Thinking Machines Lab

Research, Post-Training

San Francisco

H1B sponsorship available$350k-$475kDetected 78 days ago

PythonExpressMachine LearningDeep LearningTensorFlowPyTorchStatisticsA/B TestingLogisticsResearchCommunication

About the role

The role of post-training researchers sits at the core of our roadmap.
This is the critical bridge between raw model intelligence and a system that is actually useful, safe, and collaborative for humans.
This role blends fundamental research and practical engineering, as we do not distinguish between the two roles internally.

Develop and tune the recipe: iterate on post-training recipes, consisting of a collection of datasets, training stages, and hyperparameters. Measure how recipe choices affect various metrics.
You'll be responsible for both getting things to work, and developing a deeper understanding, which we can bring to the next problem.
Scale and explore: post-training will involve a combination of scaling the existing methodologies and developing new ones.
Develop and tune the recipe: iterate on post-training recipes, consisting of a collection of datasets, training stages, and hyperparameters.

Clarity in communication, an ability to explain complex technical concepts in writing.

we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all preferred qualifications, but at least some:
A strong grasp of probability, statistics, and ML fundamentals.
You can look at experimental data and distinguish between real effects, noise, and bugs.
Experience managing or analyzing human data collection campaigns or large-scale annotation workflows.
Research or engineering contributions in alignment, data-centric AI, or human-AI collaboration.
or, equivalent industry research experience.

Thinking Machines Lab's mission is to empower humanity through advancing collaborative general intelligence.

Depending on background, skills and experience, the expected annual salary range for this position is $350,000 - $475,000 USD.

Thinking Machines offers generous health, dental, and vision benefits, unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, and relocation support as needed.
Proficiency in Python and familiarity with at least one deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX).
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Physics, Mathematics, or a related discipline with strong theoretical and empirical grounding.
Prior experience with RLHF, RLAIF, preference modeling, or reward learning for large models.

While we can't guarantee success for every candidate or role, if you're the right fit, we're committed to working through the visa process together.
We sponsor visas.

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