About the role
Lead the training of large language and multimodal models, including developing, managing, and debugging training workflows Scale and optimize training runs, identifying opportunities for efficiency gains and implementing them Mentor and provide technical leadership across
the team and organization in your area(s) of expertise. Explore and advise on strategic direction and technical approaches for projects across
the team. Collaborate with researchers, domain experts, and cross-disciplinary teams to ensure our techniques translate the latest research into impactful solutions. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience in ML-related work OR equivalent experience. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience in ML-related work OR a Doctorate in Computer Science or related technical field. Hands-on technical experience in one of: distributed training of large language / multimodal models (pretraining, midtraining, or post-training), optimizing training workflows, or model distillation Deep experience with PyTorch or Jax. Experience designing, optimizing, and monitoring generative modeling training workflows. Familiarity with profiling training and/or inference code, identifying performance bottlenecks, and mitigating them. Comfort with one or more of: refining data mixes, midtraining, post-training, data/model parallelism techniques, optimizing training runs, or model distillation. Demonstrated communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to a broad audience
About Swiftkey
SwiftKey is a technology company that aims to enhance interaction between keyboards and people. It upgrades smartphone keyboards to make typing faster, by utilizing artificial intelligence to learn from each user in order to autocorrect and predict their next word. The SwiftKey Keyboard for Android supports more than 80 languages. SwiftKey was founded by Ben Medlock and Jon Reynolds in 2008 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
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Job details
Salary
$119,800 - $234,700
Location
Cambridge, MA
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.