Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
AI Research Engineer - LLM Training
Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Perplexity is seeking experienced AI Research Engineers and Scientists to continue to improve our in-house Online LLMs, the Sonar models. Your job is to take advantage of our rich query/answer dataset to continue to scale our Sonar model performance and provide the SOTA Online LLM experience to our users.ResponsibilitiesPost-train SOTA LLMs on query answering by using the latest in supervised and reinforcement learning techniques.Own the full stack data, training, and eval pipelines required to post-train LLM models.Deliver Sonar models that provide SOTA query answering.Work closely with engineering teams to integrate Sonar models into our product.QualificationsProven experience with large-scale LLMs and Deep Learning systems.Strong programming skills; versatility is a plus.Self-starter with a willingness to take ownership of tasks.Passion for tackling challenging problems.Minimum of 2 years
of working on relevant projects.Nice-to-havePhD in Machine Learning or related areas.The cash compensation range for this role is $200,000 - $280,000.At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine just over a year ago. Our AI-powered search assistant has amassed 10 million monthly active users as of early 2024, with our mobile apps installed over 1 million times across iOS and Android devices. In 2023 alone, we served over 500 million queries from users around the globe.To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected investors in technology. In January 2024, we raised $73.6 million in a Series B round led by IVP, with participation from NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos' investment fund, NEA, Databricks, and other prominent firms. We followed that up with a $62.7 million Series B1 round in April 2024 led by Daniel Gross, valuing Perplexity at over $1 billion.Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity is part of the total compensation package.Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.Apply for this job
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of working on relevant projects.Nice-to-havePhD in Machine Learning or related areas.The cash compensation range for this role is $200,000 - $280,000.At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine just over a year ago. Our AI-powered search assistant has amassed 10 million monthly active users as of early 2024, with our mobile apps installed over 1 million times across iOS and Android devices. In 2023 alone, we served over 500 million queries from users around the globe.To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected investors in technology. In January 2024, we raised $73.6 million in a Series B round led by IVP, with participation from NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos' investment fund, NEA, Databricks, and other prominent firms. We followed that up with a $62.7 million Series B1 round in April 2024 led by Daniel Gross, valuing Perplexity at over $1 billion.Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity is part of the total compensation package.Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.Apply for this job
* indicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *Phone *Resume/CV *Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtfWebsiteLinkedIn ProfileWill you now or in the future require visa sponsorship for employment? *Are you open to a hybrid work schedule (In office M-W-F)? *Are you located in the San Francisco Bay or NYC area? *What is your favorite personal use case for Perplexity?How have you contributed to training SOTA LLMs?Perplexity is an early-stage startup that values Ownership, Velocity, and Utility. Why would you be a good cultural fit?U.S. Standard Demographic Questions
We invite applicants to share their demographic background. If you choose to complete this survey, your responses may be used to identify areas of improvement in our hiring process.How would you describe your gender identity? (mark all that apply)How would you describe your racial/ethnic background? (mark all that apply)How would you describe your sexual orientation? (mark all that apply)Do you identify as transgender? (select one)Do you have a disability or chronic condition (physical, visual, auditory, cognitive, mental, emotional, or other) that substantially limits one or more of your major life activities, including mobility, communication (seeing, hearing, speaking), and learning? (select one)Are you a veteran or active member of the United States Armed Forces? (select one)Voluntary Self-Identification
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