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DuolingoPosted 4 weeks ago

Senior AI Research Engineer

$197,200–$266,800 year

On-siteNew York, United States

Part TimeSenior LevelDoctorate Or Professional DegreeMediumEducation Software

Job Summary

Contribute to the development and training of large-scale neural networks, speech recognition, and text-to-speech systems while conducting feature engineering, developing training data, fine-tuning, and reinforcement learning. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align model outputs with company objectives and participate in strategic product and business decision-making with leadership. Mentor team members and ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable machine learning solutions across the ML stack. Join a full-stack team fostering innovation to improve the learning experience for Duolingo's half-billion users.

Required Qualifications

  • Proven experience as an AI research engineer
  • Experience across various machine learning techniques including large language models, speech models, benchmarking, and/or personalization
  • Experience at multiple levels of the ML stack, including feature engineering, developing training data, fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, quality evaluations, deployment, and monitoring
  • Strong background in training and fine-tuning large models in an applied setting
  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with a focus on machine learning or artificial intelligence, or equivalent experience
  • Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to lead and inspire a team
  • Technical depth sufficient to guide architecture and implementation trade-offs, evolve quality standards, and mentor engineers on best practices
  • Deep understanding of machine learning concepts, frameworks, and best practices

Desired Qualifications

  • Broad experience in AI/ML

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