About this opportunity
Variant lists this Applied Researcher opportunity in san francisco, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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Overview
Variant is hiring an applied researcher to join our team in San Francisco. We are well-capitalized and focused on code generation with creativity and taste. This role involves designing, training, and evaluating deep neural networks and large language models (LLMs); prototyping quickly; turning promising ideas into reliable systems; collaborating with engineering and design; and communicating results clearly through papers, documentation, and crisp experiment reports.
Base pay range
$149,999.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr
Responsibilities
Design, train, and evaluate deep neural networks and LLMs
Own experiments end-to-end: hypotheses, datasets, metrics, results
Prototype fast; turn promising ideas into reliable systems
Collaborate with engineering and design to make ideas real
Write clearly: papers, docs, and crisp experiment reports
Don't compromise between rigor and shipping fast
See what needs to be done and do it
Minimum qualifications
2+ years in PhD program or in industry
Experience training deep neural networks
Proficiency in frameworks like PyTorch
Published 1 or more papers in the subject of deep learning
Ideal qualifications
Experience training LLMs, including SFT, RL-based techniques, etc.
Experience in the domain of code generation
At least 1 paper accepted into a top conference
Proficiency in best software engineering practices
Repeated experience formulating, structuring, and answering open-ended questions
Passionate about visual design or UI design; prior work in the space
We’ve kept our team small by design. Your code will matter from day one, and its impact will compound over time. This will be the most meaningful work of your career. We work from a beautiful space in San Francisco where we dream up the future and make it real together. We’re well-capitalized and backed by notable investors. If you’ve built things you’re proud of, we’d love to see them.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Technology, Information and Internet
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Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
Who can apply
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