What we look for
We don't care about pedigree. We care about taste, intensity, and whether you've built things that mattered to you.
Arcada is a small team doing work that shapes what AI becomes good at. Everyone here has outsized influence. We're looking for people who are drawn to that kind of leverage — and who can handle it.
If you've shipped products people actually use, done research that changed how you think, or made something beautiful just because you thought it should exist — we want to talk.
The process
Application
We read every application ourselves. Include anything that shows how you think — a project, a blog post, a portfolio, a repo.
Intro conversation
15 – 30 minutesA casual call to get to know each other. We'll ask what you're working on and what excites you. You should ask us hard questions about Arcada.
Technical interview
45 minutesWe take a real problem we've had to solve internally, construct a version of it, and work through it together. No AI tools besides documentation — we just want to see how you reason through something interesting.
Take-home
~3 hoursA focused project that reflects real work at Arcada. Use whatever tools you want — we actively encourage AI tools for speed and productivity. We measure breadth, depth of understanding, and quality of the final output.
In-person work trial
1 – 2 daysYou'll spend time working alongside the team on a real problem. This is the best way for both sides to know if it's the right fit — you get to see how we work, and we get to see you at your best.