Applied Scientist

Mistral AI is seeking Applied Scientists and Research Engineers to drive innovative research and collaborate with clients on complex research projects. You will develop SOTA models across different modalities such as text, image, and speech. By developing novel methods and research ideas you will apply these models across a diverse set of use cases and domains. Working cross-functionally with both external and internal science, engineering, and product teams you will deliver high-impact AI solutions that turn the needle.

Responsibilities

Run pre-training, post-training, and deploy state of the art models on clusters with thousands of GPUs; generate and curate data for pre-training and post-training; develop tools and frameworks for data generation, model training, evaluation, and deployment; collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex use cases using agents and RAG pipelines; manage research projects and communications with client research teams

Requirements

Fluent in English and Korean; excellent communication skills; at ease explaining complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences; expert with PyTorch or JAX; comfortable contributing to a big codebase; independent with little guidance; writes clean, readable, high-performance, fault-tolerant Python code; low-ego, collaborative, and eager to learn; track record of success through personal projects, professional projects, or academia

Nice to have

PhD or Master in a relevant field; research experience in agents, multi-modality, robotics, diffusion, or time-series; contributed to a large codebase used by many; publications in top academic journals or conferences; enjoys improving existing code by fixing typing issues, adding tests, and improving CI pipelines

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package; healthcare coverage; parental leave; retirement plans; relocation support; wellness programs; meal and transportation allowances; location-specific perks