Princeton University · 13 hours ago
Research Software Engineer II
Princeton, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$125K/yr - $140K/yr
5+ years expPrinceton University is seeking a Research Software Engineer for its Language and Intelligence Initiative, which focuses on improving large AI models and studying their societal impact. The role involves collaborating with a diverse team to develop AI models, maintain software infrastructure, and support interdisciplinary research efforts.
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Responsibilities
Collaborate with our diverse team to help develop and improve large AI models, helping conduct experiments, analyze results, and co-author research publications
Develop, maintain, and improve our shared infrastructure for training/fine-tuning and prompting large AI models
Maintain software libraries/environment/Github repositories and support model use
Provide support for the use of these libraries within the core AI models group and for interdisciplinary work. This includes documenting projects in a descriptive, appropriately detailed manner that is understandable to both researchers and future Research Engineers
Serve as liaisons with Princeton High Performance Research Computing (HPRC) staff on GPU cluster-related issues
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 5 years as a Research Software Engineer or equivalent experience (e.g., graduate school, industry experience, open-source software development, etc.)
A Bachelor's/Master's degree in computer science, engineering, sciences, or a related computational field is required
Solid coding skills and good experience with large AI models
Familiarity with GPU computing environments and ML frameworks and libraries (e.g., DeepSpeed, HuggingFace)
Prior research experience in AI/ML and/or contributions to open-source libraries
Strong written and oral technical communication skills
Benefits
Competitive compensation package with attractive work conditions.
Access to state-of-the-art research facilities and GPU cluster.
Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.
Collaborative and inclusive work environment that fosters creativity and innovation.
Princeton’s comprehensive benefits package reflects a holistic approach to supporting individuals and their families both at work and outside of it.
Company
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private Ivy League university that offers a variety of master’s degrees and Ph. D.s.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.44MKey Investors
US Department of EnergyAlfred P. Sloan FoundationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2024-06-06Grant· $2M
2023-08-14Grant
2022-02-15Grant· $5.5M
Leadership Team
Amy Robinson Sterling
Executive Director, Eyewire
Anne-Marie Maman
Founding Director - Princeton Entrepreneurship Council
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