Senior LLM Architect & Research Lead

Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd.; Montreal; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Montreal is seeking a Senior Researcher to advance research in large language models (LLMs). This role involves developing innovative research ideas, mentoring a team, and publishing findings in top-tier conferences. Ideal candidates should possess a Ph.D. and expertise in NLP and LLMs. Proficiency in Python and understanding of modern LLM architectures are essential. Knowledge of French is important, while English proficiency is also required for international communication.

Qualifications

• First-author publications in top-tier ML and NLP venues.
• Experience with modern LLM training and inference stacks.
• Familiar with transformer models and linear-attention models.

Responsibilities

• Propose and develop novel research ideas for LLMs.
• Participate in applied research projects on long-context LLMs.
• Deliver end-to-end projects with experiments and findings.

Skills

Deep understanding of NLP and LLM fundamentals

Strong programming skills in Python

Expertise in modern LLM architectures

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

PyTorch

Hugging Face Transformers

Job description

A leading technology firm in Montreal is seeking a Senior Researcher to advance research in large language models (LLMs). This role involves developing innovative research ideas, mentoring a team, and publishing findings in top-tier conferences. Ideal candidates should possess a Ph.D. and expertise in NLP and LLMs. Proficiency in Python and understanding of modern LLM architectures are essential. Knowledge of French is important, while English proficiency is also required for international communication.