Senior AI Engineering Manager

About the role

We are looking for an experienced AI Research Engineering Manager to join our Duolingo Language Learning team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record leading multidisciplinary teams, including AI research engineers. They will have extensive experience across various machine learning techniques, including large language models, personalization, recommender systems, and experimentation. They will be comfortable working at all levels of the ML stack, including feature engineering, developing training data, fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, quality evaluations, deployment, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Manage a full-stack team of frontend, backend, and other AI Research engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Contribute to the development and training of a variety of machine learning models, including large-scale neural networks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their needs, to align the models’ outputs with company objectives.
• Participate in and help drive strategic product and business decision-making as a member of the Language Learning leadership group.
• Attract, grow, and retain diverse engineering talent; provide clear expectations, coaching, and career development, and build a healthy, inclusive team culture.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in machine learning and apply this knowledge to drive advancements in our projects.
• Mentor team members, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and efficient machine learning solutions.

Requirements

• Experience leading, managing, and building a team of software engineers, with demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain talent.
• Proven experience as an AI research engineer, for example, in LLMs, bandits, computer vision, or related fields.
• Strong background in training and fine-tuning large models in an applied setting.
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with a focus on machine learning or artificial intelligence, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across engineering, product, design, and data; clear written specs and status updates.
• Technical depth sufficient to guide architecture and implementation trade-offs, evolve quality standards, and mentor engineers on best practices.
• Deep understanding of machine learning concepts, frameworks, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Experience in machine learning, natural language processing, and deep learning.
• Knowledge of popular machine learning libraries and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn.
• Experience with distributed computing and cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure.
• Understanding of ethical considerations in AI and machine learning.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with version control systems like Git.
• Experience with project management tools like Jira or Trello.

Benefits

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Pay

The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation.

Schedule

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Accommodations

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Equal Employment Opportunity

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