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Pre-training jobs hiring now at vetted startups and product companies on Alion, updated daily. Average salary around $359,940/year. Compare remote, hybrid and on-site positions with relocation and visa sponsorship. Browse and apply today.

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DeepL

deepl.com
DeepL is a German artificial intelligence company specializing in advanced neural machine translation and language technologies. The company utilizes proprietary deep learning models trained on vast multilingual datasets to deliver highly accurate, natural-sounding text translations and AI writing assistance. Operating through web interfaces, desktop and mobile applications, and enterprise APIs, DeepL provides secure communication tools for individuals and multinational organizations worldwide.
deepl.com • HQ: Cologne, Germany • Professional Services • Artificial Intelligence • Natural Language Processing • Translation Services • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: Cologne, Germany • Professional Services • Artificial Intelligence • Natural Language Processing • Translation Services • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2017
Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Research Scientist FMTA

$99k – $204k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
JAX
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
Reinforcement Learning
TensorFlow
Edge AI
Post-training
Pre-training
RLHF
DevOps
HPC
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 months ago

Senior Research Scientist | Model Steering

$98k – $204k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote/Hybrid (London, United Kingdom, Munich, Cologne, Germany) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
JAX
Knowledge Distillation
LLM
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
Reinforcement Learning
RLHF
Synthetic Data
TensorFlow
DPO
Edge AI
Human-in-the-Loop
Post-training
PPO
Pre-training
SFT
DeepSpeed
NLP
SGLang
TensorRT
TensorRT-LLM
vLLM
FSDP
Megatron-LM
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Cartesia

cartesia.ai
Cartesia is an artificial intelligence research and technology company that builds real-time, low-latency generative voice models for interactive applications. Founded by Stanford researchers, the company utilizes State Space Models (SSMs) to power its flagship text-to-speech platform, Sonic, which enables sub-second voice synthesis, instant voice cloning, and emotional expression across dozens of languages. By providing real-time speech generation and voice agent infrastructure, Cartesia allows developers and enterprises to power conversational AI systems, virtual assistants, and customer service platforms.
cartesia.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Speech & Audio AI • 11-50 employees • Est. 2022
HQ: San Francisco, United States • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Speech & Audio AI • 11-50 employees • Est. 2022
Top 25% payVerified live · 7 hours ago 2 months ago

Engineering Manager, Data

$250k – $375k per year • Equity • Lead • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Staff
Databricks
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
Pre-training
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Top 25% payVerified live · 7 hours ago 2 months ago

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

$250k – $375k per year • Equity • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time
Databricks
AI/ML
Multimodal AI
Post-training
Pre-training
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Hadrian

hadrianautomation.com
Hadrian is an advanced manufacturing technology company that designs and operates highly automated, software-driven factories for the aerospace and defense sectors. Powered by proprietary AI platforms and automated CNC machining workflows, the company produces mission-critical, high-precision metal components - such as parts for rockets, satellites, aircraft, and defense hardware - at significantly faster speeds and lower costs than traditional machine shops.
hadrianautomation.com • Mesa • Los Angeles • Washington • San Francisco • Dallas • Defense Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees
Mesa • Los Angeles • Washington • San Francisco • Dallas • Defense Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 1001-5000 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 19 min ago 2 months ago

Machine Learning Engineer - LLMs

$160k – $250k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Los Angeles, United States) • Relocation • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Copilot
Data Augmentation
Fine-tuning
PyTorch
RLHF
Synthetic Data
DPO
Pre-training
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FAR

far.ai
FAR.AI is an AI safety nonprofit advancing technical research across robustness, deception, and red-teaming to ensure AI systems remain safe and beneficial.
far.ai • Berkeley • LLM & Generative AI • Cybersecurity AI • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
Berkeley • LLM & Generative AI • Cybersecurity AI • Artificial Intelligence • 11-50 employees
Top 25% payVerified live · 5 hours ago 2 months ago

Technical Program Manager, Research

$125k – $190k per year • Middle • 4+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Berkeley, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
OpenAI
Pre-training
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Nubank

nubank.com.br
Nubank (Nu Holdings Ltd.) is the largest digital banking platform and fintech company in Latin America, headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2013 by David Vélez, Cristina Junqueira, and Edward Wible, Nubank launched as a pioneer in fee-free credit cards managed entirely through a mobile app. It has since grown into a full-scale financial services platform serving over 100 million customers across Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia.
nubank.com.br • HQ: São Paulo, Brazil • Financial Services • FinTech • Banking • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2013
HQ: São Paulo, Brazil • Financial Services • FinTech • Banking • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2013
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AI Research Manager - Machine Learning

$127k – $241k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 3+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Palo Alto, United States) • Relocation • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Contrastive Learning
Embeddings
Knowledge Distillation
Quantization
Edge AI
Recommender Systems
Reinforcement Learning
Pre-training
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Grab

grab.com
Grab Holdings is a leading Southeast Asian "super-app" technology company headquartered in Singapore. Originally founded as a ride-hailing service, Grab has expanded into a comprehensive digital ecosystem offering transportation (GrabCar, GrabBike), food and grocery delivery (GrabFood, GrabMart), and fintech services (GrabPay, digital banking, lending, and insurance). Operating across eight countries in the region, Grab connects millions of consumers with driver and merchant partners daily.
grab.com • HQ: Singapore • FinTech • Delivery • Ride Hailing • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Singapore • FinTech • Delivery • Ride Hailing • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 1 hour ago 2 months ago

Lead Machine Learning Engineer (Foundation Models)

$115k – $276k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years expIn office (Singapore) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
C++
PyTorch C++
AI/ML
DeepSeek
DeepSpeed
Fine-tuning
Knowledge Distillation
Llama
LLM
LoRA
Mistral
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
QLoRA
Qwen
Ray
Reinforcement Learning
RLHF
Tokenization
PEFT
DPO
Edge AI
FSDP
LLMOps
Megatron-LM
Post-training
Pre-training
Recommender Systems
SFT
Mixture of Experts
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Humanoid

thehumanoid.ai
Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd.) is an AI and physical robotics company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in Boston and Vancouver. Founded in 2024 by CEO Artem Sokolov, the company develops commercially scalable, general-purpose humanoid robots designed to safely collaborate alongside human workers in manufacturing, logistics, and industrial environments.
thehumanoid.ai • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Hardware • Military • Robotics • Humanoid Robots • Military Robotics • Robotics Hardware • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Hardware • Military • Robotics • Humanoid Robots • Military Robotics • Robotics Hardware • 501-1000 employees • Est. 2024
Verified live · 12 hours ago 2 months ago

VLA Pre-training Lead (Deep Learning)

$117k – $247k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
JAX
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
Synthetic Data
VLM
Edge AI
Post-training
Pre-training
Robotics
Teleoperation
Sim-to-Real
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Verified live · 12 hours ago 2 months ago

VLA Pre-training Engineer - Deep Learning

$72k – $200k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (London, United Kingdom) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
JAX
PyTorch
Synthetic Data
Edge AI
Post-training
Pre-training
Robotics
OpenVLA
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SpaceX

spacex.com
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.
spacex.com • HQ: Brownsville, United States • Space & Aerospace • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Brownsville, United States • Space & Aerospace • 1001-5000 employees
Open 102 daysVerified live · 7 hours ago 4 months ago

AI Software Engineer (Vehicle Engineering)

$125k – $145k per year • Equity • Middle • 4+ years expIn office • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
Anomaly Detection
Falcon
Fine-tuning
Multimodal AI
RAG
Reinforcement Learning
AI Agents
Model Context Protocol
Computer Vision
JAX
LLM
MLFlow
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Feature Store
Pre-training
SFT
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Git
Kubernetes
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Prime Intellect

primeintellect.com
Prime Intellect is an artificial intelligence infrastructure company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2023. The company provides a decentralized platform for training, evaluating, and deploying large-scale AI models, featuring tools for reinforcement learning, agent development, and a global compute marketplace. It operates globally by aggregating computing resources from various providers to enable researchers and developers to build open-source models and autonomous agents.
primeintellect.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Cloud Computing • Information Technology • LLM & Generative AI • Reinforcement Learning • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • AI Infrastructure • Est. 2023
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Cloud Computing • Information Technology • LLM & Generative AI • Reinforcement Learning • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • AI Infrastructure • Est. 2023
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Research Engineer - Distributed Training

$150k – $350k per year • Equity • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time
Databricks
AI/ML
CUDA Toolkit
DeepSpeed
LangChain
OpenRouter
Perplexity
PyTorch
Ray
Together AI
vLLM
FSDP
Megatron-LM
OpenAI
Post-training
Pre-training
SFT
Function Calling
DevOps
Cloudflare
Datadog
Management
Zapier
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Pika

pika.art
Pika is a generative video company founded in 2023 by Stanford researchers who left their doctoral programmes to build it. Its product creates and edits short video from text, images and effects templates aimed at social creators rather than professional studios. The company raised funding from Lightspeed and Greylock and grew a large consumer community.
pika.art • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Generative Video • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Generative Video • 51-200 employees • Est. 2023
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 days ago 2 months ago

Research Scientist, Data

$185k – $400k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Palo Alto, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
SQL
Python
pySpark
AI/ML
Hadoop
Multimodal AI
Pika
Ray
Spark
Pre-training
AI Agents
DevOps
AWS
Azure
GCP
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Open 107 daysTop 25% pay 4 months ago

Research Scientist, Foundation Model (Video Generation)

$185k – $400k per year • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Palo Alto, United States) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
Multimodal AI
Pika
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Pre-training
AI Agents
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Accellor

accellor.com
Accellor is an AI-first digital transformation and technology services firm headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and founded in 2018. The company develops purpose-built artificial intelligence solutions, including agentic AI for supply chain optimization, AI-assisted software engineering, and intelligent automation for sectors like healthcare and financial services. It operates globally with a focus on scaling AI from proof of concept to enterprise-wide production through strategic partnerships with major technology providers like Salesforce and Microsoft.
accellor.com • HQ: Frisco, United States • Health Care • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software • AI Agents • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • IT Consulting • Est. 2018
HQ: Frisco, United States • Health Care • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software • AI Agents • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • IT Consulting • Est. 2018
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

AI Principal Engineer

$162k – $346k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years expIn office (San Francisco, United States) • Principal
C++
Go
Java
Python
Rust
TypeScript
C++
PyTorch C++
TensorFlow C++
AI/ML
AI Agents
ChatGPT
CUDA Toolkit
Function Calling
JAX
LLM
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
Ray
Reinforcement Learning
TensorFlow
vLLM
CUDA
Triton
Context Engineering
LLM Evaluation
NCCL
OpenAI
OpenAI Codex
Post-training
Pre-training
Hallucination
RAG
DevOps
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
CI/CD
Docker
Grafana
OpenTelemetry
Prometheus
Terraform
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SatSure

satsure.co
SatSure builds decision analytics from satellite imagery and other geospatial data. Its products serve agricultural lending, insurance, infrastructure and climate risk. Banks and government bodies use its crop and land intelligence.
satsure.co • HQ: Bengaluru, India • Data & Analytics • Decision Intelligence • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2017
HQ: Bengaluru, India • Data & Analytics • Decision Intelligence • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2017
$23k – $57k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (Bengaluru, India) • Full-Time • Middle
Fine-tuning
Pre-training
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$32k – $64k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years expIn office (Bengaluru, India) • Full-Time • Senior
Fine-tuning
Pre-training
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Phrase

phrase.com
Phrase is the AI-powered language intelligence platform for enterprise. Automate workflows, connect any tool or engine, and scale multilingual content globally.
phrase.com • Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Translation Services • Est. 2012
Artificial Intelligence • Professional Services • Translation Services • Est. 2012
Verified live · 1 day ago 3 months ago

Principal AI Researcher

$98k – $234k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office • PhD • Full-Time • Principal
Python
AI/ML
Claude
Fine-tuning
Gemini
LangGraph
LLM
LoRA
NLP
Prefect
Pydantic AI
PyTorch
Reinforcement Learning
RLHF
Vertex AI
vLLM
Weights & Biases
LangChain
PEFT
Amazon SageMaker
DPO
Flyte
Hugging Face
Human-in-the-Loop
OpenAI
Pre-training
Structured Outputs
AI Agents
Function Calling
TGI
DevOps
AWS
GCP
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Writer

writer.com
Writer is an enterprise generative artificial intelligence company headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded in 2020. The company provides a full-stack platform that includes proprietary large language models, an integrated graph-based retrieval-augmented generation system, and tools for building autonomous AI agents. It serves Fortune 500 companies across sectors such as financial services, healthcare, and retail, focusing on delivering secure and compliant AI applications for marketing, sales, and operations.
writer.com • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software • Marketing Automation • Sales & Marketing • LLM & Generative AI • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2020
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Business Process Automation (BPA) • Software • Marketing Automation • Sales & Marketing • LLM & Generative AI • AI Agents • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2020
Top 25% payVerified live · 7 hours ago 3 months ago

AI research scientist

$234k – $349k per year • Equity • Senior • 7+ years expRemote/Hybrid (San Francisco, New York, Seattle, United States) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
AI Agents
Fine-tuning
JAX
LLM
NLP
PyTorch
Reinforcement Learning
RLHF
Synthetic Data
DPO
GRPO
Post-training
Pre-training
SFT
Function Calling
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1X Technologies

1x.tech
1X Technologies is a humanoid robotics company founded in Norway in 2014 that develops general-purpose robots for everyday physical work. Its EVE wheeled android and the newer NEO home humanoid are trained with end-to-end neural networks rather than scripted motion, and the company runs its own hardware manufacturing. Backed by OpenAI and other investors, it operates engineering teams in Norway and the San Francisco Bay Area.
1x.tech • HQ: Moss, Norway • Robotics Hardware • Robotics AI • Robotics • Est. 2014
HQ: Moss, Norway • Robotics Hardware • Robotics AI • Robotics • Est. 2014
Top 25% payVerified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

AI Researcher

$250k – $350k per year • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
Python
AI/ML
Fine-tuning
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
Synthetic Data
Tokenization
Pre-training
CUDA
CUDA Toolkit
DeepSpeed
Diffusion Models
Quantization
TensorRT
Triton
FSDP
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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Deep Genomics

deepgenomics.com
Deep Genomics is a Canadian biotechnology company founded in 2015 and based in Toronto. It applies machine learning to discover genetic medicines. The platform predicts how mutations affect cell biology.
deepgenomics.com • HQ: Toronto, Canada • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • Genomics • Est. 2015
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Health Care • Artificial Intelligence • Genomics • Est. 2015
$107k – $222k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 2+ years expRemote/Hybrid (Toronto, Canada) • PhD • Full-Time • Senior
PyTorch
Transformers
Pre-training
DevOps
GCP
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Canva

canva.com
Canva is an Australian multinational graphic design and online publishing platform founded in 2013 by Melanie Perkins, Cliff Obrecht, and Cameron Adams. Designed to make visual communication accessible to non-professionals, Canva features an intuitive drag-and-drop editor alongside a vast library of customizable templates, stock media, fonts, and graphics.
canva.com • HQ: Sydney, Australia • Design & Creative • Digital Design • Graphic Design • 1001-5000 employees
HQ: Sydney, Australia • Design & Creative • Digital Design • Graphic Design • 1001-5000 employees
Verified live · 2 hours ago 3 months ago

AI Research Scientist 大模型研究科学家

Remote/Hybrid (Beijing, China) • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
DeepSpeed
Diffusers
Diffusion Models
Multimodal AI
PyTorch
Synthetic Data
Transformers
Megatron-LM
Post-training
Pre-training
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SandboxAQ

sandboxaq.com
SandboxAQ leverages the compound effects of AI and advanced computing to address some of the biggest challenges impacting society. SandboxAQ technologies include AI simulation, cryptography management for cybersecurity, and AI sensing for global organizations.
sandboxaq.com • HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Cybersecurity • Quantum Science & Computing • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2016
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Cybersecurity • Quantum Science & Computing • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2016
Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Generation Engine

$86k – $152k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Braintrust
Fine-tuning
JAX
MLFlow
NumPy
Pandas
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Weights & Biases
Edge AI
Pre-training
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
GCP
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Staff Machine Learning Engineer, AI Generation Engine

$106k – $186k per year • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote (Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
Braintrust
Fine-tuning
JAX
MLFlow
NumPy
Pandas
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Weights & Biases
Edge AI
Pre-training
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
GCP
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Top 25% payVerified live · 1 hour ago 4 months ago

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, AI Generation Engine

$131k – $246k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Python
AI/ML
Braintrust
Fine-tuning
JAX
MLFlow
NumPy
Pandas
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Weights & Biases
Edge AI
Pre-training
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
AWS
GCP
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Synthesia

synthesia.io
Synthesia is an AI video generation platform that enables users to create professional, studio-quality videos from plain text scripts without needing traditional cameras or film crews. The platform utilizes hyper-realistic digital avatars and natural synthetic voice models to deliver localized video content across dozens of languages in minutes. Widely adopted by corporate enterprises, Synthesia streamlines corporate training, customer onboarding, and internal communications at scale.
synthesia.io • HQ: London, United Kingdom • Software • Artificial Intelligence • Generative Video • Video & Image Processing Software • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Software • Artificial Intelligence • Generative Video • Video & Image Processing Software • 51-200 employees • Est. 2017
Verified live · 1 day ago 4 months ago

Principal Applied Research Engineer

$112k – $267k per year (Estimated) • Lead • Remote (Europe) • Full-Time • Principal
Fine-tuning
Multimodal AI
RLHF
DPO
GRPO
Post-training
Pre-training
DevOps
Datadog
Design
Webflow
Management
Miro
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Sarvam AI

sarvam.ai
Sarvam AI is a leading Indian artificial intelligence company focused on building full-stack sovereign generative AI infrastructure, foundational large language models (LLMs), and speech technologies tailored for India’s diverse languages and enterprise requirements.
sarvam.ai • HQ: Bengaluru, India • Natural Language Processing • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
HQ: Bengaluru, India • Natural Language Processing • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence
Verified live · 6 hours ago 4 months ago

ML Engineer (Data), Foundational Models

$26k – $71k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (Bengaluru, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
Python
Python
Dask
AI/ML
LLM
Ray
Spark
Tokenization
Post-training
Pre-training
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Verified live · 6 hours ago 4 months ago

ML Researcher, Foundational Models

$27k – $74k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years expIn office (Bengaluru, India) • PhD • Full-Time • Middle
Fine-tuning
LLM
PyTorch
Post-training
Pre-training
Knowledge Distillation
Multimodal AI
RLHF
Mixture of Experts
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Pre-training Jobs - Remote & On-site
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What salary do Pre-training jobs pay?
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