Senior AI Research Engineer

About Us:
QuillBot is an AI-powered writing platform on a mission to reimagine writing. QuillBot provides over 50 million monthly active uses students, professionals, and educators with free online writing and research tools to help them become more effective, productive, and confident. The QuillBot team was built on the idea that learning how to write and use that knowledge is empowering. They want to automate the more time-consuming parts of writing so that users can focus on their craft. Whether you're writing essays, social media posts, or emails, QuillBot has your back. It has an array of productivity-enhancing tools that are already changing the way the world writes. In the recent chain of events, we were also acquired by CourseHero, which is a 15-year-old Ed-Tech unicorn based out of California, now known as Learneo.

Qualification:

• Candidates with Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degrees. While we’ve seen strong profiles across different academic backgrounds, candidates from top engineering institutions are encouraged to apply.
• 3-6 years of hands-on experience in natural language processing and machine learning from prior work experience, course projects, or independent work.
• Strong knowledge of Python and deep learning toolkits (PyTorch, HuggingFace, etc.).
• Experience training neural network models (language models, sequence-to-sequence models, classifiers, etc.) for natural language processing.
• Passion for artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and machine learning.
• Strong command of the English language.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build solutions for natural language technologies, including paraphrasing, grammar checking, proofreading, summarization, and translation.
• Survey, choose, and implement methods from natural language processing and machine learning to solve problems of interest.
• Optimize solutions by modifying training recipes, performing extensive experiments, analyzing results, and iterating rapidly.
• Develop internal tools to facilitate AI component development that are easily usable and extendable by others.
• Conduct data analysis to identify ways to improve solutions and diagnose issues.
• Contribute ideas to other AI teams working on a range of problems in artificial intelligence.
• Read literature in natural language processing and machine learning, understand strengths and weaknesses of novel methods, and identify potentially useful methods for problems of interest.

Why Join QuillBot?

• Work with a passionate and supportive team dedicated to technology innovation.
• Opportunities to challenge yourself and grow professionally.
• Competitive compensation package and benefits.
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive salary, RSUs & annual bonus
• Medical coverage
• Life and accidental insurance
• Vacation & leaves of absence (menstrual, flexible, special, and more!)
• Developmental opportunities through education & developmental reimbursements & professional workshops
• Maternity & parental leave
• Hybrid & remote model with flexible working hours
• On-site & remote company events throughout the year
• Tech & WFH stipends & new hire allowances
• Employee referral program
• Premium access to QuillBot

*Benefits and benefit amounts differ by region. A comprehensive list applicable to your region will be provided in your interview process. 

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria. We strongly encourage you to apply if you're interested: we'd love to learn how you can amplify our team with your unique experience!

This role is eligible for hire in India.

We are a virtual-first company and have employees dispersed throughout the United States, Canada, India and the Netherlands. We have a market-based pay structure that varies by location. The base pay for this position is dependent on multiple factors, including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed. You may also be eligible to participate in our bonus program and may be offered benefits, and other types of compensation.

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Equal ​Employment Opportunity Statement ​(EEO)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and ​inclusion within our company.  ​We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender ​identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, ​veteran status, or ​ability status. We will ensure that individuals who are differently abled are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment as provided to other applicants or employees. Please contact us to request accommodation.