Senior Machine Learning Scientist (Generative AI) - Viator

Job Description

Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Scientist to work on Generative AI. The ideal candidate will research, prototype, and productionize generative AI models to enhance customer satisfaction and optimize business results.

Responsibilities:

• Research, prototype, and productionize generative AI models.
• Develop scalable GenAI pipelines that generate high-quality content.
• Design and evaluate prompt tuning strategies and RAG systems.
• Fine-tune foundation models and develop domain-specific adapters.
• Define best practices for model monitoring.
• Understanding use cases for Agentic AI communicating your findings with the wider ML team and product.
• Utilize RLHF methodologies to build feedback mechanisms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering teams.
• Stay up to date with the latest in GenAI research.
• Design, code, experiment and implement models and algorithms.
• Collaborate with product managers and various business stakeholders.
• Investigate and adopt innovative concepts that offer tangible benefits.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on data science experience with at least 2 years of experience with LLM
• Awareness of current LLM techniques, prompt tuning, evaluations and model monitoring.
• In-depth knowledge of AI/ML/DL, Statistics, and related open-source libraries.
• Strong skills in SQL and at least one programming language.
• Comfortable in code reviews, discussing architecture, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience in deploying online solutions and analysing real-time results through A/B testing.
• Passionate about mentoring junior members of the team.
• Leadership qualities, autonomy, and team collaboration skills.
• Clear communication skills.

Viator offers:

• Competitive compensation packages, including base salary and annual bonus.
• Flexible schedule.
• Donation matching.
• Tuition assistance.
• Lifestyle benefit.
• Travel perks.
• Employee assistance program.
• Health benefits.