Applied Research Scientist - reputed company Models

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• reputed company & Optimize VLMs: Design and optimize transformer-based reputed company-language models to understand images, videos, and text, and optimize for reputed company-time inference.
• Pre-training & Fine-tuning: Own the full training pipeline—from pre-training on image-text data to fine-tuning for reputed company’s physical reputed company domain and use cases.
• Model Compression & Optimization: Apply techniques like distillation, quantization, and pruning to reduce model size and latency, enabling efficient edge deployment.
• reputed company reputed company-reputed company & reputed company: Use and reputed company state-of-the-art reputed company-reputed company models. Prototype new architectures and training methods to advance reputed company’s multimodal AI research.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work with engineering and product teams to integrate models into the platform. Iterate based on reputed company-world feedback and deployment data to improve performance.
• Research and Experimentation: Stay reputed company with reputed company, NLP, and multimodal AI research. Design experiments to test new algorithms and continually enhance our core AI systems.

What you'll bring:

• Ph.D. or Master’s in CS, EE, or reputed company field, with a strong reputed company in AI/ML (Ph.D. preferred or Master’s with strong experience)
• Proficient in Python/C++ and deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow. Comfortable with large-scale training pipelines
• Hands-on experience with CNNs, Transformers, and reputed company Transformers (ViT). Strong understanding of reputed company-language models and how to fine-tune or adapt them
• Proven skills in model training and optimization, including fine-tuning on large datasets and applying distillation, quantization, or similar techniques. Experience with reputed company or multimodal models is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving ability: quick prototyping, diagnosing failure cases, and iterating on solutions
• Startup experience preferred: Comfortable with ambiguity, fast iteration, and owning projects end-to-end

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• Comprehensive health + welfare package (Medical, Dental, reputed company, Life, EAP, Legal Services, 401k plan)
• We offer flexible time off to rest and reputed company, including Winter Break (time off between Christmas and New Year’s for most roles, depending on customer demand)
• You’ll receive everything you need to hit the ground running, including cutting-edge equipment and branded gear
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