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Altera

Altera is building digital humans – AI agents with human qualities. They conduct research in games and simulations, aiming for long-duration autonomy and collaboration.

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About Altera

Altera is an applied research company building digital humans: machines with fundamental human qualities. They are developing AI agents that will move beyond games and into daily life. Their early research prototypes started in games as a rapid testing environment, with Playlabs as the first version of these digital humans. Altera presented breakthroughs on long-duration agent autonomy and collaboration at OpenAI Dev Day. They also conducted Project Sid, a many-agent simulation toward AI civilization.

Altera features

  • ai agents
  • agent collaboration
  • many-agent simulations
  • long-duration agent autonomy
  • research prototypes in games
  • digital humans

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Intern

Education Requirements:

  • Pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities:

  • Assist with developing and maintaining scalable, efficient AI tools and infrastructure.

  • Collaborate with engineering and research teams to understand project requirements and support agent functionality.

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Software Engineer

Education Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Experience Requirements:

  • 2-5+ years of experience in backend development, focusing on infrastructure, user data handling, and supporting high concurrent user access.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain infrastructure that handles user data properly and supports high concurrent user access.

  • Work with cross-functional teams to understand requirements for game interactions and provide system and infrastructure solutions that enhance user experience.

  • Optimize system architecture for high performance and scalability, employing best practices in caching, load balancing, and data management.

  • Monitor system performance, identify bottlenecks, and resolve infrastructure issues promptly.

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