What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI Research Scientist - Post Training position at Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc?
Perplexity is seeking experienced AI Research Scientists to continue to improve our in-house Online LLMs, the Sonar models. Your job is to turn research ideas into algorithms and implement them, running experiments and launching new models, and staying on top of the latest research on LLMs, especially model training and optimization.
Responsibilities
- Understand the newest models and algorithms coming every week, especially in post-training.
- Invent in-house improvements and optimizations to enhance SOTA models.
- Post-train LLMs on query answering by using the latest in supervised and reinforcement learning techniques.
- Work closely with engineering teams to integrate Sonar models into our product.
Qualifications
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The cash compensation range for this role is $220,000 - $260,000.
At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine in 2022. We've grown from answering 2.5 million questions per day at the start of 2024 to around 20 million daily queries in December 2024. We also offer Perplexity Enterprise Pro, which counts leading companies like Nvidia, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bridgewater, and Zoom as customers.
To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected technology investors. Our investor base includes IVP, NEA, Jeff Bezos, NVIDIA, Databricks, Bessemer Venture Partners, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, and many other visionary individuals. In 2024, our employee base grew nearly 300%, and we're just getting started.
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.
Equity : In addition to the base salary, equity is part of the total compensation package.
Benefits : Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.
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