Machine Learning Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Post-Training Research New York, NY

Scale AI, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 176,000 - 255,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking Research Scientists and Engineers to enhance large-scale generative models. This role involves developing novel methods for improving alignment and generalization in LLMs, collaborating with top AI labs, and publishing research findings. Join a team dedicated to transforming AI applications across industries, where your contributions will drive significant advancements in generative AI technologies. If you are passionate about AI and eager to make a meaningful impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master's in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or AI.
• Experience with RLHF, preference modeling, or instruction tuning.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop novel post-training techniques for LLMs.
• Analyze model behavior and propose solutions for bias mitigation.

Skills

Deep Learning

Reinforcement Learning

Large-Scale Model Fine-Tuning

Post-Training Techniques

Communication Skills

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Master's degree in AI or related field

Job description

Scale works with the industry’s leading AI labs to provide high quality data and accelerate progress in GenAI research. We are looking for Research Scientists and Research Engineers with expertise in LLM post-training (SFT, RLHF, reward modeling). This role will focus on optimizing data curation and algorithmic improvements to enhance LLM capabilities in core areas such as instruction following, factuality, coding, multilingual and multimodal understanding.

In this role, you will develop novel methods to improve the alignment and generalization of large-scale generative models. You will collaborate with researchers and engineers to define best practices in data-driven AI development. You will also partner with top foundation model labs to provide both technical and strategic input on the development of the next generation of generative AI models.

You will:

• Research and develop novel post-training techniques, including SFT, RLHF, and reward modeling, to enhance LLM core capabilities in areas of instruction following, factuality, coding, multilingual and multimodal understanding.
• Design and experiment new approaches to preference optimization.
• Analyze model behavior, identify weaknesses, and propose solutions for bias mitigation and model robustness.
• Publish research findings in top-tier AI conferences.

Ideally you’d have:

• Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field.
• Deep understanding of deep learning, reinforcement learning, and large-scale model fine-tuning.
• Experience with post-training techniques such as RLHF, preference modeling, or instruction tuning.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Published research in areas of machine learning at major conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, etc.) and/or journals.
• Previous experience in a customer facing role.

Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is:

$176,000 — $255,000 USD

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About Us:

At Scale, we believe that the transition from traditional software to AI is one of the most important shifts of our time. Our mission is to make that happen faster across every industry, and our team is transforming how organizations build and deploy AI. Our products power the world's most advanced LLMs, generative models, and computer vision models. We are trusted by generative AI companies such as OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft, government agencies like the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and enterprises including GM and Accenture. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.

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