Postman

Applied AI Scientist, Small Language Model and AI Training

San Francisco, California, United States

Sponsorship not specified$219k-$288kDetected 96 days ago

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About the role

Your work will directly contribute to AI systems that are safe, interpretable, and impactful across diverse usage scenarios.

Lead research and development of novel training methodologies and architectures for small and efficient language models.
Design, implement, and evaluate model training experiments to improve performance, robustness, and generalization of language models.
Collaborate closely with research scientists and engineers on scalable training pipelines and model deployment strategies.
Develop techniques for model compression, fine-tuning, and domain adaptation to optimize models for real-world applications.
Partner with product teams to translate model capabilities into actionable features aligned with user needs and ethical standards.
Excellent communication skills with proven ability to collaborate across research, engineering, and product teams.
Our frequent and fascinating team-building events will keep you connected, while our donation-matching program can support the causes you care about.
We're building a long-term company with an inclusive culture where everyone can be the best version of themselves.
Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration-enabling users to create better APIs, faster.
Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners.

Experience with distributed training, data pipeline design, and scalable AI infrastructure.
Experience with developer tools, APIs, or frameworks related to AI model integration and delivery.

The reasonably estimated base salary for this role ranges from $218,500.00 to $288,000.00, plus a competitive equity package.

P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.
Strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.
Background in reinforcement learning, prompt engineering, or transfer learning techniques.

At Postman we value in person collaboration.
We are in office 5 days a week for all roles based out of our hubs in San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, Austin, Tokyo and London.
The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, and Bangalore - where Postman was founded.

Postman is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this website or directly to managers.
Postman does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes.

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