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Research Engineer (LLM Performance), London

Isomorphic Labs
Location
London
Posted
12 days ago
Department
ML Research
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Significant experience with large scale distributed training of LLMs
  • Experience with deep learning ML frameworks (either JAX or PyTorch)
  • Knowledge of parallelism strategies and collective communication libraries (e.g. NCCL)
  • Good understanding of GPU architectures
  • Excellent collaboration skills
Nice to have
  • Experience with general LLM serving stacks
  • Knowledge of XLA, Triton, Pallas, CUDA or similar accelerator DSLs / compilers
  • Experience with optimising ML accuracy using low-precision formats
  • Prior experience building, deploying and maintaining production systems on GCP
  • Interest in chemistry and biology
What the job really is

As a Research Engineer focused on LLM performance at Isomorphic Labs, you will work within a model performance and scaling team, collaborating with scientists and engineers to optimize large language models for drug design applications. Your role will involve implementing post-training methods, diagnosing performance issues, and deploying frameworks for fine-tuning and evaluation, all aimed at transforming biopharmaceutical processes through advanced AI techniques.

Things to weigh
  • Hybrid working model requires in-office presence three days a week
  • Focus on collaboration and interdisciplinary work may require adaptability to different fields
  • Role involves cutting-edge AI applications, which may entail a fast-paced and demanding environment
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