AI Researcher — Distillation

📋 Description

• Design and evaluate model distillation techniques.
• Research tradeoffs between size, latency, memory, and accuracy.
• Develop novel distillation approaches for LLMs and long-context architectures.
• Run large-scale experiments and ablations; analyze results.
• Collaborate with engineers to productionize research outcomes.
• Write and submit research papers to top-tier venues.

🎯 Requirements

• Strong background in machine learning research
• Hands-on experience with model distillation or related topics
• Publication experience (conference/journal papers or arXiv preprints)
• Solid understanding of deep learning fundamentals
• Fluency in PyTorch (or equivalent) and research-grade experimentation
• Ability to clearly communicate research ideas and results

🎁 Benefits

• Real ownership over research direction at a Series A stage
• Strong support for publishing and open research
• Tight feedback loop between research and real-world deployment
• Access to meaningful compute and production-scale problems
• Small, highly technical team with deep ML and systems expertise