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Research Engineer - Model Architectures

Zyphra · San Francisco · On-site

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About Zyphra

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About the role

As a Research Engineer - Model Architectures , you will be a core contributor to Zyphra’s AI Architecture Research Team. This will involve designing and rigorously testing novel model architectures and training methodologies, with a focus on improving core modeling capabilities (e.g., loss per flop or loss per parameter) and addressing fundamental bottlenecks in contemporary models. You will also work extremely closely with our pre-training team, who will integrate your insights into our next-generation models.

What they're looking for

  • Strong research taste and intuition
  • The ability to work through a research project from conception to execution to write-up
  • Strong implementation and prototyping ability can take an idea from conception to experimentation extremely quickly
  • The ability to work well and cooperate with others in a high-paced research setting
  • Curiosity, interest, and joy in understanding intelligence
  • Previous experience with long-term memory, RAG/retrieval systems, dynamic/adaptive computation, and alternative approaches to credit assignment
More about this role

As a Research Engineer - Model Architectures , you will be a core contributor to Zyphra’s AI Architecture Research Team. This will involve designing and rigorously testing novel model architectures and training methodologies, with a focus on improving core modeling capabilities (e.g., loss per flop or loss per parameter) and addressing fundamental bottlenecks in contemporary models. You will also work extremely closely with our pre-training team, who will integrate your insights into our next-generation models.

Strong research taste and intuition

The ability to work through a research project from conception to execution to write-up

Strong implementation and prototyping ability can take an idea from conception to experimentation extremely quickly

The ability to work well and cooperate with others in a high-paced research setting

Curiosity, interest, and joy in understanding intelligence.

Previous experience with long-term memory, RAG/retrieval systems, dynamic/adaptive computation, and alternative approaches to credit assignment

Experience with reinforcement learning, control theory, and signal processing

Generally, a joy in inventing and seriously assessing ‘crazy’ ideas, and the...

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