Senior Machine Learning Engineer
Cambridge, MA, US
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What you’ll work on
Full postingLead training of large language and multimodal models
Develop, manage, and debug training workflows
Scale and optimize training runs for efficiency gains
Mentor and provide technical leadership across the team
Collaborate with researchers to turn latest research into solutions
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Lead the training of large language and multimodal models
developing, managing, and debugging training workflows
Scale and optimize training runs, identifying opportunities for efficiency gains and implementing them
Mentor and provide technical leadership across the team and organization
Collaborate with researchers, domain experts, and cross-disciplinary teams to ensure our techniques translate the latest research into impactful solutions
What you’ll bring
All qualificationsCore experience
- 4+ years technical engineering experience in ML-related work
- Bachelor's in Computer Science or related technical field (or Doctorate)
- Hands-on experience in distributed training of large language or multimodal models, training optimization, or…
- Deep experience with PyTorch or Jax
- Experience designing, optimizing, and monitoring generative modeling training workflows
Qualification wording
4+ years technical engineering experience in ML-related work
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience in ML-related work OR a Doctorate in Computer Science or related technical field
Hands-on technical experience in one of: distributed training of large language / multimodal models (pretraining, midtraining, or post-training), optimizing training workflows, or model distillation
Deep experience with PyTorch or Jax
Experience designing, optimizing, and monitoring generative modeling training workflows
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- PyTorch
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Lead the training of large language and multimodal models, including developing, managing, and debugging training workflows Scale and optimize training runs, identifying opportunities for efficiency gains and implementing them Mentor and provide technical leadership across the team and organization in your area(s) of expertise. Explore and advise on strategic direction and technical approaches for projects across the team. Collaborate with researchers, domain experts, and cross-disciplinary teams to ensure our techniques translate the latest research into impactful solutions. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience in ML-related work OR equivalent experience. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience in ML-related work OR a Doctorate in Computer Science or related technical field. Hands-on technical experience in one of: distributed training of large language / multimodal models (pretraining, midtraining, or post-training), optimizing training workflows, or model distillation Deep experience with PyTorch or Jax. Experience designing, optimizing, and monitoring generative modeling training workflows. Familiarity with profiling training and/or inference code, identifying performance bottlenecks, and mitigating them. Comfort with one or more of: refining data mixes, midtraining, post-training, data/model parallelism techniques, optimizing training runs, or model distillation. Demonstrated communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to a broad audience
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