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Previously worked in developer relations at Cloudant (YC S08), Meteor (YC S11), Parse (YC S11), and explored AI/ML (computer vision for self-driving cars).
Email me if anything at yuriy at puma dot tech
but yeah, if you bump the thread with `html5cat` mentioned i'll personally look into it – my goal is to respond to every earnestly submitted application despite the sea of AI slop.
update: found your email – definitely well written but didn't have GitHub so it got skipped.
"I have attached my resume in response to your posting. I am interested in interviewing ASAP."
"Good afternoon, I saw your post on HackerNews and I am interested in interviewing. Best, Brian"
instead of bumping the email thread you decide to put this all publicly. ok. but if you want to be pedantic, our HN post includes "what you'd like to build next?" which you conveniently skipped.
if you read our website, the application there includes "Why I’m interested to join Puma?".
you seem to care much more about being right than making progress or being helpful. i hope you change your approach since you clearly can build things.
thank you!
Hi all, I’m Yuriy, founder of Puma.tech. Prev. worked at Cloudant (YC S08), Meteor (YC S11), Parse (YC S11, Facebook/Meta), and explored AI/ML (computer vision for self-driving cars).
We have 2 products:
1. https://PumaBrowser.com: iOS & Android mobile browser with built in LLMs & wallets. 1m+ downloads.
2. https://PumaAI.com: small research lab focused on building private local/hybrid alternative to ChatGPT.
Open Roles: Eng (iOS/MacOS, Android, Ai/ML, Browser Extensions), Based Social Media Intern; Internships: Eng, Design, Growth
We’ve raised a few rounds from some of the best builders in ai and crypto:
Protocol Labs (YC S14), Chris Larsen (Ripple), Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana), Illia Polosukhin (NEAR Protocol), Sridhar Ramaswamy (Snowflake CEO), Jason Warner (poolside.ai, ex-GitHub CTO), Don Ho (Orange DAO, Quantstamp W18), Evil Rabbit (Vercel), John Phamous (SF Compute) and other amazing builders.
How to Apply: email careers+hn [at] puma.tech with your GitHub, a note on what you're most proud of building and what you'd like to build next.
Thank you!
Hi all, I’m Yuriy, founder of Puma.tech. Prev. worked at Cloudant (YC S08), Meteor (YC S11), Parse (YC S11, Facebook/Meta), and explored AI/ML (computer vision for self-driving cars).
We have 2 products:
1. https://PumaBrowser.com: iOS & Android mobile browser with built in LLMs – private local alternative to ChatGPT. 1m+ downloads.
2. https://PumaAI.com: small research lab focused on privacy and reliability of AI based on our experience building Puma Browser.
Open Roles: Eng (iOS/MacOS, Android, Ai/ML, Browser Extensions), Based Social Media Intern; Internships: Eng, Design, Growth
We’ve raised a few rounds from some of the best builders in ai and crypto:
How to Apply: email careers+hn [at] puma.tech with your GitHub, a note on what you're most proud of building and what you'd like to build next.
Thank you!
Hi all, I’m Yuriy, founder of Puma.tech. Prev. worked at Cloudant (YC S08), Meteor (YC S11), Parse (YC S11, Facebook/Meta), and explored AI/ML (computer vision for self-driving cars).
We have 2 products:
1. https://PumaBrowser.com: iOS & Android mobile browser with built in LLMs & wallets – private local alternative to ChatGPT. 1m+ downloads.
2. https://PumaAI.com: small research lab focused on privacy and reliability of AI based on our experience building Puma Browser.
Open Roles: Eng (iOS/MacOS, Android, Ai/ML, Browser Extensions), Based Social Media Intern; Internships: Eng, Design, Growth
We’ve raised a few rounds from some of the best builders in ai and crypto:
Protocol Labs (YC S14), Chris Larsen (Ripple), Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana), Illia Polosukhin (NEAR Protocol), Sridhar Ramaswamy (Snowflake CEO), Jason Warner (poolside.ai, ex-GitHub CTO), Don Ho (Orange DAO, Quantstamp W18), Evil Rabbit (Vercel), John Phamous (SF Compute) and other amazing builders.
How to Apply: email careers+hn [at] puma.tech with your GitHub, a note on what you're most proud of building and what you'd like to build next.
Thank you!
probably same for other post-soviet countries too?
Author's another post on "The Seasons are Wrong" [0] is excellent too and I fully support both approaches.
feedback welcome
Hi all, I’m Yuriy, founder of Puma.tech. Prev. worked at Cloudant (YC S08), Meteor (YC S11), Parse (YC S11, Facebook/Meta), and explored AI/ML (computer vision for self-driving cars).
We have 3 products:
1. https://PumaBrowser.com – iOS & Android mobile browser with built in LLMs & Wallets. Private by design. 1m+ downloads.
2. https://PumaAI.com – privacy layer between you and LLM providers.
3. https://PumaClaw.com – (just starting to build) easier way to run and manage your Claws from the phone.
Help building either or all is much appreciated.
Open Roles: Eng (iOS/MacOS, Android, Ai/ML, Browser Extensions), Based Social Media Intern; Internships: Eng, Design, Growth
We’ve raised a few rounds from some of the best builders in crypto and ai:
Protocol Labs (YC S14), Chris Larsen (Ripple), Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana), Illia Polosukhin (NEAR Protocol), Sridhar Ramaswamy (Snowflake CEO), Jason Warner (poolside.ai, ex-GitHub CTO), Don Ho (Orange DAO, Quantstamp W18), Evil Rabbit (Vercel), John Phamous (SF Compute) and other amazing builders.
How to Apply: email careers+hn [at] puma.tech with your GitHub, a note on what you're most proud of building and what you'd like to build next.
Thank you!
Hi all, I’m Yuriy, founder of Puma.tech. Previously worked as software engineer & developer advocate at Cloudant (YC S08, Acq. by IBM), Meteor (YC S11), Parse (YC S11, Facebook/Meta), and explored AI/ML (computer vision for self-driving cars).
We have two products:
1. Puma Browser (iOS & Android) – browser with built in LLMs & Wallets. Private by design.
2. PumaAI app for Mac – ChatGPT/Atlas, but with ability to pick different model providers and fall-back to local-first ones for data privacy.
Open Roles: Eng (iOS/MacOS, Android, Ai/ML, Browser Extensions), Based Social Media Intern; Internships: Eng, Design, Growth
We’ve raised a few rounds from some of the best builders in crypto and ai:
Protocol Labs (YC S14), Chris Larsen (Ripple), Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana), Illia Polosukhin (NEAR Protocol), Sridhar Ramaswamy (Snowflake CEO, Neeva, Greylock), Jason Warner (poolside.ai, ex-GitHub CTO), Don Ho (Orange DAO, Quantstamp W18), Evil Rabbit (Vercel), John Phamous (SF Compute) and other amazing builders.
How to Apply: email careers+hn [at] puma.tech with your GitHub, a note on what you're most proud of building and what you'd like to build next.
Thank you!
Hi all, I’m Yuriy, founder of Puma.tech. Previously worked as software engineer & developer advocate at Cloudant (YC S08, Acq. by IBM), Meteor (YC S11), Parse (YC S11, Facebook/Meta), and explored AI/ML (computer vision for self-driving cars).
We have two products:
1. Puma iOS & Android – browser with built in LLMs & Wallets. Private by design.
2. Puma AI app for Mac – ChatGPT/Atlas, but with ability to pick different model providers and fall-back to local-first ones for data privacy.
Open Roles: Eng (iOS/MacOS, Android, Ai/ML, Browser Extensions), Based Social Media Intern; Internships: Eng, Design, Growth
We’ve raised a few rounds from some of the best builders in crypto and ai:
Protocol Labs (YC S14), Chris Larsen (Ripple), Anatoly Yakovenko (Solana), Illia Polosukhin (NEAR Protocol), Sridhar Ramaswamy (Snowflake CEO, Neeva, Greylock), Jason Warner (poolside.ai, ex-GitHub CTO), Don Ho (Orange DAO, Quantstamp W18), Evil Rabbit (Vercel), John Phamous (SF Compute) and other amazing builders.
How to Apply: email careers+hn [at] puma.tech with your GitHub, a note on what you're most proud of building and what you'd like to build next.
Thank you!