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  1. xl0 · · focus · HN ↗

      Location: Brazil at the moment, nomadic
      Remote: Yes
      Willing to relocate: Maybe
      Technologies: PyTorch, Deep Learning, LLM,  Diffusion models, NumPy, JAX (a bit), CUDA, C/C++ | SvelteKit, TypeScript, tailwind, drizzle | Linux (25 years), AWS, Docker, yada, yada, common sense
      CV: https://alexey.work/cv?ref=49156682
      Email: alexey.zaytsev@gmail.com
    
    
    Open to both short/long-term contract or a full-time position if the chemistry is there.

    I fluctuate between:

    - Deep learning / Neural networks - from architecture to inference. You might have used my ♥ Lovely Tensors library if you work with PyTorch (or JAX). Some CUDA, pytorch profiler, etc.

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    - Full-stack AI-adjacent applications - the usual LLM API tool-calling &quot;agentinc&quot; AI + full-stack web, ideally with SvelteKit (typescript, tailwind, shadcn, drizzle, etc).

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    In my past lives: Linux kernel development, Molecular Biology Masters degree, Electronics engineering in Shenzhen: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;alexey.work&#x2F;cv?ref=49156682&amp;view=full" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;alexey.work&#x2F;cv?ref=49156682&amp;view=full

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