Vision Language Models/VLM Research Scientist Graduate (Trust and Safety) - 2026 Start (PhD)

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San Jose, CA
Job Description
We are looking for researchers in LLM, VLM and Omni Model domain who are experienced in single/multi-modality LLM/VLM pretraining and applications. Join our team in 2026 and get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth.

Requirements

  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Rust, or C++
  • Experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., pytorch, deepspeed, megatron, vllm, etc.)
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and a creative mindset to address complex AI challenges
  • Published research papers or contributions to the LLM community
  • Experience with inference tuning and Inference acceleration
  • Experience with evaluation of AI systems, LLM application & agent development
  • Strong understanding of cutting-edge LLM research
  • Strong understanding of distributed computing framework & performance tuning and verification for training/finetuning/inference
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