Senior Applied Scientist, Dialogue Systems Research

NVIDIA's technology is at the heart of the AI revolution, touching people across the planet by powering everything from self-driving cars, robotics, and intelligent assistants. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world! We are looking for someone who's curious, tenacious, and passionate to join our applied research team. We develop tools for powerful, flexible and trustworthy conversational agents.Be a part of the team that builds NeMo Guardrails, an open-source toolkit for easily adding programmable guardrails to large language model-based conversational systems. NeMo Guardrails is built on Colang, a novel modeling language and dialogue system. Join us to influence and build the next generation of Conversational AI!What you'll be doing:Develop new deep learning models, training algorithms, and frameworks for dialogue systems using very large language modelsPublish your research at conferences (ACL, EMNLP, NAACL)Partner with Deep Learning & AI researchers in leading universities and industrial research labsOpen source your models and algorithms as part of NVIDIA NeMo GuardrailsWhat we need to see:PhD (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or Applied Math5+ years of proven experienceAdvanced understanding of Deep Learning with applications in Speech Processing and NLP, and a record of publications or significant product contributions in these areasStrong Python programming skills and experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlowExperienced mathematical background, especially in optimization theory, stochastic algorithms, and/or numerical methodsWays to stand out from the crowd:Research or product development experience with dialogue systemsSystems software engineering knowledge and expertise in optimizing software for computational performanceContribution to open source software projectsThe base salary range is 156,000 USD - 287,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.