Oumi · 1 month ago
Research Scientist
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelOumi is on a mission to make frontier AI truly open for all, providing a platform to build state-of-the-art AI models. The Research Scientist will focus on advancing large language models and vision language models, conducting research, contributing to open-source projects, and collaborating with the community.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Software
Responsibilities
Conduct research on training and evaluating new Large language models (LLMs), Vision Language Models (VLMs), and other AI models
Develop methodologies for curating high-quality datasets for training and evaluating LLMs
Develop evaluation benchmarks to measure the performance of LLMs across various tasks and domains
Design and conduct experiments to validate research hypotheses and improve model performance
Contribute to the Oumi open-source platform, models and projects, and other relevant tools and libraries
Collaborate with other researchers, engineers, and the broader community to advance the field of open-source AI
Publish research findings in leading conferences and journals
Evaluate existing models and identify areas of improvement
Work with various models, including text and multimodal models, and both open and closed models
Focus on the research that matters by skipping the plumbing and moving straight to research, building on the work of others and contributing back
Qualification
Required
A Ph.D. or MSc. in computer science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or a related field is preferred
Demonstrated experience in conducting original research in machine learning, with a strong publication record in top-tier conferences or journals
Deep understanding of machine learning and deep learning concepts, with specific knowledge of large language models (LLMs) and/or vision language models (VLMs)
Strong programming skills in Python and experience using deep learning frameworks (e.g. PyTorch)
Familiarity with open-source projects and a passion for contributing to the open-source community
A self-starter who can work independently and take ownership of initiatives
Share Oumi's values: Beneficial for all, Customer-obsessed, Radical Ownership, Exceptional Teammates, Science-grounded
Benefits
Equity in a high-growth startup
Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
21 days PTO
Regular team offsites and events
Company
Oumi
Oumi is a group of academics, developers dedicated to fostering greater transparency and cooperation in frontier AI.
Founded in 2024
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$10M2025-01-29Seed· $10M
2024-07-09Seed
Leadership Team
Emmanouil Koukoumidis
CEO
Jonathan Rosenbluth
Co-Founder
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