Senior Research Engineer, Model Evaluation

Cohere; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI research company in London is seeking a Senior Research Engineer in Model Evaluation to develop innovative evaluation benchmarks and datasets. This position requires a track record in enhancing LLM capabilities and strong software engineering skills. Join a diverse and inclusive team at the forefront of AI research, where you can grow your career and contribute to groundbreaking advancements.

Benefits

Open and inclusive culture

Weekly lunch stipend

Full health and dental benefits

Parental leave top-up

Personal enrichment benefits

6 weeks of vacation

Qualifications

• Enjoy pushing the limits of LLMs capabilities.
• Track record of developing new LLM evaluation methods.
• Deep experience building with and around LLMs.
• Strong software engineering background.

Responsibilities

• Develop evaluation benchmarks and datasets for model capabilities.
• Conduct research to enhance LLM evaluation methods.
• Build tools for analyzing evaluation results.
• Collaborate with top researchers and engineers.

Skills

Building high-quality evaluation resources

Developing LLM evaluation methods

Strong software engineering skills

Experience with datasets and simulators

Job description

Who are we?

Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.

We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.

Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.

Join us on our mission and shape the future!

Why this role?

Evaluation is critical to making progress in scaling intelligence. As models continue to become superhuman in many real-world use cases, we must continue to develop new techniques to accurately measure our models' performance on frontier capabilities. In this role, you are responsible for creating next-generation evaluation methods and scalable infrastructure to measure LLM progress.

As a Senior Research Engineer, Model Evaluation, you will:

• Develop evaluation benchmarks, datasets, and environments for measuring the bleeding edge of model capabilities

• Conduct research to push the state-of-the-art in LLM evaluation methods, including training LLM judges; improving evaluation efficiency; and scalably building high-quality datasets

• Build scalable tools for investigating and understanding evaluation results that are used by all members of technical staff at Cohere, as well as leadership and our CEO

• Learn from and work with the best researchers and engineers in the field

You may be a good fit if:

• You enjoy pushing the limits of what LLMs are capable of, and you have built high-quality evaluation resources to measure those capabilities (datasets, simulators, environments, etc.)

• You have a track record of developing new methods and/or data to evaluate LLMs, e.g. publications at top-tier conferences, popular benchmarks, etc.

• You have deep experience building with and around LLMs, and you have built tools for analyzing and understanding their performance

• You have strong software engineering skills

If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply!

We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.

Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:

An open and inclusive culture and work environment

Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research

Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks

Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health

100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months

Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement

Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend

✈️ 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)