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Perplexity is seeking an experienced Machine Learning Research Engineer to help build the next generation of advanced search technologies, with a focus on retrieval and ranking. Responsibilities - Relentlessly push search quality forward — through models, data, tools, or any other leverage available - Architect and build core components of the search platform and model stack - Design, train, and optimize large-scale deep learning models using frameworks like PyTorch, leveraging distributed training (e.g., PyTorch Distributed, DeepSpeed, FSDP) and hardware acceleration, with a focus on retrieval and ranking models - Conduct advanced research in representation learning, including contrastive learning, multilingual, and multimodal modeling for search and retrieval - Deploy models — from boosting algorithms to LLMs — in a scalable and performant way - Build and optimize RAG pipelines for grounding and answer generation - Collaborate with Data, AI, Infrastructure, and Product teams to ensure fast and high-quality delivery Qualifications - Deep understanding of search and retrieval systems, including quality evaluation principles and metrics - Proven track record with large-scale search…
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