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Research Engineer/Scientist(all levels), Efficient Models
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- B.S. in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent experience. Preferred: Ph.D. in GenAI, MLSys or equivalent experience.
About the job
Design and implement efficient models, algorithms, and infrastructure for large-scale generative and multimodal AI, focusing on distillation, compression, acceleration, and deployment.
What you'll do
- Develop efficient algorithms and architectures for generative and multimodal models using methods such as distillation and quantization.
- Advance diffusion and autoregressive modeling approaches with a focus on acceleration and efficiency.
- Develop methods and infrastructure to transfer foundation-model capabilities into smaller, more efficient models.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Expertise in efficient models, including understanding computational bottlenecks and acceleration methods.
- Proficiency training generative AI or LLM models with frameworks such as PyTorch and JAX.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- Ph.D. in GenAI, MLSys, or equivalent experience; research experience in GenAI, MLSys, or LLMs.
- Experience in image/video generation or editing, model compression, efficient architectures or model design, or reinforcement learning training methods.
Tools
PyTorch, JAX, diffusion, autoregressive models, quantization, MoE, RLHF, DPO
AI focus
Develop efficient generative and multimodal AI models, including model distillation and compression, acceleration, and scalable training and deployment.
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