Member Of Technical Staff - RL Training Framework

at xAI
USD 180,000-440,000 per year
MIDDLE
✅ On-site

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences

Python @ 5 Distributed Systems @ 3 Leadership @ 3 Communication @ 6 Prioritization @ 6 Rust @ 5 Debugging @ 3 LLM @ 3 Observability @ 3 AI @ 3 Reinforcement Learning @ 6 Profiling @ 3 JAX @ 5

Details

SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills and be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

About the role

The RL infrastructure team is looking for an engineer to help develop our RL training framework. The role involves designing and implementing systems that back RL workloads, profiling and optimizing training performance, and improving scalability and observability of the RL stack.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement the systems backing all RL workloads at SpaceXAI, from small scale ablations to production training runs.
  • Profile, debug, and optimize end-to-end training performance.
  • Improve scalability and observability of the RL stack.

Requirements

Basic qualifications

  • Experience building, debugging, and optimizing efficiency of large-scale distributed systems.
  • Comfortable diving into unfamiliar areas and solving problems at all levels of the stack.
  • Proficiency in Python, Jax, Rust, and/or C++.

Preferred skills and experience

  • Experience with large scale LLM training infrastructure.
  • Strong knowledge of reinforcement learning techniques.
  • Experience with RL numerics.

Benefits

  • Base salary: $180,000 - $440,000 USD.
  • Equity.
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Short & long-term disability insurance and life insurance.
  • Various other discounts and perks.

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