Senior Director, AI Model Lifecycle

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a dedicated team of Machine Learning experts as the Site leader for the Model Lifecycle Team
• Manage fine-tuning systems for large foundation models including multi-node orchestration, checkpointing, and cost-efficient scaling
• Implement and maintain end-to-end training pipelines for Large Language Models
• Integrate RFT and Reinforcement learning into fine-tuning and training sections
• Oversee distillation and reinforcement learning pipelines including preference optimization and reward modeling
• Manage dataset, model, and experiment versioning, lineage, and evaluation at scale

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of industry experience leading impactful AI projects
• Proven experience in Generative AI, specifically Large Language Models and Multimodal models
• Hands-on experience training, fine-tuning, and aligning LLMs using Reinforcement Learning and RFT techniques
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills with the ability to work autonomously

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or NLP
• Research publications at NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, or EMNLP
• Proficiency in Golang, Python, and PyTorch
• Contributions to open-source AI projects like vLLM
• Experience with GPU system performance optimizations and inference frameworks

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and Restricted Stock Units
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) Retirement plan with up to 4% company match
• Paid parental leave and volunteer time off
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement
• Mental health and wellness support

About the Company

Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that owns and operates every layer of the stack to power ambitious AI workloads through an energy-first approach.