Design, prototype, research and build AI systems for Vectara.
Train, evaluate and deploy ML models in the domains of Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, AI Agents, Large Language Models (LLMs) and Multimodal Large Language Model (MMLLMs).
Improve the quality of Vectara’s AI Agents and RAG-as-a-service platform, working on features like multilinguality, self-supervised learning, agentic behavior and hallucination reduction.
Publish technical blogs, papers, and patents.

BS/MS in Computer Science, Statistics, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
5+/4+ years of professional work experience after BS/MS applying machine learning to real-world problems, and crafting scalable and effective ML/AI solutions.
Strong domain knowledge in at least one of the following: RAG, LLM, information retrieval, Multimodal LLMs.
Excellent programming skills in Python. Proficiency in data/ML libraries such as pandas, transformers, and torch.
Familiarity with the technical details of deep learning concepts, such as Transformers, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), mixture of experts (MoE).
Hands-on experience in training ML systems end-to-end from data curation to evaluation and deployment.

100% paid Medical, Dental, Vision begins on your first day!
Option of Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Savings Account (FSA).
Generous paid time off (PTO) plus paid sick time, holidays, and company rest days.
Professional development and training opportunities.
Company virtual happy hours and fun team building activities and more.

Machine Learning Engineer

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