Senior Researcher: Artificial General Intelligence

1 month ago


Seattle, Washington, United States Tencent Americas Full time
About the Job

Tencent Americas is seeking a seasoned researcher in artificial general intelligence (AGI) with a focus on natural language processing to join our AI Lab in Seattle. We are looking for a recognized expert and thought leader in generative AI, large language models, reinforcement learning, multimodal reasoning and generation, and efficient deep learning. The ideal candidate is self-motivated and passionate about advancing the state of the art of AGI by developing novel model architectures and algorithms and solving real-world problems.

Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with other researchers to identify new and upcoming research areas, long-term ambitious research goals, and intermediate milestones by interacting with potential external and internal collaborators.
  • Own long-term research strategy and plans to expand the impact of Tencent Americas AI Lab.
  • Identify undefined problems in existing technology and develop theoretically sound novel models and algorithms to address them.
  • Design experiments, write reusable code, run evaluations, and analyze results.
  • Collaborate with other researchers and engineers across functional groups to push forward the state-of-the-art of AGI.
  • Prioritize research that can be applied to Tencent Americas products. Deploy promising ideas quickly and broadly.
  • Author research papers to share and generate the impact of research results across organizations and in the research community.
  • Share research trends and best practices in the community by reviewing academic papers, serving on program committees and grant panels, speaking at Tencent events or research conferences, or organizing research conferences and visioning activities.
Requirements
  • Has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD degree in AI, computer science, electrical engineering, math, physics, or related technical fields.
  • Proven record of influential publications in top AI conferences and journals.
  • Experience collaborating within a team to solve analytical problems and conduct original research in one of the following areas: generative AI, large language models, reinforcement learning, multimodal reasoning and generation, self-improving, and efficient deep learning.
  • Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and Tensorflow.
  • Experience writing efficient and reusable code and executing complex experiments involving large AI models and high-volume, high-dimensional data from varying sources.
  • Strong communication skills for articulating research ideas, results, and the impact of innovations both within the organization and in the broader research community.
  • Has work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintains ongoing work authorization during employment.
Qualifications (Preferred)
  • Experience in multiple of following areas: large language model, reinforcement learning, multimodal reasoning and generation, efficient deep learning.
  • Strong abstraction ability and mathematical skills.
  • Experience working with large-scale datasets and developing big models that scale across multiple GPUs or cloud-based systems.
  • Experience in multi-modal foundation models.
  • Experience in model optimization for deployment in production environments.
About Tencent Americas

Tencent Americas is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world.

Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained.

Tencent publishes some of the world's most popular video games and other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe.

Tencent also offers a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth.



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