AI Research Engineer Pre training

## TL;DR
- **Role:** AI Research Engineer Pre training at Tether
- **Level:** Junior
- **Comp:** USD 100,000 - 500,000/yr
- **Setup:** Remote · San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Type:** Full-time

## What You'll Actually Do
As a member of the AI model team, you'll drive innovation in architecture development for modern models of various scales, including small, large, and multi-modal systems. Your work will strengthen intelligence, improve efficiency, and introduce new capabilities to advance the field.
You will have a deep expertise in LLM architectures, a strong grasp of pre-training optimization with a hands-on, research-driven approach. Your mission is to explore and implement novel techniques and algorithms that lead to groundbreaking advancements: data curation, strengthening baselines, identifying and resolving existing pre-training bottlenecks to push the limits of AI performance.
Conduct pre-training AI models on large, distributed servers equipped with thousands of NVIDIA GPUs.
Design, prototype, and scale new architectures to improve model intelligence.
Independently and collaboratively execute experiments, analyze results, and refine methodologies for optimal performance.
Investigate, debug, and improve both model efficiency and computational performance.
Contribute to the advancement of training systems to ensure smooth scalability and efficiency on target platforms.A degree in Computer Science or related field. Ideally PhD in NLP, Machine Learning, or a related field, complemented by a solid track record in AI R&D (with good publications in A* conferences).
Hands-on experience contributing to large-scale LLM training runs on large, distributed servers equipped with thousands of NVIDIA GPUs, ensuring scalability and impactful advancements in model performance.
Familiarity and practical experience with large-scale, distributed training frameworks, libraries and tools.
Deep knowledge of advanced transformer and non-transformer modifications aimed at enhancing intelligence, efficiency and scalability.
Strong expertise in PyTorch and Hugging Face libraries with practical experience in model development, continual pretraining, and deployment.

## About the Team
Join Tether and Shape the Future of Digital FinanceAt Tether, we re not just building products, we re pioneering a global financial revolution. Our modern solutions help businesses—from exchanges and wallets to payment processors and ATMs—to smoothly integrate reserve-backed tokens across blockchains. By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, Tether enables you to store, send, and receive digital tokens instantly, securely, and globally, all at a fraction of the cost. Transparency is the bedrock of everything we do, ensuring trust in every transaction. - **Innovate with TetherTether Finance:** Our new product suite features the world s most trusted stablecoin, USDT, relied upon by hundreds of millions worldwide, alongside pioneering digital asset tokenization services. - **But that s just the beginning:** Tether Power: Driving sustainable growth, our energy solutions fine-tune excess power for Bitcoin mining using eco-friendly practices in advanced, geo-diverse facilities. - **Tether Data:** Fueling breakthroughs in AI and peer-to-peer technology, we reduce infrastructure costs and boost global communications with latest solutions like KEET, our flagship app that redefines secure and private data sharing. - **Tether Education:** Democratizing access to top-tier digital learning, we allow individuals to thrive in the digital and gig economies, driving global growth and opportunity. - **Tether Evolution:** At the intersection of technology and human potential, we're pushing the boundaries of what is possible, crafting a future where innovation and human capabilities merge in powerful, unprecedented ways.

## What You Get
If you've excellent English communication skills and are ready to contribute to the most creative platform on the planet, Tether is the place for you.
Are you ready to be part of the future?