Applied Scientist / Research Engineer
Remote • Seoul • Full-time
Posted 15h ago
About the job
Mistral AI is seeking Applied Scientists and Research Engineers to drive innovative research and collaborate with clients on complex research projects. You will develop state-of-the-art models across different modalities such as text, image, and speech. By developing novel methods and research ideas, you will apply these models across a diverse set of use cases and domains. Working cross-functionally with both external and internal science, engineering, and product teams, you will deliver high-impact AI solutions that turn the needle.
Responsibilities
- Run pre-training, post-training, and deployment of state-of-the-art models on large GPU clusters.
- Generate and curate data for pre-training and post-training, focusing on evaluations to ensure model performance exceeds expectations.
- Develop necessary tools and frameworks to facilitate data generation, model training, evaluation, and deployment.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex use cases using agents and RAG pipelines.
- Manage research projects and communications with client research teams.
Requirements
- Fluent in English with excellent communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Expertise in PyTorch or JAX.
- Ability to contribute to a large codebase independently with minimal guidance.
- Proficiency in writing clean, readable, high-performance, fault-tolerant Python code.
- Demonstrated track record of success through personal projects, professional projects, or academia.
- PhD or Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Machine Learning) or equivalent exceptional background.
- Experience with agents, multi-modality, robotics, diffusion, or time-series research.
- Contribution to a large codebase used by many (open source or industry).
- Track record of publications in top academic journals or conferences.
- Experience improving existing code by fixing typing issues, adding tests, and enhancing CI pipelines.
Benefits
- Competitive cash salary and equity
- Health Insurance
- $90 monthly allowance for gym membership
- $200 monthly allowance for meals
- $120/month reimbursement for public transport or parking charges