Research Software Engineer II (Language and Intelligence)

The Princeton Language and Intelligence Initiative at Princeton University invites applications for a Research Software Engineer (RSE) position. This multidisciplinary initiative has three Research thrusts: (a) Better design, evaluation, safety and understanding of large AI models (especially language models); (b) Applications of large AI models to many academic disciplines; and (c) Studying impact of large AI models on society and the world. The Initiative will produce open-source software and models. 

The term of this appointment is 3 years, with the possibility of renewal based upon satisfactory performance and funding. 

The position is located in Princeton, NJ with the possibility for some flexible work arrangements. This is not a remote position.

Job responsibilities will include a subset of the following, depending upon the individual’s background:

• Collaborate with our diverse team to help develop and improve large AI models, helping conduct experiments, analyze results, and co-author research publications. 
• Develop, maintain, and improve our shared infrastructure for training / fine-tuning and prompting large AI models. 
• Maintain software libraries/environment/Github repositories and support model use.
• Provide support for use of these libraries in the core AI models group as well as for interdisciplinary work. This includes documentation of projects in a descriptive and appropriately detailed manner that can be understood by both researchers and future Research Engineers.
• Serve as liaisons with Princeton High Performance Research Computing (HPRC) staff on GPU cluster related issues. 

We prioritize professional development for RSEs and offer the following opportunities:

• Learning the underlying science, mathematics, statistics, data analysis, and algorithms of computational research questions. This may involve independent research, studying existing code bases, and keeping up-to-date with publications.
• Building awareness of software development tools and techniques, software engineering best practices, programming languages, high-performance computing hardware, and computational research solutions.
• Access to a community of about two dozen research software engineers as well as continued professional development opportunities at Princeton Research Computing.

• A Bachelor/Masters degree in computer science, engineering, sciences, or related computational field is required. 
• Solid coding skills and good experience with large AI models.
• Familiarity with GPU computing environments and ML frameworks and libraries (e.g,, DeepSpeed, HuggingFace). 
• Prior research experience in AI/ML and/or contributions to open-source libraries.
• Strong written and oral technical communication skills.

Additional Information

• Competitive compensation package with attractive work conditions. 
• Access to state-of-the-art research facilities and GPU cluster.
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. 
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment that fosters creativity and innovation.

If you are passionate about advancing AI research, working alongside leading researchers, and contributing to impactful open-source projects, we encourage you to apply for this position. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. 

 

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