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AI Research Engineer (Pre-training)

Tether Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posted: 17 Jun 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $110k - $150k*
  • 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! At Tether, we’re pioneering a global financial revolution with cutting-edge solutions that empower businesses—from exchanges and wallets to payment processors and ATMs—to seamlessly integrate reserve-backed tokens across blockchains. Our innovations enable you to store, send, and receive digital tokens instantly, securely, and globally, ensuring trust in every transaction through transparency.

As a member of the AI model team, you will drive innovation in architecture development for advanced models, including small, large, and multi-modal systems. Your work will focus on enhancing intelligence, improving efficiency, and introducing new capabilities to advance the field of AI.

Responsibilities:

  • Conduct pre-training AI models on large, distributed servers equipped with thousands of NVIDIA GPUs.
  • Design, prototype, and scale innovative architectures to enhance model intelligence.
  • Execute experiments independently and collaboratively, analyze results, and refine methodologies for optimal performance.
  • Investigate, debug, and improve both model efficiency and computational performance.
  • Contribute to the advancement of training systems to ensure seamless scalability and efficiency on target platforms.

Qualifications:

  • A degree in Computer Science or a related field; ideally a PhD in NLP, Machine Learning, or a related field, complemented by a solid track record in AI R&D (with good publications in A* conferences).
  • Hands-on experience with large-scale LLM training runs on distributed servers equipped with thousands of NVIDIA GPUs.
  • Familiarity with large-scale, distributed training frameworks, libraries, and tools.
  • Deep knowledge of state-of-the-art transformer and non-transformer modifications for enhancing intelligence, efficiency, and scalability.
  • Strong expertise in PyTorch and Hugging Face libraries with practical experience in model development, continual pretraining, and deployment.

Work Conditions:

  • This is a remote, full-time position.

Language Requirement:

  • Excellent English communication skills are essential.

Are you ready to contribute to the most innovative platform in fintech? Join Tether and be part of the future!

Apply now

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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