Research Engineer: Scale AI Models for Web-Scale Search

Parallel Web Systems

Palo Alto (CA)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

A cutting-edge web technology company is seeking a Research Engineer to enhance its core research product. The role involves improving models for web-scale indexing and establishing training strategies. Candidates should possess deep intuitions for modern model systems and have a strong academic foundation. This fully in-person position is based in Palo Alto, CA, and aims to push research innovations into production.

Qualifications

  • Have deep intuition for modern models and training.
  • Experience with search, recommendations, and transformer-based systems.
  • Strong academic background essential.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance core research product to train and scale models.
  • Shape model architecture and training strategy.
  • Work closely with systems and product to implement research.

Skills

Deep intuition for modern models and training
Understanding of search and recommendations
Experience with transformer-based systems

Education

Strong academic foundation from a demanding program

Job description

A cutting-edge web technology company is seeking a Research Engineer to enhance its core research product. The role involves improving models for web-scale indexing and establishing training strategies. Candidates should possess deep intuitions for modern model systems and have a strong academic foundation. This fully in-person position is based in Palo Alto, CA, and aims to push research innovations into production.
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