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Member of Technical Staff - Research Engineer, Post-Training

Preference Model Labs · San Francisco · On-site

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About Preference Model Labs

Preference Model is building the next generation of training data to power the future of AI. Backed by a16z and South Park Commons.

About the role

Models of the future will be able to train themselves on tasks that they are not good at. We are interested in investigating how far we can push the boundaries of self-directed learning. We are looking for machine learning Research Engineers or Research Scientists to push the frontier of post-training on large language models in a role that blends research and engineering, requiring you to implement novel approaches and shape research directions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Industry experience running end-to-end LLM post-training pipelines of models sizes at least 7B in size
  • Proficiency in Python and PyTorch or JAX
  • Experience with at least one modern RL training framework
  • Experience building and operating ML infrastructure at scale
More about this role

Preference Model is a superintelligence data research company. We build RL environments for training capable, better-aligned superintelligences.

Almost every aspect of how a model behaves is shaped by the reward signals it's trained on. The biggest problem with AIs today is that they don't always do what we intend. Sometimes that's because they aren't capable enough, and sometimes it's because they aren't aligned. Both problems come down to the training objectives.

We're trying to address both of these issues in the most direct, highest leverage way available to us, which today means researching how to build RL environments better, not just for the AIs of today but for the AIs as they will be when they outsmart us.

Over the past year, we've built RL environments for several frontier labs, and we're backed by $16M in seed funding led by a16z. Our founding team has previous experience on Anthropic’s data team building data infrastructure, and datasets behind Claude.

Models of the future will be able to train themselves on tasks that they are not good at. We are interested in investigating how far we can push the boundaries of self-directed learning. We are looking for machine...

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