Datadog · 2 weeks ago
Senior Applied Scientist - Large Language Models / Generative AI
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$187K/yr - $240K/yrDatadog is a global SaaS business focused on enabling digital transformation and cloud migration. They are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to work on advanced generative AI technologies, specifically fine-tuning and training large language models to enhance features within the Datadog application.
AnalyticsCloud ComputingCloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureData ManagementDevOpsProductivity ToolsSaaS
Responsibilities
Work on a wide range of projects, building large-scale distributed fine tuning and training infrastructure, deploying LLMs on GPU instances for real-time use cases, designing robust, secure infrastructure, or supporting cutting-edge AI research and development
Create new product features using advanced machine learning algorithms, LLMs, and statistical techniques
Collaborate with a group of AI specialists and scientists in envisioning the future state of our abilities while also aiding in the design and deployment of crucial services
Actively participate in our journal club by reading and presenting latest research papers in the field of LLMs and Generative AI
Provide deeper insights and stories behind massive data processed in Datadog systems
Develop, deploy, monitor and maintain the LLM models, services, and infrastructure managed by your team and participate in your team’s on-call rotation
Qualification
Required
You possess a BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Machine Learning or a related scientific field or have equivalent experience
You have relevant experience with Language Models (Large LMs is a plus), NLP, large-scale systems and data sets, deep learning, or adjacent fields. Writing production data pipelines and applications is a plus
You have experience with the stack for distributed training and inference of large models including distributed training and inference frameworks, and ML development frameworks such as Pytorch, Tensorflow, etc. Experience with CUDA is a plus
You possess the ability to elaborate complex models and ideas to non-technical personnel
You value code simplicity and performance
You are passionate about Generative AI and want to contribute to user-facing product
Benefits
Competitive global benefits
New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
Opportunity to collaborate closely with colleagues across the Datadog offices in New York City and Paris
Opportunity to attend and present at conferences and meetups
Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)
Healthcare
Dental
Parental planning
Mental health benefits
A 401(k) plan and match
Paid time off
Fitness reimbursements
A discounted employee stock purchase plan
Company
Datadog
Datadog is an observability and security platform that offers infrastructure, applications, software development, and monitoring services.
Founded in 2010
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
ICONIQ GrowthIndex VenturesOpenView
2024-12-09Post Ipo Debt· $870M
2020-05-28Post Ipo Debt
2019-09-19IPO
Leadership Team
Olivier Pomel
Co-founder, CEO
Alexis Le-Quoc
Co-founder & CTO
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