Next Stop? Actually... three now 😎 We’re bringing Vibe Code with Gemini to London and San Francisco, plus our AIE Code Agents Hackathon lands in NYC:
🌉 Register here for SF’s Vibe Code with Gemini November 8th Hackathon.
🇬🇧 Register here for London’s Vibe Code with Gemini November 15th Hackathon.
🗽 Register here for NYC’s AIE Code Agents Hackathon, November 22nd to November 23rd.
Launching, Hiring or Recruiting in Q4? Reach out to explore a collab 💥
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Open Jobs
Looking to hire the best talent? Reach out to [email protected] to see how we can help.
1) AI Engineer at Open-Source Web Company (NYC)
- About: Series E company dedicated to an open web • Built foundational internet software including Wordpress & Jetpack • $800M+ raised • Now building out AI team
- Ideal candidate: Demonstrated knowledge building production AI systems with LLMs & agents • Experience in Typescript and PHP • Passion for open-source software and consumer products • Quick to adapt to new tools & development stack
2) Full Stack Engineer at AI Documentation Startup (SF)
- About: Backed by A16Z, YC & other Tier 1 VCs • Tech powers over 10,000 companies to date & rapidly growing • $20M+ funding raised with small team
- Ideal candidate: 3+ years experience including consumer or B2B startups • Innate ability to build from 0 to 1 with low ego • Strong full stack engineering ability with high agency • Strong in-person work culture & desire to collaborate heavily with the team
3) Research Engineer at Financial AI Lab (NYC / SF)
- About: Founders with previous 9-figure exit • Top investors including Garry Tan and hedge fund founders • Building OpenAI for finance
- Ideal candidate: Experience implementing and reading research papers • Python and Pytorch expertise • Ability to engineer the research lifecycle, including data eng, experimentation, training, and deploying • Experience at academic or commercial labs
Events List
A curated list of upcoming AI events (view all events).
Featured in November:
🗓️ Tuesday, November 4th
📍 Virtual
Join thousands of data scientists, engineers, AI practitioners and developers virtually at Snowflake’s BUILD event on November 4th — 6th.
This free 3-day virtual event offers you three days of exclusive product announcements, “how to” technical sessions, and hands-on labs focused on Snowflake’s latest innovations.
This Week in SF:
🗓️ Thursday, November 6th
📍 San Francisco, CA
How do people join the world’s most advanced AI labs? What backgrounds do frontier research teams actually look for? Learn directly from hiring managers and team leads from inside the field.
Register
🗓️ Friday, November 7th
📍 San Francisco, CA
Join us for an evening of connection, conversation, and cocktails with the brightest minds in neurotechnology.
Register
🗓️ Sunday, November 9th
📍 San Francisco, CA
Uncanny Valley Fest is a one-day creative hackathon, where filmmakers, developers, artists, and storytellers come together to explore the frontier of AI-powered storytelling. Judges include professionals from: Blumhouse, Universal, Emmy-award winning directors, and more. Prizes include an interview with a YC Partner!
Register
This Week in NYC:
🗓️ Monday, November 3rd
📍 New York, NYC
The Femtech Insider community is gathering! Join us at Fabrik on November 3rd from 6-8pm as we come together in New York for the first time.
Register
🗓️ Wednesday, November 5th
📍 New York, NYC
Join Fireworks AI for an exclusive evening bringing together a select group of AI innovators for conversation and connection. Speakers include CEO of Fireworks AI, CPO of Datadog, and more.
Register
🗓️ Wednesday, November 5th
📍 New York, NYC
Expect hands-on insights from GTM people building and working with AI, practical content, and free bites & drinks.
Register
Planning an upcoming event? Submit an event to our AI Event Feature.
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