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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

Designs and implements efficient generative and multimodal models, focusing on distillation, compression, acceleration, and scalable 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 focused 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, 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, with expertise in at least one listed area such as image/video generation, model compression, efficient architectures, or reinforcement learning methods.

Tools

PyTorch, JAX, diffusion, autoregressive models, MoE, window attention, RLHF, DPO

AI focus

Research and develop efficient large-scale generative AI and multimodal models, including distillation, compression, quantization, acceleration, and image/video generation.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)