Zyphra
Research Engineer - Model Architectures
San Francisco
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 127 days ago
Machine LearningPyTorchRAGA/B TestingSignal ProcessingControlsResearchExperimental Design
About the role
- As a Research Engineer - Model Architectures, you will be a core contributor to Zyphra's AI Architecture Research Team.
- You will also work extremely closely with our pre-training team, who will integrate your insights into our next-generation models.
Responsibilities
- Relocation and immigration support on a case-by-case basis
Requirements
- The ability to work through a research project from conception to execution to write-up
- The ability to work well and cooperate with others in a high-paced research setting
- Previous experience with long-term memory, RAG/retrieval systems, dynamic/adaptive computation, and alternative approaches to credit assignment
- Understanding of modern training pipelines and the hardware requirements to design efficient architectures for GPU hardware
- Our research methodology is to make grounded, methodical steps toward ambitious goals. Both deep research and engineering excellence are equally valued
Skills
- Experience with reinforcement learning, control theory, and signal processing
- Generally, a joy in inventing and seriously assessing 'crazy' ideas, and the ability to have a unique perspective on things
- Strong grasp of proper experimental methodology for running rigorous ablations and other hypothesis testing
- High proficiency with PyTorch and Python.
- Strong ability to jump into large pre-existing codebases and rapidly get up to speed and become productive
- Previously published machine learning research in well-respected venues
- Postgraduate degree in a scientific subject (Computer Science, EE/EECS, Math, Physics)
- We strongly value new and crazy ideas and are very willing to bet big on new ideas
- We move as quickly as we can; we aim to minimize the bar to impact as low as possible
- We all enjoy what we do and love discussing AI
Compensation
- Competitive compensation and 401(k) plan
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA plans
- Unlimited PTO and company holidays
Company info
- ZYPHRA IS AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANY BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.
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