AI Scientist

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Location: Quebec, Quebec, CA

Position Summary:

As an AI Scientist you’ll have the opportunity to research innovative solutions in artificial intelligence (AI) for smart infrastructure, develop proofs of concept, and contribute to defining tomorrow’s infrastructure. Our team targets a variety of AI-related research fields, including LLMs, copilots and assistants, reinforcement learning, combinatorial optimization, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Research AI/ML models and algorithms, combinatorial optimization problems
• Develop proofs of concept using AI
• Propose or adapt, develop and test AI/ML algorithms and models using accepted best practices
• Analyze user challenges, workflows and use cases
• Keep yourself up to date with the relevant research and scientific literature
• Provide a technological watch over various areas of AI/ML
• Prepare reports and presentations on results
• Present results to peers, internal stakeholders and users

Qualifications:

• MSc or PhD in machine learning or a related field
• At least 2 years of experience doing research and development in machine learning - including deep learning and advanced techniques
• Experience with Large Language Models and copilot systems
• Experience in practical machine learning applications and development
• Experience with solving combinatorial optimization problems
• Ability to develop innovative solutions in artificial intelligence to resolve concrete and complex challenges
• Programming experience with tools such as: Python, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, LangChain, DSPy.
• Experience with major cloud providers (Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, ElasticSearch, etc.)

Desired Skills:

• Strong problem-solving capabilities using various technologies
• Curious about problems and solutions
• Autonomous
• Research-oriented
• Capacity to research a new topic and to learn quickly

About Bentley Systems:

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities.

Bentley is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers for employment all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, religion/belief, national origin, caste, age, or any other characteristic protected by local law or unrelated to job qualifications.