Contra
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Contra "AI 2040 and the Cult of Intelligence"
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Domain-specific agents: composition against the bloated agent
The generic agent looks simple until it becomes a giant context window with too many tools, too many permissions, and too much cost. Domain-specific agents trade that accumulation for composition, clear boundaries, and cheaper execution.
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Contra Chiang on machine consciousness
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Is China using fentanyl as a weapon against the United States? Global Affairs. University of Navarra
The Beijing authorities have been permissive of the illegal trade in drug processing elements.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Contra over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
9
Postings analysed
5
Stack modernity
78/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
SQL
AI & ML
LLM
Practices & domains
Multimodal AI
Post-training
RLHF
Human-in-the-Loop
AI Agents
Agentic Workflows
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$200k
Typical range
$200k
Open positions
5
5
Jobs
Middle
40%
Staff
60%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 2 | $200k | $200k |
| Staff | 3 | $200k | $200k |
Highest paying role
Strategic Project Lead
$200k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Contra
By role, level and city, against the market · 5 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
58/100
Growing
Open positions
5
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
AI/ML
67% ▼
Industrial Engineering
33% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Human-in-the-Loop to stack
Sep 2026
Added Agentic Workflows to stack
Sep 2026
Added AI Agents to stack
Aug 2026
Added Post-training to stack
Aug 2026
Added LLM to stack
Aug 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
New York
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Pleasanton
United States
HQ
New York
United States
Engineering / R&D
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 200-500 est. staff $200k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, AI/ML
Jobs
$150k – $200k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Master's Degree • San Francisco
Python
SQL
RLHF
Multimodal AI
AI Agents
Post-training
Agentic Workflows
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$150k – $200k per year • In office • Full-Time • 3+ years exp • Master's Degree • New York
Python
SQL
RLHF
Multimodal AI
AI Agents
Post-training
Agentic Workflows
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