AI Engineer

About the role

Vatic is looking for an AI engineer with proven experience with large foundational models. Our environment is highly collaborative, fostering innovation and growth. We are interested in a variety of data modalities (language, vision, multimodal, and structured data) and modern model architectures. We are looking for team players who are interested in developing next-generation platforms and tools for Machine Learning as well as conducting state-of-the-art research.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop cutting-edge frameworks that serve as future tools for innovative platforms and systems driving trading and research efforts, with a focus on foundational models.
• Work closely with a team of passionate researchers and engineers to ensure framework compatibility with recent cloud platforms, popular ML frameworks and libraries, and modern model architectures.
• Play a central role in defining and running large-scale experiments that contribute to rigorous evaluation and in-depth model analysis.

Requirements

• Keen interest in training, evaluation, understanding, and innovation of foundational models
• Advanced proficiency with Python development in a Linux environment
• Strong understanding of machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI methods and technologies
• Direct experience with multi-GPU model training
• Demonstrable success building high performance software
• Performance tuning/optimization of software and algorithms
• Familiarity with parallel computing models and frameworks
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A passion for trading, research, and technology
• Excitement and interest in using readily available open source technologies and prototypes
• Excellent communication skills
• Confident team player motivated by a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• Flat structure with direct executive exposure – Work closely with leadership and make an impact from day one.
• Comprehensive health benefits – Full health insurance coverage for employees and dependents.
• Daily meals provided – Enjoy free breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the office.
• Gym membership – Stay healthy with a gym reimbursement, in addition to our onsite gym.
• Unlimited office snacks – Fuel your day with your favorite snacks, always stocked.
• Fun team outings – Build camaraderie and unwind with regular events.
• Organized poker, ping pong, and game nights – We’re a competitive group that enjoys getting together to challenge one another.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is between $175,000 and $275,000. The base salary range does not include any other form of compensation, such as any bonus amounts, or any benefits. Factors that may impact the agreed upon base salary within the range for a particular candidate include years of experience, level of education obtained, skill set, and other factors.