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Trata is hiring Business Operations/Growth interns for the summer! This role is ideal for first and second years. The role is remote with the option to visit the office if you’re in NYC. Trata is backed by a VC with a higher unicorn rate than Y Combinator and Sequoia Capital, Walter Kortschak (prev. CIO of SignalFire and Managing Partner at Summit Partners), Y Combinator, later-stage founders backed by some of the best VCs (Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, Andreessen Horowitz, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, Y Combinator), Pioneer Fund, Seaplane Ventures and 10+ hedge funds. We are on a mission to change the way information flows within public markets. We are feeling the pull from the market and need to scale. We are firm believers in Brian Chesky’s quote: “In a war between missionaries and mercenaries, the missionaries always win.” This internship is ideal for those looking for exposure to fast-paced startups. It is paid and has a heavy variable component as an incentive. Outstanding job performance in the summer will lead to a paid internship during the school year.  For our interns, we are flexible with weekly hours. You can work whenever you want (morning, afternoon, evening). You will be paid hourly with meaningful variable bonuses for exceeding expectations around KPIs. You will be in charge of owning outreach and follow ups for a designated subset of ICPs. You will also partake in labeling our transcripts as part of processing work.  Attention to detail is critical. You do NOT need a finance background for this role. If interested, please also follow Trata on Twitter/X (@trytrata).

Trata is hiring a Chief of Staff to work directly with the Founder/CEO as we scale. We just raised more money at a markup from existing and inbound investors and need to push. We’re backed by a VC with a higher unicorn rate than YC and Sequoia, Walter Kortschak (prev. CIO of SignalFire and Managing Partner at Summit Partners), Y Combinator, later-stage founders backed by some of the best VCs (Sequoia, Founders Fund, a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, YC), Pioneer Fund and 10+ hedge funds.  We work with some of the most well known funds in the world and are onboarding 1-2 funds a day currently. ~2/3 of our growth comes from referrals and word of mouth. We’re looking for an ex-startup/consulting/banking/buyside type to join us in-person as we scale. You will take ownership of some of the most interesting projects we are working on. We’re looking for someone who understands urgency. We’re looking for someone who understands half of his/her entry-level peers will be unemployed in 4 years. We’re not looking to convince or hire the sleepy, risk-averse analyst who thinks two years of banking and an MBA will future-proof him/her. You will have extreme ownership of your workflows, and the role (+ compensation and title) will evolve much faster than a traditional job if your performance is good. You will wear a lot of hats, namely in GTM/special projects/operations. Perks: Aggressive cash+equity compensation vs other operations/biz dev roles Work out of a luxury hacker apartment with a water view (no dress code, no office BS) Expensed meals If you are interested in entrepreneurship later on, I am happy to introduce you to the investors you need to know. I am happy to personally push your application to Y Combinator Health, dental and vision coverage Requirements: High agency and ownership of your workflows. You will be held accountable (and rewarded) for execution Attention to detail is critical (i.e. don’t have typos in emails) Resource, proactive, “will do” attitude. No work is below you, similar to consulting or banking or a different startup Willing to work long hours. This is not a 9-5 job. We will incentivize you accordingly Ability to juggle a lot of balls (you will be sending a lot of emails and handling a lot of assignments in any given day) Pleasant to be around. No assholes About the interview Phone call or coffee with Eric (CEO) Paid in-person work trial If interested, please follow on Twitter: @trytrata

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Trata is hiring a Research Scientist Intern for the summer. If post-grad, contract work is also an option. We are creating very unique benchmarks and evaluations. You will design datasets and evaluation rubrics that directly influence how frontier models learn. You will have the opportunity to co-write a paper that is largely the first of its kind. Your output will feed directly into model training runs at scale. This role requires facetime in NYC and SF (we pay for travel) but can include a remote portion for the right applicant. What You'll Do • Design data slices that expose meaningful model failure modes • Build and refine evaluation rubrics and reward signals for RLHF and RLVR training pipelines • Develop quantitative frameworks for measuring dataset quality, diversity, and downstream impact on alignment and capability • Partner with lab research teams to translate training objectives into concrete data and evaluation specifications What We’re Looking For • Deep curiosity and motivation around how data structure, selection, and quality drive model behavior • Ability to design lightweight experiments, move fast, and extract actionable insights from messy results • A bias toward building over theorizing • Prior experience at an AI safety org, benchmarking org, or RL environment company is a strong plus Strong performers will be considered for a full-time offer. To Apply Send a brief note and your CV Links to evals you've built, experiments you've run, or writing on post-training are strongly encouraged. About Trata: Trata is backed by a VC with a higher unicorn rate than YC and Sequoia, Walter Kortschak (prev. CIO of SignalFire and Managing Partner at Summit Partners), Y Combinator, later-stage founders backed by some of the best VCs (Sequoia, Founders Fund, a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, YC), Pioneer Fund and 10+ hedge funds. If interested, please follow on X: @trytrata

Trata is looking to hire engineers for >$500K/year. We just raised more money at a markup from existing and inbound investors and need to push. We’re backed by a VC with a higher unicorn rate than YC and Sequoia, Walter Kortschak (prev. CIO of SignalFire and Managing Partner at Summit Partners), Y Combinator, later-stage founders backed by some of the best VCs (Sequoia, Founders Fund, a16z, Accel, Bain Capital Ventures, YC), Pioneer Fund and 10+ hedge funds. Pre-reqs: Very good technically Willing to work ~55-65 hours a week Enjoyable to talk to The sooner the start, the better Perks: Join a scaling startup that has yet to scale its team headcount More cash+equity than other startups at our stage Lot of 0 -> 1 projects to tackle on top of a validated core offering Free food   Offsites (including an international one this year) Working with Alice Lu Our Tech Stack: React + Nextjs + Typescript FastAPI + Python PostgreSQL AWS + Terraform Twitter: @trytrata