Lead/principal Applied Scientist

Salesforce

United Kingdom
$172,500 - $313,700 annually; not specified; not s...
Not specified
Llm training and fine-tuning
Reinforcement learning pipelines
Production-grade model deployment
Salesforce is seeking a Lead/Principal Applied Scientist to advance large language model (LLM) research and development within their AgentForce Data Science team. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in a relevant field and significant experience in model development, particularly with LLMs and reinforcement learning

Job Summary

  • The AgentForce Data Science team powers the core Large Language Models (LLMs) behind Salesforce’s production-grade AI agents.
  • We are seeking a strong Lead/Principal Applied Scientist to drive advanced LLM research and model development for AgentForce’s production services.
  • This role requires hands-on involvement across the full model development lifecycle, in addition to technical leadership and mentorship.

Matching Summary

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Salesforce is seeking a Lead/Principal Applied Scientist to advance large language model (LLM) research and development within their AgentForce Data Science team. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in a relevant field and significant experience in model development, particularly with LLMs and reinforcement learning.

Salary

$172,500 - $313,700 annually; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • LLM training and fine-tuning
  • Reinforcement learning pipelines
  • Production-grade model deployment
  • Python and deep learning frameworks
  • LLM tooling experience

Nice-to-have

  • Enterprise AI experience
  • Trust and safety frameworks
  • Large-scale distributed compute

Key Requirements

  • PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or related field
  • Strong publication record in top-tier venues
  • Hands-on experience owning full model development lifecycle
  • Deep expertise in large-scale LLM training/fine-tuning
  • Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow
  • Experience with Hugging Face, DeepSpeed, Ray, Kubernetes

Work Rights

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