Senior Applied Scientist - AI Applied Researcher

As an applied researcher on our team, you will contribute to groundbreaking research with direct product applications, pushing the boundaries of what's possible with Foundation Models and AI Agents.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, with a strong focus on deep learning, reinforcement learning and natural language processing (or equivalent experience)
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing deep learning models, particularly in the NLP domain
• Well-versed in distributed training frameworks (e.g., DeepSpeed, Megatron-LM) and ML development libraries such as PyTorch and TensorFlow
• Ability to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and practical product applications
• Familiarity with efficient training techniques for large foundation models and with model compression techniques
• Ability to elaborate complex models and ideas to non-technical personnel

Benefits

• Competitive global benefits
• New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)
• Opportunity to collaborate closely with colleagues across the Datadog offices in New York City and Paris
• Opportunity to attend and present at conferences and meetups
• Intra-departmental mentor and buddy program for in-house networking
• An inclusive company culture, ability to join our Community Guilds (Datadog employee resource groups)