Machine Learning Engineer - LLM

Our client is a seed stage Gen AI start-up, backed by one of the largest tech firms in the world and YC Combinator. They are on the verge of launching their revolutionary AI product that empowers software engineering teams to enhance their productivity in large corporations. With an impressive portfolio of clients from large banks and tech firms, they are set to move to series A round in H1 2025. This is an exciting opportunity for a Machine Learning Engineer who enjoys both conceptual innovation and meticulous optimisation.

What you'll do:

• Create a wide range of synthetic datasets
• Train models and conduct experiments to assess synthetic data quality
• Use generated synthetic data to train state-of-the-art models
• Drive additional data-focused research initiatives aimed at improving data quality
• Instruction tuning, preference alignment, and model optimisation

What you bring:

• 3+ years of practical Machine Learning experience
• Ability to lead and execute ambitious machine learning projects from start to finish
• Well-versed in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Large Language Models
• Proficiency in related tooling (e.g., PyTorch)
• Prior exposure to synthetic data is a plus
• Strong skills in Python
• Experience in setting up GPU-based training environments (e.g., Lambda, Runpod, Sagemaker)

About the job

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Information Technology

Focus: Data Science & AI Research

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Mid Management

Location: London

Salary: £100,000 - £150,000 per annum

Job Reference: WGSJVP-6D079571

Date posted: 23 January 2025

Consultant: Joshka Van Der Walt

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