4h ago

Member of Technical Staff - Pre-Training

San Francisco

$200k-$300k / yearest.

full-timemidai-ml

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll research and build solutions across algorithms, scaling laws, data processing, optimizers, and model architecture for open-weight AI models. You'll design and run scientific experiments to advance large language model scaling and contribute to the full stack from low-level optimizations to high-level model design.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Design and run scientific experiments on scaling laws and data efficiency
  • Implement state-of-the-art deep learning methods from literature
  • Optimize training infrastructure for efficient scaling
  • Lead small research projects independently and collaborate on larger initiatives

📋 Requirements

  • Graduate degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related discipline
  • Solid software engineering with experience building large-scale systems
  • Experience with large-scale ETL workflows and training data preparation
  • Deep understanding of large-scale ML especially language models and distributed training

✨ Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with PyTorch deep learning framework
  • Experience with optimizers and model architecture innovations

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 💰 Top-tier compensation and equity
  • 🏥 Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • 👶 Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
  • 🍽️ Daily lunch and dinner provided
  • ✈️ Paid time off and relocation support

🚩 Heads Up

  • Job title 'Member of Technical Staff' typically implies senior level but no years of experience stated
  • Listing requires both research and engineering skills which may lead to role ambiguity
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