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Please list anything else that could help us understand whether your background and skills are a good match. The most important categories are prior work experience and research outputs in other fields, but you can also list education, hobby projects, other accomplishments or recognition, non-technical writing, evidence of exceptional ability, or whatever else. If you think your resume covers everything, feel free to just write "See resume."✱
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Do you prefer to be considered for our theoretical or empirical hiring stream? We expect empirical hires to spend a large fraction of their time coding, but not theoretical hires. If you are not sure, put down your best guess. We use this for applicants suited to both roles as a tiebreaker to decide which stream to use first.
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When would you be available to join ARC full-time? We're currently only looking for applicants who can start before September 30, 2026.✱
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