PhD GenAI Research Scientist Intern

Databricks; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 74,390 - 82,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Annual performance bonuses

Equity

Job summary

Databricks is seeking a research team member to advance domain adaptation techniques using LLMs and AI systems. Responsibilities include adapting literature methods, designing new methods for custom domains, and evaluating various AI systems.

Candidates should be PhD candidates in relevant fields with strong deep learning fundamentals and proficient in PyTorch. Competitive hourly rates and annual bonuses are offered.

Qualifications

• Research experience and proficiency with the fundamentals of deep learning.
• PhD candidate in computer science or related fields (electrical engineering, neuroscience, physics, mathematics, etc.).
• Proficient software-engineering skills, including PyTorch.

Responsibilities

• Adapt, improve, and evaluate a method from the literature.
• Design an entirely new method for domain adaptation.
• Compose multiple methods to create new recipes for efficient post-training.
• Evaluate LLMs and AI systems.

Skills

Deep learning fundamentals

Research experience

Software engineering

Proficiency in PyTorch

Education

PhD candidate in computer science or related fields

Job description

Job Description

Our research team's goal is to push the frontier of domain adaptation—how can we develop LLMs and AI systems that work well for custom domains. To do this we are tackling open research problems on a range of topics, from scaling/automating evaluation, fine‑tuning with synthetic data, retrieval augmentation, fast and efficient inference, and more.

Responsibilities

• Adapt, improve, and evaluate a method from the literature.
• Design an entirely new method for domain adaptation.
• Compose multiple methods to create new recipes for efficient post‑training.
• Evaluate LLMs and AI systems.

Qualifications

• Research experience and proficiency with the fundamentals of deep learning.
• PhD candidate in computer science or related fields (electrical engineering, neuroscience, physics, mathematics, etc.).
• Proficient software‑engineering skills, including PyTorch.

Pay Range Transparency

SF Bay Area hourly rate: $54—$60 USD. Compensation may include annual performance bonuses, equity, and other benefits.

Benefits

Databricks offers comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all employees, including health, dental, vision, and other typical benefits. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, click here.

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We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical or mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio‑economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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