AI Scientist - Frontier LLMs & Real-World Impact

Mistral; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Relocation support

Wellness programs

Meal and transportation allowances

Job summary

Mistral is seeking an AI Scientist in Palo Alto to research and develop methods to advance large language models and to build tooling for training, evaluation, and analysis at scale.

You will collaborate with engineers and scientists to deploy AI systems with tangible real‑world impact and contribute to open‑source frontier models for global benefit. The role offers a collaborative, fast‑paced environment with opportunities to shape frontier AI research.

Qualifications

• Strong publication record in ML/NLP.
• Proficient in Python and software development practices.
• Experience with distributed training of large transformer models.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop novel methods to advance the frontier of AI models.
• Build tooling and infrastructure for large‑scale training, evaluation, and analysis.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and product teams to deploy AI systems.
• Design solutions addressing complex AI model development and deployment challenges.
• Contribute to open-source models and tools.

Skills

Publication record in ML/NLP

Python programming

Team collaboration

Self-starter mindset

Distributed training experience

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

Ray

Kubernetes

Job description

Mistral is seeking an AI Scientist in Palo Alto to research and develop methods to advance large language models and to build tooling for training, evaluation, and analysis at scale.

You will collaborate with engineers and scientists to deploy AI systems with tangible real‑world impact and contribute to open‑source frontier models for global benefit. The role offers a collaborative, fast‑paced environment with opportunities to shape frontier AI research.