything you create will go into production and be used by students. You will never do unimportant work: every contribution will make a clear and tangible impact on the company’s trajectory. Your personal success will be directly aligned with that of the company.
Most importantly, your work will have purpose: Front Row is a mission-driven company that takes pride in making a significant impact in the lives of hundreds of thousands of students.
== Benefits ==
- Competitive salary
- Generous equity option grants
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Food budget
- Work from home up to 1 day a week, extremely flexible work schedule
- Team meal outing every week, and half-day event every month (trip to Sonoma, BBQ, etc)
- Equipment budget
- Flexible, untracked vacation day policy
- Working from Runway - one of the best startup coworking locations right in the heart of San Francisco
Email [email protected] to tell us a bit about yourself if you would like to apply.
At Front Row, we’re building an incredibly powerful tool to help kids learn math, and help math teachers be more effective. In just 8 months after launch, we’re in more than 1.5% of US schools, and are growing rapidly. We solve the hard problem of computing large amounts of student data and presenting it to teachers in a way that they can use it to personalize instruction for each student.
We’re looking for engineers who have functional programming experience, or are really excited about functional programming to work on our product built in Clojure, Haskell, and JS.
We’re looking for the first engineers (after the CTO) to join the team and have immense impact on our success and our culture. Given this high level of responsibility, we offer a generous amount of equity. Finally, everyone at Front Row has a ton of flexibility in where they work, and what they work on.
At Front Row, we’re building an incredibly powerful tool to help kids learn math, and help math teachers be more effective. In just 8 months after launch, we’re in more than 1.5% of US schools, and are growing rapidly. We solve the hard problem of computing large amounts of student data and presenting it to teachers in a way that they can use it to personalize instruction for each student.
We’re looking for engineers who have functional programming experience, or are really excited about functional programming to work on our product built in Clojure, Haskell, and JS.
We’re looking for the first engineers (after the CTO) to join the team and have immense impact on our success and our culture. Given this high level of responsibility, we offer a generous amount of equity. Finally, everyone at Front Row has a ton of flexibility in where they work, and what they work on.
San Francisco, CA - Front Row is hiring a generalist web engineer to join our high-growth, high-impact education startup. Email [email protected]
The business
Front Row makes educational applications for students, teachers and principals that help them make data-driven decisions. As of today, more than a hundred thousand students have signed-up for Front Row and used it to receive custom-tailored guidance in their learning. Thousands of teachers use Front Row every day to save hours of time and make sure their students are growing at the fastest rate achievable. Front Row active users have been growing 100% a month for the past 6 months.
Front Row is successfully venture-funded and on the road to profitability.
As one of our very first engineers, you will be part of a team of developers who are passionate about their vocation, take pride in their craft and who push each other to grow as professionals. You will strive for pragmatism and 80/20 in your work. You will be using tools that provide you with the most leverage and make you most effective. By working really smart, you will produce more than the average developer ever will, but without the crazy hours.
We love generalists who can quickly bring themselves up to speed with any technology we’re using: you will have the chance to learn a lot, and fast too. You will receive continuous support and mentorship on your journey to achieving mastery. We do however expect you not to need to be hand-held and rely on others for your own growth. You will have full autonomy over your work.
You must not be a drama queen, nor a brilliant jerk: your development chops alone will not cut it. You will work in an effective team that plans, executes and reflects together.
Because we’re a small team, everything you create will go into production and be used by hundreds of thousands of students. You will never do unimportant work: every contribution will make a clear and tangible impact on the company’s trajectory. Your personal success will be directly aligned with that of the company.
Most importantly, your work will have purpose: Front Row is a mission-driven company that takes pride in making a significant impact in the lives of thousands of students.
Tools
Front Row is a polyglot combination of multiple web applications, mobile apps and asset generation tools. The front-end uses Backbone.js, several plugins and grunt.js for automation. The backend is predominantly made of Clojure-based app talking to PostgreSQL. Our tooling is a mix of Ruby scripts and Haskell apps. Operations relies on Ansible and Vagrant, with AWS for hosting.
Nice-to-haves
You have worked at a startup before
You have worked in small and effective Agile/XP teams before
You have delivered working software to large numbers of users before
You are fluent in functional programming
You have a strong understanding of full-stack development, and are comfortable jumping from the front-end back to the DB if need be.
Front Row - our mission
It's a sad reality that students from poorer families perform worse in school than students from wealthier families. Part of this reason has to do with home environment and absentee parents, but much of it has to do with inferior resources and less experienced teachers. The worst part of this problem is that if a student falls behind in any grade, they will forever be behind in every grade. So even if the probability of falling behind in 3rd grade is low (it isn't), the probability of falling behind in 3rd grade or 4th grade or 5th grade (and so on) is really high.
That's the core problem Front Row solves - it doesn't let students fall behind. And if they fall behind, it catches them up really quickly. And it does this even if the teacher isn't very good (although better teachers always help). Now, the probability of falling behind in any given grade is irrelevant, because it will never compound. The student who would have been the most at risk will instead be up to speed, and therefore far more motivated.
Email [email protected] to tell us a bit about yourself if you would like to apply.
The best book I have ever read (and continue to re-read) on writing is "On Writing Well" by William K. Zinsser. Mostly the first half of the book - it's incredibly valuable.