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AI Research Engineer (Fine-tuning)

Tether Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posted: 17 Jun 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $90k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Fully Remote
  • Apply from abroad
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

Join Tether and shape the future of digital finance. Tether is at the forefront of a global financial revolution, developing innovative solutions that empower businesses, including exchanges, wallets, payment processors, and ATMs, to integrate reserve-backed tokens across blockchains. By harnessing blockchain technology, Tether enables secure and instantaneous digital token transactions globally. Transparency and trust are central to our operations.

As part of our AI model team, you will drive innovation in supervised fine-tuning methodologies for advanced models. Your work will focus on refining pre-trained models to enhance intelligence, performance, and domain-specific capabilities for real-world challenges. You will engage with a wide spectrum of systems, from resource-efficient models that operate on limited hardware to complex multi-modal architectures integrating text, images, and audio.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement state-of-the-art fine-tuning methodologies for pre-trained models, with clear performance targets.
  • Build, run, and monitor controlled fine-tuning experiments while tracking key performance indicators.
  • Identify and curate high-quality datasets tailored to specific domains.
  • Debug and optimize the fine-tuning process by analyzing performance metrics.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy fine-tuned models into production pipelines, defining success metrics and ensuring continuous monitoring for improvements.

Qualifications:

  • Degree in Computer Science or a related field (PhD in NLP, Machine Learning, or related field preferred).
  • Strong track record in AI R&D with good publications in top-tier conferences.
  • Hands-on experience with large-scale fine-tuning experiments leading to measurable improvements in model performance.
  • Deep understanding of advanced fine-tuning methodologies and techniques for enhancing model intelligence and efficiency.
  • Proficient in PyTorch and Hugging Face libraries, with experience in developing and deploying fine-tuning pipelines.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply empirical research to fine-tuning challenges and to design frameworks for performance evaluation.

Language Requirements:

  • Excellent English communication skills are essential.

Are you ready to be part of the future? Join us at Tether and contribute to one of the most innovative platforms in the fintech space.

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About Tether

Tether has evolved to meet global needs with agility and vision. Our flagship product, USD₮, became a lifeline during the pandemic, providing financial freedom and stability in emerging markets. We now innovate in Bitcoin mining, P2P communications, education, AI, and neurotechnology. Our sustainable energy investments and support for decentralized communication ensure privacy and efficiency. Committed to democratizing technology and education, Tether empowers people globally to thrive. Join us as we continue to dare, innovate, and dream. Unstoppable Together