Researcher - LLMs

Huawei Canada has an immediate 12-month contract opening for a Researcher to work on enabling long-context LLMs, including efficient architectures, data curation, and post-training methods.

Requirements

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Deep understanding of NLP and LLM fundamentals and state-of-the-art methods
• Expertise in modern LLM architectures, including transformer models and linear-attention models
• Excellent programming skills in Python, with strong expertise in PyTorch
• Experience with LLM training and inference stacks, such as Hugging Face Transformers/Accelerate, Megatron-LM, vLLM, or similar systems
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across engineering and research ideas

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Visa Sponsorship
• Four Day Work Week
• Generous Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Assistance