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Applied Research Lead

Author the next volumes of our published research.

Team Applied research

Location New York, NY

Type Full-time

Level Lead

Compensation $250k–$320k + meaningful equity

About the role

Vol. I made the argument that architecture beats models. You will lead the empirical work behind Vol. II and beyond: governance economics, routing analysis, and verified execution measurement.

What you will do

  • Design and run studies on governance cost and routing behaviour
  • Author published research to the standard set by Vol. I
  • Translate findings into product direction for the control plane

What we look for

  • A track record of published, citable technical or economic research
  • Comfort with both quantitative analysis and long-form argument
  • Willingness to be publicly accountable for claims