Greylock

Head of AI (LLM)

Greylock San Francisco, CA
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Summary:


We're looking for applications from MLE's with demonstrated leadership skills from high-profile companies (target scope: Sr EM / Director). Priority given to candidates with strong academic foundations who have worked for marketing-leading companies and/or successful startups.


Qualifications:


  • BS, MS, or PhD degree in CS, AI, or applied math with 5+ years of industry experience in NLP, building AI/ML products via model training and fine-tuning
  • 2+ years of engineering management experience (staff 10+) with a successful track record building teams and launching products
  • Strong understanding of deep learning AI/ML frameworks or cloud services
  • Passion for deeply understanding customer needs
  • Hands-on ML Ops experience
  • Experience with the integration of software engineering with large language models
  • Ability to navigate and solve open-ended technological challenges in a fast-evolving AI landscape
  • Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with both internal teams and external partners
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to handle complex, cross-functional projects


GenAI Expectations:


  • LLM Frameworks: Industry experience working with Large Language Models such as OpenAI’s GPT series (GPT-3, GPT-4)--including model integration, customization, and optimization within diverse applications.
  • LLM Fine-Tuning and Transfer Learning: Proven experience in fine-tuning LLMs for specific tasks or industries, including the use of transfer learning techniques to adapt pre-trained models to new domains or requirements.
  • Data Handling Skills: Proficiency in handling, processing, and analyzing large datasets. Familiarity with data preprocessing techniques and tools (e.g., Pandas in Python) is crucial.


More details to be supplied to qualified candidates.


About Greylock:

Greylock is an early-stage investor in hundreds of remarkable companies including Airbnb, LinkedIn, Dropbox, Workday, Cloudera, Facebook, Instagram, Roblox, Coinbase, Palo Alto Networks, among others. More can be found about us here: https://greylock.com/


About the Greylock Recruiting Team:

As full-time, salaried employees of Greylock, we provide free candidate referrals/introductions to active and upcoming investments to help them grow/succeed (as one of the many services we provide). Our recruiting team, combined, has over 125 years of in-house recruiting experience at successful startups through FAANG’s and over 30 years of VC Talent.

  • Seniority level

    Director
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries

    IT Services and IT Consulting, Software Development, and Technology, Information and Internet

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