Loon · 3 months ago
Machine Learning Engineer, AI for Chemistry project
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$165K/yr - $258K/yr
5+ years expLoon is a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs at X, the Moonshot Factory, focused on improving lives through innovative technologies. They are seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to design, develop, and deploy advanced multi-modal models, bridging AI research and real-world applications in the chemistry domain.
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Responsibilities
Design and build end-to-end machine learning pipelines for training, evaluation, and deployment
Develop and fine-tune sophisticated multi-modal models using frameworks like PyTorch and libraries from the Hugging Face ecosystem
Leverage Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services to deploy and scale our ML models and infrastructure
Collaborate with cross-functional teams of scientists and engineers to translate research ideas into production-ready solutions
Stay current with the latest advancements in machine learning, particularly in multi-modal learning and generative models
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
At least 5 years of experience designing, building and deploying ML solutions
Proven experience building and training deep learning models using PyTorch and the Hugging Face library
Demonstrated experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), multi-modal models (e.g., Vision Language Models (VLMs)) and computer vision models (eg. OCR)
Strong proficiency with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and its core services for machine learning and data processing
Excellent programming skills in Python and a solid understanding of software engineering best practices
Hands-on experience with MLOps principles and tools (e.g., Kubeflow, MLflow, Vertex AI Pipelines) and DevOps practices (e.g., CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform)
Experience with large-scale data processing and database management (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy)
Experience in start-up or small team environments
Preferred
A foundational knowledge of organic chemistry concepts or experience working with chemical data (e.g., SMILES strings, molecular graphs)
Published research papers in relevant fields
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
Loon
Loon is a network of high altitude balloons used to provide stable internet coverage on the ground. It is a sub-organization of Alphabet.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$125MKey Investors
HAPSMobile
2019-04-25Undisclosed· $125M
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