Research Scientist

Oumi; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Research Scientist to join its dynamic team in Seattle. In this pivotal role, you will advance the state-of-the-art in AI technologies, focusing on large language and vision language models. Your contributions will involve conducting groundbreaking research, developing high-quality datasets, and collaborating with a community of experts. This position offers the chance to work in an open-source environment, where your insights will directly impact the future of AI. If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and eager to contribute to a mission-driven organization, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Equity in Startup

Comprehensive Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

21 Days PTO

Regular Team Offsites

Qualifications

• Conduct original research in machine learning and publish findings.
• Develop methodologies for curating high-quality datasets.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on training and evaluating new AI models.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers to advance open-source AI.

Skills

Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Python

Large Language Models (LLMs)

Vision Language Models (VLMs)

Research Skills

Data Curation

Open Source Contribution

Education

Ph.D. or MSc. in Computer Science

Strong Publication Record

Tools

PyTorch

Job description

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Base pay range

$100,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yr

About Oumi

Why we exist: Oumi is on a mission to make frontier AI truly open for all. We are founded on the belief that AI will have a transformative impact on humanity, and that developing it collectively, in the open, is the best path forward to ensure that it is done efficiently and safely.

What we do: Oumi provides an all-in-one platform to build state-of-the-art AI models, end to end, from data preparation to production deployment, empowering innovators to build cutting-edge models at any scale. Oumi also develops open foundation models in collaboration with academic collaborators and the open community.

Our Approach: Oumi is fundamentally an open-source first company, with open-collaboration across the community as a core principle. Our work is:

• Open Source First: All our platform and core technology is open source
• Research-driven: We conduct and publish original research in AI, collaborating with our community of academic research labs and collaborators
• Community-powered: We believe in the power of open-collaboration and welcome contributions from researchers and developers worldwide
  
  

Role Overview

The Research Scientist will be an integral part of Oumi's research team, focusing on advancing the state-of-the-art in large language models (LLMs), vision language models (VLMs), and related technologies. This role involves conducting cutting-edge research, contributing to open-source projects, and collaborating with other researchers and engineers. Researchers at Oumi will work on various aspects of LLM/VLM development including training, evaluation, data curation, and benchmark development.

What you’ll do:

• Model Development: Conduct research on training and evaluating new Large language models (LLMs), Vision Language Models (VLMs), and other AI models. This includes exploring new architectures, training techniques, and optimization methods.
• Data Curation: Develop methodologies for curating high-quality datasets for training and evaluating LLMs. This may involve data synthesis and other novel techniques.
• Benchmark Development: Develop evaluation benchmarks to measure the performance of LLMs across various tasks and domains.
• Research and Experimentation: Design and conduct experiments to validate research hypotheses and improve model performance.
• Open Source Contribution: Contribute to the Oumi open-source platform, models and projects, and other relevant tools and libraries.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with other researchers, engineers, and the broader community to advance the field of open-source AI.
• Publication: Publish research findings in leading conferences and journals.
• Platform Evaluation: Evaluate existing models and identify areas of improvement.
• Flexibility: Work with various models, including text and multimodal models, and both open and closed models.
• Problem Solving: Focus on the research that matters by skipping the plumbing and moving straight to research, building on the work of others and contributing back.
  
  

What you’ll bring:

• Education: A Ph.D. or MSc. in computer science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or a related field is preferred. Candidates with a strong publication record, or equivalent industry experience will be considered.
• Research Experience: Demonstrated experience in conducting original research in machine learning, with a strong publication record in top-tier conferences or journals.
• ML Expertise: Deep understanding of machine learning and deep learning concepts, with specific knowledge of large language models (LLMs) and/or vision language models (VLMs).
• Programming Skills: Strong programming skills in Python and experience using deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch).
• Open Source: Familiarity with open-source projects and a passion for contributing to the open-source community.
• Initiative: A self-starter who can work independently and take ownership of initiatives.
• Values: Share Oumi's values: Beneficial for all, Customer-obsessed, Radical Ownership, Exceptional Teammates, Science-grounded.
  
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary: $100,000 - $220,000
• Equity in a high-growth startup
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
• 21 days PTO
• Regular team offsites and events
  
  

Compensation Range: $100K - $220K

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Software Development

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