About the Role:
Red Hat's Global Engineering team is looking for an experienced data scientist to join the InstructLab team. As a key member of this team, you will contribute directly to Red Hat's rapidly growing AI/ML family of products.
The ideal candidate will be a highly collaborative individual with a passion for working on complex projects in an open organization where contributions are valued and expected from all levels. This job role will require engaging in upstream open source communities. As this is a fast-moving area of opportunity for Red Hat, the ability to communicate productively and effectively with team members, stakeholders, and Red Hat leadership is critical.
This position reports directly to a Manager of Software Engineering for InstructLab. This position must have the ability to partner collaboratively in our Boston, MA office at least 3 days per week.
Your Responsibilities:
* Develop innovative capabilities for open source platforms used for building, training, testing, and serving models for AI-enabled applications, carrying your work through all phases of software development and delivery, including: researching and conceptualization, team design review, writing the implementation, authoring a testing strategy and necessary automation, productizing and packaging the code, and supporting its deployment through to end-users.
* Monitor and participate in upstream open source AI/ML communities, evaluating new AI/ML-related technologies in the space and considering potential integrations and collaborations upstream.
* Regularly read papers and keep up with AI/ML developments, particularly in the Generative AI space.
* Promote and foster Red Hat's open-source value proposition as it pertains to AI/ML engineering and product infusion and development.
* Contribute to the development of the open-source projects that comprise Red Hat's AI family of products.
* Take part in the shared responsibility of delivering and maintaining assigned products.
* Regularly communicate with project stakeholders including other teams of Red Hat engineers, product managers, consultants, management, and senior leadership.
* Take on the role of Subject Matter Expert, as needed, per domain and project.
* Lead, coach and collaborate with junior engineers as they build AI/ML knowledge and skills.
* Coordinate and collaborate with external teams, including IBM Research on key strategic vision and implementation details.
* Share our experiments and learnings from an experienced position in the Data Science community through blogs, presentations, new ideas and existing work at various technical outlets and conferences.
* Promote upstream acceptance and community building.
Your Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, computer engineering or equivalent
* 5+ years of experience as a data scientist (or similar roles)
* Extensive, advanced experience with Python development
* Experience with AI and Machine Learning platforms, tools, and frameworks, such as: Tensorflow, PyTorch, LLaMA.cpp, and Kubeflow.
* Experience working with Kubernetes/OpenShift and containers, troubleshooting issues, and working with YAML.
* Experience with Cloud Native Technologies and Platforms (e.g. Kubernetes)
* Demonstrates knowledge of unit testing frameworks and methodologies
* Demonstrates knowledge of machine learning relevant mathematics and statistics.
* Strong self-motivation and organizational skills.
* Demonstrates ability to context switch between multiple concurrent projects.
* Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
* Collaborative attitude and willingness to share ideas openly.
* Ability to quickly learn and use new tools and technologies.
About Us:
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Spread across 40+ countries, our associates work flexibly across work environments, from in-office, to office-flex, to fully remote, depending on the requirements of their role. Red Hatters are encouraged to bring their best ideas, no matter their title or tenure. We're a leader in open source because of our open and inclusive environment. We hire creative, passionate people ready to contribute their ideas, help solve complex problems, and make an impact.