About the role#
SID.ai is looking for a Research Intern to join the team in San Francisco. You will work on frontier methods that scale and contribute to projects involving reasoning and retrieval in AI. This is a full-time, on-site role for students who are sophomores or above.
What you'll do#
- Post-train reasoning into LLMs using GRPO and SFT.
- Design and iterate on RL training environments for structured, unstructured, and web data retrieval.
- Run experiments on both small and large models.
- Contribute to the development of next-generation vision-first embedding models.
What you'll need#
- A background in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
- Proficiency in PyTorch and familiarity with RL pipelines for language models.
- Experience with torchrun, accelerate, or multi-node training.
- Ability to find clever solutions for data retrieval or synthetic generation.
- Comfort working in PyTorch or CUDA when necessary.
- Strong communication skills for writing technical reports and documentation.
- Familiarity with the concepts in 'You and Your Research'.
- A preference for writing code over drafting papers.
- The ability to learn new concepts quickly.
Location & details#
- This position is located on-site in San Francisco, California.
- The internship is full-time and follows a rolling term.
- Compensation is between $5,000 and $10,000 per month.
- Applicants must be US citizens or hold valid work authorization.
About SID.ai
SID.ai is an AI research lab founded in 2022. Based in San Francisco, the company focuses on training models to retrieve and reason over various data sources. It operates as a small team of five employees. The organization is privately held and participated in the YC S23 program.
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