Remote AI Researcher - Infrastructure

Summary

Join the Revolution at Leonardo.Ai! At Leonardo.Ai, you will play a crucial role in building reusable tools to support our R&D initiatives. You will use your engineering knowledge and best practices to facilitate model architecture, data curation, training and data acquisition projects.

Requirements

• Proficiency in writing and optimising high-performance code. Especially in Python
• Experience with AWS services, particularly S3 and using Terraform
• Experience with database management (SQL and NoSQL)
• Knowledge of managing headless servers and automation in Bash
• Familiarity with integrating APIs from various providers
• Highly adaptable and comfortable working in a team that requires rapid iteration
• Able to pick up new information quickly and eager to learn when faced with something unfamiliar

Responsibilities

• Design and implement reusable modules and tools for AI research projects
• Create and optimise high-performance code, ensuring efficient execution for R&D tasks
• Collaborate with DevOps to integrate AWS services into research tooling using reusable modules
• Implement and maintain automated systems for data collection from websites and online platforms
• Maximise throughput in the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) pipeline, optimising I/O bandwidth across threads and implementing efficient storage mechanisms
• Manage network configurations, including proxies, SSH, NAT management, and VPNs, to ensure smooth data acquisition processes
• Optimise existing code and workflows to improve performance and efficiency
• Collaborate with teams to ensure best practices in handling large datasets and efficient data processing
• Work with geographically dispersed AI Research teams to support ongoing research projects
• Identify opportunities to create and implement reusable tooling for AI research
• Work independently, managing deadlines and delivering high-quality solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of DevOps practices and integrating cloud services
• Proficient in managing network configurations and ensuring efficient data collection processes

Benefits

• Paid parental leave
• Generous home office and wellness budget
• Remote working from abroad