Hugging Face
New York, NY · founded 2016
Hugging Face is the open-source AI community and platform — the 'GitHub of machine learning' — best known for its Transformers library and the Hub where developers share models, datasets, and Spaces. Founded in 2016 by Clement Delangue, Julien Chaumond, and Thomas Wolf (it began as a chatbot app for teenagers before pivoting to ML tooling), it is headquartered in Manhattan with a second office in Paris but runs as a very distributed, remote-first company. The culture is mission-driven and open-source-first ('democratize good machine learning, one commit at a time'); the honest caveat is that it is a mid-size startup, so compensation leans on equity and roles are broad and self-directed rather than narrowly scoped.
see the full file on Hugging Facedocumented benefits (10)
| Birthing-parent leave | offered |
|---|---|
| Unlimited PTO | yes |
| Dental | yes |
| Vision | yes |
| Flexible hours | yes |
| Fully remote roles | yes |
| Conference travel | yes |
| Home-office stipend | offered |
| Offices | New York, Paris |
| Countries with offices | United States, France |
the legal floor where they are
Set by law, not by Hugging Face. It applies to every employer in NY.
| IVF cycles the state covers | New York requires three IVF cycles, from large groups only. Insurance Law §§ 3221(k)(6)(C) and 4303(s)(3) require large group policies to cover 'three cycles of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) used to treat infertility and prescription drugs that are prescribed for the IVF treatment'. Large group means more than 100 employees, and the law applies to policies issued or renewed on or after 1 January 2020. Age restrictions are not permitted, and an insurer may not discriminate on age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity. Small group and individual plans must cover basic infertility treatment such as intrauterine insemination but are NOT required to cover IVF. THE LIMIT THAT DECIDES WHETHER THIS REACHES YOU: the Department of Financial Services states that 'the IVF law does not apply to self-funded ERISA plans', nor to Medicaid managed care, the Essential Plan or Medicare. KFF's 2025 employer survey puts 67% of covered workers in a self-funded plan and 80% at firms of 200 or more, so at most large New York employers this law does not apply and the fertility benefit on the page is the company's own choice. (New York Insurance Law §§ 3221(k)(6)(C) and 4303(s)(3), effective 1 January 2020.) |
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| Adoption leave the law gives | 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period on the placement of a child for adoption or foster care, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. There is no federal paid adoption leave. (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(B) and 2612(c); eligibility at 29 U.S.C. 2611(2) and (4). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code.) |
| Pay when you are ill | No federal law requires any paid sick leave. The FLSA does not require payment for time not worked, and the FMLA gives 12 workweeks of UNPAID job-protected leave in any 12-month period for a serious health condition, and only for employees who meet the FMLA eligibility test. Any paid sick time comes from a state or city law, or from the employer's own choice. (Fair Labor Standards Act, per the Department of Labor's statement on payment for time not worked; Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1)(D) and 2612(c). Quoted from the 2023 edition of the US Code on govinfo.gov.) |
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