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Magic · 2 weeks ago

Research Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$225K/yr - $550K/yr

Magic is focused on building safe AGI to tackle significant global challenges. The role of a Research Engineer involves training and evaluating large AI models, developing datasets, and prototyping innovative research and product ideas.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyMachine Learning
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Responsibilities

Optimize inference throughput for novel model architectures
Contribute to frameworks used for our research and production workloads
Train trillion-parameter models on large GPU clusters
Curate post-training datasets to improve targeted capabilities
Build out internet-scale data pipelines and crawlers
Design, prototype and optimize new model architectures
Contribute to research across long-context, inference-time compute, RL, and more

Qualification

Deep learningLarge distributed systemsLLM pre-Post-trainingSoftware engineeringResearch evaluationGritTeamworkQuick learning

Required

Strong general software engineering skills
Thorough knowledge of the deep learning literature
Experience with pre- and post-training of LLMs
Ability to come up with and evaluate research ideas
Experience working with large distributed systems
Ability to handle large ETL workloads

Benefits

Equity is a significant part of total compensation, in addition to salary
401(k) plan with 6% salary matching
Generous health, dental and vision insurance for you and your dependents
Unlimited paid time off
Visa sponsorship and relocation stipend to bring you to SF, if possible

Company

Magic

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Magic is an AI coding startup that enables developers to work with AI to find code for building apps.
dateFounded in 2022
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
https://magic.dev

H1B Sponsorship

Magic has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$465.93M
Key Investors
Flat CapitalNFDG VenturesCapitalG
2025-01-14Series Unknown· $0.81M
2024-08-29Series Unknown· $320M
2024-02-16Series B· $117M

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