The Hiring Story Behind the ACT-2 Data Engine
ZeYanjie · x · 2026-07-20
Two years ago, they hired their first Memory Developer via Craigslist and completed the onboarding process at a public library.
Today, over 1,000 Memory Developers are involved in building the data engine behind ACT-2. The author uses a long thread to recap the journey from "hiring in a library" to scaled-up data production.
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