Withstanding High Load and Hiring 'Avengers': Inside an AI Startup's Realities
gabriel1 · x · 2026-08-07
The author shares that their AI product is currently experiencing extremely high traffic loads, but the system is successfully holding up. The team is actively recruiting elite talent, boasting that their founding team is like the "Avengers."
Regarding hiring criteria, candidates must have exceptional engineering skills (having built impressive things), a habit of pushing AI agents to their limits, and the energy to work alongside high-intensity colleagues. The application process is direct: DM them with a concise, concrete explanation of why you're great and the 3 most impressive things you've built.
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