Machine Learning Systems Research Engineer (Agent Post-training, Enterprise GenAI)

• The Enterprise ML Research Lab works on the front lines of this AI revolution
• We are working on an arsenal of proprietary research and resources that serve all of our enterprise clients
• As an ML Sys Research Engineer, you’ll work on building out the algorithms for our next-gen Agent RL training platform, support large scale training, and research and integrate state-of-the-art technologies to optimize our ML system
• Your customer will be other MLREs and AAIs on the Enterprise AI team who are taking the training algorithms and applying them to client use-cases ranging from next-generation AI cybersecurity firewall LLMs to training foundation healthtech search models
• Build, profile and optimize our training and inference framework
• Post-train state of the art models, developed both internally and from the community, to define stable post-training recipes for our enterprise engagements
• Collaborate with ML teams to accelerate their research and development, and enable them to develop the next generation of models and data curation.
• Create a next-gen agent training algorithm for multi-agent/multi-tool rollouts

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing: Our holistic approach to supporting Scaliens includes comprehensive health coverage, dental and vision insurance, mental healthcare services, and more. PTO policies and accommodating schedules ensure you’ll get time off when you need it to relax and recharge. Note that our offerings may vary by region as we strive to respond to the unique needs of Scaliens around the globe.
• Personal & Career Growth: Continuously learn and grow through annual learning & development stipend, attending leadership breakfasts, manager training, speaker series, and joining an ERG.
• Building Scale Community: We welcome guests to our offices, and you can expect to see Scalien families and friends around. Join local happy hours, and accept invites to game nights, book clubs, and many other employee-led community events.
• Parental Support: Balancing work and family is essential, and Scale understands the importance of having adequate leave policies in place to promote a healthy home and work life.- If you are excited about shaping the future of the modern AI movement, we would love to hear from you!
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to operate in a cross functional team environment
• Experience with multi-node LLM training and inference
• At least 1-3 years of LLM training in a production environment
• PhD or Masters in Computer Science or a related field
• Ability to demonstrate know-how on how to operate the architecture of the modern GPU cluster
• Strong software engineering skills, proficient in frameworks and tools such as CUDA, Pytorch, transformers, flash attention, etc
• Experience with post-training methods like RLHF/RLVR and related algorithms like PPO/GRPO etc
• Passionate about system optimization