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With the emergence of agentic programming, we think formal methods will play a major role in providing feedback for agents and helping validate agent-generated code. Our vision is to make formal methods as useful a tool for building software as type systems are for us today, both by leveraging existing tools and technology, and pursuing novel approaches.\nWe're looking to build a new team with engineers who have:\nDeep experience with formal methods. There's no specific checklist. We're broadly interested in people with backgrounds in interactive proof assistants, automated theorem provers, static analysis, refinement types, program logics, property-based testing, and related areas.\nTop-notch software engineering skills. We're looking for people who can turn cutting-edge research ideas into practical tools, and get these tools in use across the firm and beyond.\nStrong interpersonal skills. 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