Applied Scientist/Research Engineer - Palo Alto/NYC

At Mistral AI, we believe in the power of AI to simplify tasks, save time, and enhance learning and creativity. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily working life.

We democratize AI through high-performance, optimized, open-source and cutting-edge models, products and solutions. Our comprehensive AI platform is designed to meet enterprise needs, whether on-premises or in cloud environments. Our offerings include le Chat, the AI assistant for life and work.

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society.

Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between France, USA, UK, Germany and Singapore. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

Join us to be part of a pioneering company shaping the future of AI. Together, we can make a meaningful impact. See more about our culture on https://mistral.ai/careers.

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.

• Run pre-training, post-training and deploy state of the art models on clusters with thousands of GPUs. You don’t panic when you see OOM errors or when NCCL feels like not wanting to talk.

• Generate and curate data for pre-training and post-training, working on evaluations and making sure the model’s performance beats expectations.

• Develop the necessary tools and frameworks to facilitate 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.

• You are fluent in English, and have excellent communication skills. You are at ease explaining complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• You’re an expert with PyTorch or JAX.

• You’re not afraid of contributing to a big codebase and can find yourself around independently with little guidance.

• You write clean, readable, high-performance, fault-tolerant Python code.

• You don’t need roadmaps: you just do. You don’t need a manager: you just ship.

• Low-ego, collaborative and eager to learn.

• You have a track record of success through personal projects, professional projects or in academia.

• Hold a PhD / master in a relevant field (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Machine Learning, Computer Science & Engineering), but if you’re an exceptional candidate from a different background, you should apply.

• Can bring a variety of research experience (agents, multi-modality, robotics, diffusion, time-series).

• Have contributed to a large codebase used by many (open source or in the industry).

• Have a track record of publications in top academic journals or conferences.

• Love improving existing code by fixing typing issues, adding tests and improving CI pipelines.

💰 Competitive salary and bonus structure 

🚀 Generous Equity

🧑‍⚕️ Health : Competitive Healthcare program (Medical Provider: Blueshield of California 100% coverage for employee, 75% for dependents)

👴🏻 Pension : 401K (6% matching)

🏝️ PTO : 18 days 

🚗 Transportation: Reimburse office parking charges, or $120/month for public transport

🤝 Coaching: we offer Betterup coaching on a voluntary basis

🏀 Sport: $120/month reimbursement for gym membership

🥕 Meal stipend: $400 monthly allowance for meals (solution might evolve as we grow bigger)

🌎 Visa sponsorship