AI Research Scientist, VLLM (vision large language models)

Meta; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an AI Research Scientist focusing on vision large language models. This role involves leading cutting-edge research that enhances multimodal reasoning and generation, while collaborating with a large team to achieve ambitious goals. You will contribute to significant experiments, mentor team members, and publish findings that push the boundaries of AI. With a competitive compensation package, including base salary, bonuses, and equity, this opportunity offers a chance to make a substantial impact in the field of AI. If you are passionate about advancing technology and have the qualifications to thrive in a dynamic environment, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent experience.
• PhD in AI, computer science, or related fields is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead research in multimodal reasoning and generation.
• Contribute to experiments, design code, and evaluate results.

Skills

Machine Learning

Computer Vision

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Generative AI

Python

PyTorch

Experimental Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

PhD in AI or related technical fields

Tools

Python

PyTorch

Job description

AI Research Scientist, VLLM (vision large language models)

Responsibilities:

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

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Preferred Qualifications:

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

Compensation:

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

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action:

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