Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Pre-training
Zürich, CH
Posted 17d ago
Remote Work Policy
On-site
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AI Research Engineer
About the job
Anthropic is seeking passionate Research Scientists and Engineers to join our growing Pre-training team in Zurich. This role is at the intersection of cutting-edge research and practical engineering, contributing to the development of safe, steerable, and trustworthy AI systems. You will be involved in developing the next generation of large language models, with a primary focus on multimodal capabilities, enabling LLMs to understand and interact with modalities beyond text.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research and implement solutions in model architecture, algorithms, data processing, and optimizer development.
- Independently lead small research projects and collaborate on larger initiatives.
- Design, run, and analyze scientific experiments to advance understanding of large language models.
- Optimize and scale training infrastructure for improved efficiency and reliability.
- Develop and improve dev tooling to enhance team productivity.
- Contribute to the entire stack, from low-level optimizations to high-level model design.
Requirements
- Degree (BA required, MS or PhD preferred) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
- Strong software engineering skills with a proven track record of building complex systems.
- Expertise in Python and deep learning frameworks.
- Experience with high-performance, large-scale ML systems, particularly in language modeling.
- Familiarity with ML Accelerators, Kubernetes, and large-scale data processing.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a results-oriented mindset.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively.