Member of Technical Staff Research 2026 PhD New Grad
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Fireworks AI operates an AI platform for production inference and training of open-source models.
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San Mateo, United States
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About Fireworks AI
Fireworks AI provides serverless and dedicated model inference, model deployment, and supervised and reinforcement fine-tuning for developers and enterprises building AI applications.
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About the Role
You will conduct foundational research on LLMs and multimodal systems. You will design, implement, and evaluate model architectures, training methods, and optimization techniques; analyze results and bottlenecks; and help transition research prototypes into production systems.
Requirements
- PhD completed within the last 6 months or expected by December 2026 in a relevant field
- Research background in artificial intelligence, machine learning, physics, or a related area
- Analytical and quantitative problem-solving experience
- Research communication skills
- Python, C/C++, or similar programming proficiency
- Experience with PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow
Responsibilities
- Conduct foundational research on LLM and multimodal systems
- Design, implement, and evaluate model architectures and training methods
- Transition research prototypes into production-grade systems
- Analyze results and performance bottlenecks
- Bring doctoral research ideas into the research agenda