Research Engineer, Developer Experience, Tinker

Responsibilities

• Write, test, and maintain high-quality code examples, recipes, and documentation in the Tinker cookbook.
• Work directly with users to debug technical issues and optimize fine-tuning pipelines.
• Partner with research and infrastructure teams to identify and prioritize developer experience improvements.
• Build tools, integrations, and demos that reduce user friction and simplify model experimentation and deployment.
• Share user insights through posts, guides, and talks.
• Help develop Tinker’s near-term roadmap and long-term product strategy.

Requirements and Preferred Qualifications

• Experience fine-tuning large language models with supervised and reinforcement learning.
• Experience tuning hyperparameters for fine-tuning algorithms.
• Experience developing software libraries, especially open-source libraries.
• Thoughtful approach to developer experience, developer ergonomics, onboarding flows, and usability.
• Passion for engaging with open-source communities through code contributions, technical support, or knowledge sharing.
• Experience writing public or internal code examples, tutorials, or papers that help others understand and apply technical concepts.
• Ability to reason about model training, fine-tuning, and inference, including tradeoffs between approaches.

Compensation and Benefits

• Expected annual salary: $350,000–$475,000 USD, depending on background, skills, and experience.
• Visa sponsorship available.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Relocation support as needed.