AI Research Scientist, VLLM (vision large language models)

Facebook; New York (NY); On-site; USD 177,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a talented AI Research Scientist to push the boundaries of multimodal generative AI. This role involves leading cutting-edge research, collaborating with a diverse team, and mentoring engineers to translate research into real-world applications. You will explore advanced reasoning techniques and contribute to significant publications in the field. Join a dynamic environment where your work will directly impact the development of AI technologies, making a difference in the industry. If you're passionate about AI and ready to tackle ambitious goals, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• PhD in AI or related fields with publications in machine learning.
• Experience in executing complex experiments with large AI models.

Responsibilities

• Lead research in multimodal reasoning and generation.
• Mentor AI/ML engineers and contribute to publications.

Skills

Multimodal Generative AI

Python

PyTorch

Machine Learning

Computer Vision

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Software Development

Research Publication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

PhD in AI or related fields

Tools

Large AI Models

Datasets

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.

**Required Skills:**

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:**

Minimum Qualifications:

4. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

5. A PhD in AI, computer science, or related technical fields.

6. Publications in machine learning, computer vision, NLP, speech

7. Experience writing software and executing complex experiments involving large AI models and datasets.

8. Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

Preferred Qualifications:

9. Direct experience in generative AI and LLM research.

10. First (joint) author publications experience at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, and ACL).

11. Fluent in Python and PyTorch (or equivalent)

**Public Compensation:**

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

**Industry:** Internet

**Equal Opportunity:**

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