Engineer - LLM Coding Agent

Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd.; Kingston; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Technologies Canada has a 12-month contract opening for an Engineer to join their Centre for Software Excellence Lab. The role involves researching and developing LLM-based solutions, collaborating with industry leaders, and publishing significant research outcomes. Ideal candidates will hold a Master's or PhD and have expertise in programming and machine learning.

Qualifications

• Master or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, or Machine Learning.
• Experience with Python/TypeScript, CI/CD, and software development practices.
• Publications in relevant top-tier venues is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Research, prototype, and build autonomous coding solutions.
• Communicate progress and findings in lab meetings.
• Publish research papers and submit patent applications.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

LLM Application Development

Research Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Master or PhD Degree in Computer Science

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Machine Learning

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

AutoGen

Job description

Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for an Engineer.

About the team:

The Centre for Software Excellence Lab conducts pioneering research in software engineering, focusing on next-generation technologies. This team integrates industry best practices with cutting-edge academic research to address lifecycle software engineering challenges, including foundation model applications, software performance engineering, hyper-cluster programming, next-gen mobile OS, and cloud-native computing. This lab uniquely allows researchers to apply innovations directly to products affecting billions of customers while promoting open-source contributions, publications, conference participation, and collaborations to create a broader impact.

About the job:

• Research, prototype and build state-of-the-art LLM-based autonomous coding solutions to improve the productivity and quality of software engineering.

• Communicate progress and results, presenting findings in lab meetings and contributing to group knowledge.

• Meet top industry and academic leaders and experts around the world, collaborate with top researchers and students, consult with Engineering teams across diverse domains.

• Publish research papers in far-reaching and impactful areas and submit patent applications for novel inventions.

About the ideal candidate:

• Master or PhD Degree in Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Machine Learning, or relevant domains.

• Solid experience with one or more of the following programming languages: Python/TypeScript and familiarity with software development practices (version management, build management, CI/CD, debugging and profiling).

• Familiar with any of these areas: Machine Learning and/or Deep Learning and LLM Application Development.

• Experience with LLM Training, Finetuning and Serving, as well as mainstream LLM application frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, AutoGen) is an asset.

• Ability to evaluate, apply, and mature published research to real-world problems on prototype systems.

• Have an inquisitive mindset, proven research and communication skills, can conduct investigations and experiments, and can interpret experiment data and present results clearly and concisely. Publications in related top-tier venues is an asset.