HCLTech · 14 hours ago
Gen AI Researcher
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$220K/yr - $240K/yr
5+ years expHCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self-motivated GenAI Researcher to join it in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity. The role involves developing and optimizing domain specific large language models to address unique challenges and deliver innovative solutions.
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Hiring Manager
Vipin Kumar
Responsibilities
Conduct cutting edge research in the field of NLP and develop advanced SLMs and LLMs tailored to domain specific applications
Design, implement, and optimize language models to solve domain specific problems effectively and efficiently
Analyze and preprocess large datasets to ensure high-quality input for training SLMs and LLMs
Design and Evaluate the performance of language models using appropriate metrics and benchmarks, and iterate on improvements
Developing and implementing methods that extend and improve model capabilities, reliability, and safety
Work closely with cross functional teams, including domain experts, data engineers, and software engineers, to integrate language models into the production
Publish research findings in top tier conferences and journals, and communicate results to both technical and non technical stakeholders
Keep abreast of the latest advancements in the field of NLP, ML, and AI, and apply relevant techniques to ongoing projects
Qualification
Required
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field with a focus on NLP or ML
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field
At least 2 year of experience in developing and optimizing SLMs and LLMs, focusing on foundation model training, supervised fine tuning, reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF)
Solid understanding of various fine tuning techniques like full fine tuning, PEFT techniques like LoRA, QLoRA and the strategy to adopt for various objectives
Have solid ML and RL software engineering and scientific research skills
Have produced novel research related to fine tuning SLMs / LLMs or improving upon pretrained SLMs / LLMs
Proven experience in Gen AI libraries / frameworks, including but not limited to LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex and LangSmith
At least 5 years of Research experience in one or more of these areas: NLP, speech, computer vision, Multimodal, machine learning, deep learning, or related fields
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, and experience with NLP/ML frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Hugging Face, as evidenced by released code (e.g. on GitHub) or elsewhere
Familiarity with domain specific applications and the ability to translate domain knowledge into effective language models
Knowledge of Responsible AI practices and compliance with relevant laws is a plus
Industry experience with large-scale data processing, distributed computing, or cloud platforms
Proven understanding of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and experience deploying AI models on these platforms is a plus
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and contribute to a positive and productive work culture
Benefits
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Life
Accidental death & dismemberment
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
401(k) retirement plan
10 days of paid time off per year
10 paid holidays per year
Company
HCLTech
HCLTech is a global IT company offering digital, engineering, and cloud solutions partnering with businesses for transformation.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$220MKey Investors
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2008-07-10Post Ipo Equity· $220M
2000-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Vijayakumar C.
Chief Executive Officer
Alan Flower
Executive Vice President - CTO & Global Head, AI & Cloud Native Labs
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