Variant · 3 months ago
Applied Researcher
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$150K/yr - $300K/yr
2+ years expVariant is a company focused on code generation with creativity and taste, seeking an Applied Researcher to join their team. The role involves designing, training, and evaluating deep neural networks and LLMs, owning experiments end-to-end, and collaborating with engineering and design to realize ideas.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer ToolsSoftware
Responsibilities
Design, train, and evaluate deep neural networks and LLMs
Own experiments end-to-end: hypotheses, datasets, metrics, results
Prototype fast; turn promising ideas into reliable systems
Collaborate with engineering and design to make ideas real
Write clearly: papers, docs, and crisp experiment reports
Don't compromise between rigor and shipping fast
See what needs to be done and do it
Qualification
Required
2+ years in PhD program or in industry
Experience training deep neural networks
Proficiency in frameworks like Pytorch
Published 1 or more papers in the subject of deep learning
Preferred
Experience training LLMs, including SFT, RL-based techniques, etc
Experience in the domain of code generation
At least 1 paper accepted into a top conference
Proficiency in best software engineering practices
Repeated experience formulating, structuring, and answering open ended questions
Passionate about visual design or UI design; prior work in the space
Company
Variant
Variant builds the state-of-the-art model for software design that helps to craft beautiful patterns.
2-10 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
Y Combinator
2024-12-04Pre Seed· $0.5M
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