Qualtrics · 3 weeks ago
Applied Scientist II
Reston, Virginia, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expQualtrics is a leading company in Experience Management, serving over 18K clients globally. They are looking for an Applied Scientist II to enhance their Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence capabilities, focusing on personalizing the Qualtrics experience through innovative predictive models and algorithms.
ConsumerData IntegrationMarket ResearchSaaS
Responsibilities
Leverage your deep knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) principles, including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and reinforcement learning
Use your understanding of both supervised and unsupervised learning techniques, and their applications in building intelligent systems
Develop and optimize algorithms for building scalable and efficient GenAI applications
Tackle challenging problems in creative ways, leveraging generative models to address real-world use cases and drive innovation
Use effective communication skills to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and gather requirements for GenAI application development
Show strong programming skills in languages like Python, along with proficiency in deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar
Address challenges in products through Large Language Models, Deep Learning and Data Science approaches and publish research papers
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to research, implement, evaluate, optimize, productize and maintain cutting-edge machine learning models to meet the demands of our rapidly growing business
Stay on top of the latest developments in machine learning and related research, and present research findings with the broader community
Work closely with, and incorporate feedback from other specialists, engineers, and product managers
Lead and engage in design reviews, modeling discussions, requirement definitions and other technical activities in diverse capacity
Contribute to and inspire the Conversational AI, NLP, and Data Science technology roadmap at Qualtrics
Qualification
Required
Bachelors and Graduate Degrees in Computer Science or related fields
Solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals and tool ecosystem
3+ years of combined academic and industrial research experience in machine learning, NLP, information retrieval, deep learning or a related field
Deep learning implementation expertise (TensorFlow, PyTorch etc)
Excellent command of at least one modern programming language (preferably Python)
Deep understanding of machine learning model life cycle management
Depth in one or more of the following: Natural Language processing, information retrieval, speech processing, deep learning, reinforcement learning, etc
Knowledge of or experience in building production quality and large scale deployment of applications related to machine learning
Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
Experience in machine learning systems (e.g. SageMaker, MLFlow), and deep learning frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch, MXNet etc)
Preferred
Preference for a publication record in top-tier ML and NLP conferences (e.g. NeurIPS, ICML, SIGIR, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, etc.)
Benefits
$1800 Experience bonus to be used for an “Experience” of your choosing
QMentorship Program matches you with a mentor inside Qualtrics to get meaningful coaching from someone outside your team.
Amazing QGroup Communities; MOSAIQ, Green Team, Qualtrics Pride, Q&Able, Qualtrics Salute, and Women’s Leadership Development, which exist as places for support, allyship, and advocacy.
Company
Qualtrics
Qualtrics is a single system of record for all experience data, managing customer, product, employee, and brand experiences on one platform.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.4B2023-06-28Private Equity
2023-06-28Debt Financing· $1B
2023-03-12Acquired
Leadership Team
Brian Stucki
President & COO
JoCee Porter
Software Engineer
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