AI Research Scientist, VLLM (vision large language models)

Meta; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 177,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an AI Research Scientist specializing in multimodal reasoning and generative AI. The role involves advancing research efforts, mentoring engineers, and contributing to publications. A Bachelor's and a PhD in relevant fields are required, along with strong programming skills in Python and experience with large datasets. The position is located in Helena, Montana, offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• Publications in machine learning, computer vision, NLP, speech.
• Experience with large AI models and datasets.

Responsibilities

• Push state of the art in multimodal generative AI.
• Explore new techniques for AI Assistants.
• Contribute to experiments and mentorship of AI/ML engineers.

Skills

Multimodal reasoning

Multimodal generative AI

Mentoring

Collaborative research

Software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

PhD in AI or related field

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Job description

Summary

• Lead, collaborate, and execute on research that pushes forward the state of the art in multimodal reasoning and generation research.
• Work towards long-term ambitious research goals, while identifying intermediate milestones.
• Directly contribute to experiments, including designing experimental details, writing reusable code, running evaluations, and organizing results.
• Work with a large team.
• Contribute to publications and open-sourcing efforts.
• Mentor other team members. Play a significant role in healthy cross-functional collaboration.
• Prioritize research that can be applied to Meta's product development.

AI Research Scientist, VLLM (vision large language models) Responsibilities

1. Push state of the art in multimodal generative AI
2. Explore new techniques for advanced reasoning and multimodal understanding for AI Assistants
3. Mentor and work with AI/ML engineers to find a path from research to production

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• A PhD in AI, computer science, or related technical fields
• Publications in machine learning, computer vision, NLP, speech
• Experience writing software and executing complex experiments involving large AI models and datasets
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications

• First (joint) author publications experience at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, and ACL).
• Direct experience in generative AI and LLM research.
• Fluent in Python and PyTorch (or equivalent)

Public Compensation

$177,000/year to $251,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry

Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmitive Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment. Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].