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Working at Convergence
We’re an international team spread widely across 5 countries - the US, UK, Portugal, Estonia, and Canada.
We typically meet 2-3 times per year at conferences, as well as a group retreat annually. We meet primarily in GMT afternoon hours, and have varying hours outside of that based on our time zones.
We tend to hire self-driven contributors who are capable of leading projects, kicking off new initiatives, and functioning well in an open-ended environment. We look for empathetic, decisive individuals who have a unique background and are able to produce quality output effectively.
Because of the strategic and ever-changing nature of the AI safety landscape, we heavily prioritize flexibility and dynamism in our roles - we recognize very clearly that the projects we’re working on now may need to change within the next six months.
We are looking for new team members that strongly exhibit our core values, as we believe these give us a common base to be able to execute and collaborate effectively.
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How We Hire
Our hiring process contains three different stages - Entry, Core, and Extended.
The Entry stage comprises:
a Written Interview, consisting of multiple short questions (1-2hrs);
a preliminary role-specific Work Task (1-2hrs);
and, should these two written exercises indicate you are a strong fit for the role, a General Interview with our CEO David Kristoffersson to discuss your responses and application generally (1hr).
The Core stage comprises:
a two-day Work Test — completing a real-world task, giving you a feel for the role and helping us to understand your skills and attitude — completed remotely, and for which you will be compensated (16hrs);
and, should the task submission demonstrate a good fit for the role, three interviews, specifically
a History Interview, covering your background and general experience to date (2hrs);
a Focused Interview, covering specific aspects of your experience relevant to the role in more detail (2hrs);
and an Alignment Interview, covering compatibility in attitude, philosophy, culture, and so on (1-2hrs).
The Extended stage comprises:
a one- to two-day collaborative Work Test — completing work together as a team, and in-person where this is possible — for which you will be compensated, and with any expenses covered (8-16hrs);
and our discussion with several References.
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