Applied Scientist (AI)

TL;DR

Applied Scientist (AI/NLP): Conducting R&D for autonomous voice agents and delivering features for transcribed voice and chat message data with an accent on developing multi-modal, real-time agentic systems and advancing hirify.globalGPT. Focus on experimenting with distributed training and optimization of LLMs, and building advanced LLM-based features.

Location: Based in Kitchener, ON, Canada

Salary: $141,000 - $167,100 CAD (Ontario, Canada)

Company

hirify.global is a leading AI-powered customer communications platform that transforms business communication with real-time, AI-driven insights.

What you will do

• Develop, implement, and refine state-of-the-art Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning algorithms for hirify.global's products.
• Conduct rigorous evaluations and monitoring of model performances and troubleshoot issues with understanding resultant business impacts.
• Conduct experiments in the distributed training and optimization of LLMs.
• Manage massive textual data sets.
• Build advanced LLM-based features, including reasoning, multilingual and multimodal processing, and agents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to effectively deploy and scale models and algorithms in production.
• Contribute to the development of hirify.globalGPT, ensuring high accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and optimal performance at scale.
• Submit papers to top-tier academic conferences and journals and contribute to the broader scientific community.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD degree in Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related fields.
• 2+ years of NLP industry experience for Master’s degree holders or 1+ years for PhD degree holders.
• Demonstrated experience with machine learning, Python, PyTorch, and other relevant tools and technologies.
• A broad understanding of current LLM model architectures and techniques for tuning and optimizing LLMs.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities to handle complex technical and analytical problems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Familiarity with version control tools like Git for collaborative projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive benefits and perks.
• Robust training program to help reach full potential.
• Inclusive, vibrant office environment designed to cultivate collaboration and connection.
• Recognized as a certified Great Place to Work.
• Opportunity to apply even if experience doesn't satisfy every qualification, provided fundamental traits, drive, and ambition are present.