Open-Source ML Leader (AI)

TL;DR

Open-Source ML Leader (AI): Turning foundational research into high-quality public tooling and growing a developer community with an accent on open-source strategy and ecosystem collaboration. Focus on converting proprietary implementations into polished open-source code and championing open science.

Location: Remote (US)

Company

hirify.global builds proprietary generative media models and AI-native creative workflows to make world-class design accessible to everyone.

What you will do

• Define and execute the vision for releasing open model weights, methodologies, and code.
• Oversee GitHub and Huggingface repositories to maintain a healthy developer community.
• Champion open science by building open-source demos, writing technical blogs, and presenting at conferences.
• Partner with model providers, internal engineers, and external contributors to advance AI accessibility.
• Convert internal, proprietary implementations into polished, reproducible, and easy-to-use open-source code.

Requirements

• Must be based in the US
• Advanced degree or equivalent research experience in Machine Learning or Deep Learning.
• Strong hands-on experience in Python and ML research libraries such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow.
• Familiarity with LLMs and modern architectures including Transformers, diffusion models, and RLHF.
• Proven experience publishing research or working on open-source projects in ML, computer vision, or NLP.
• Excellent communication skills for active engagement with the developer community.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage starting on day one.
• 401(k) with employer match up to 4%.
• 4 weeks of vacation.
• Top-of-the-line tools and technology.
• Autonomy to explore and experiment with access to necessary compute resources.