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Company

GitHub · 10 hours ago

Staff Applied Researcher

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$128K/yr - $338K/yr

8+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Develop and implement techniques for applying generative AI to code in the context of GitHub Copilot, including LLM fine-tuning, RAG, and prompt engineering.

Execute offline and online performance evaluation of new techniques.

Lead collaborations within our team and with partner Teams across GitHub and Microsoft.

Partner with engineering teams to productionize promising new techniques.

Qualification

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Required

8+ years experience in software development, applied science, machine learning, or related field

OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Development, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, or related field AND 6+ years experience in software development, applied science, machine learning, or related field

OR Master's Degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Software Development, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, or related field AND 4+ years experience in software development, applied science, machine learning, or related field

OR Doctorate in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Software Development, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Mathematical Sciences, or related field AND 2+ years experience in software development, applied science, machine learning, or related field

OR equivalent experience.

5+ years of experience coding in languages such as Python or Java Script and relevant machine learning libraries and frameworks

2+ years of demonstrated experience contributing to AI products

2+ years of demonstrated experience leading projects and providing technical leadership within a team

Preferred

Ph.D in computer science, machine learning, or a related field.

Experience working with generative AI for code.

Experience working with LLMs.

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to lead successful projects

Benefits

Annual bonus

Stock

Competitive pay

Generous learning and growth opportunities

Company

GitHub

Glassdoor

3.8

GitHub is a software company that offers code hosting services that allow developers to build software for open-source and private projects. It is a sub-organization of Microsoft.

Founded in 2008

San Francisco, California, USA

501-1,000 employees

https://github.com

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