Applied AI, Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer - EMEA

Mistral AI
City of London
1 month ago
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About Mistral AI

At Mistral AI, we believe in the power of AI to simplify tasks, save time, and enhance learning and creativity. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily working life. We democratize AI through high-performance, optimized, open-source and cutting-edge models, products and solutions. Our comprehensive AI platform is designed to meet enterprise needs, whether on-premises or in cloud environments. Our offerings include Le Chat, the AI assistant for life and work. We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between France, USA, UK, Germany and Singapore. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited. Join us to be part of a pioneering company shaping the future of AI. See more about our culture on https://mistral.ai/careers.

About The Job

Mistral AI is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to facilitate the adoption of its products among customers and collaborate with them to address complex technical challenges. The Applied AI Engineer is an integral part of our Applied AI Engineering team, which is dedicated to driving the successful deployment of Mistral AI products and building complex enterprise use-cases. They work hand-in-hand with customers from the pre-sale stage to post-implementation, ensuring our solutions meet and exceed client expectations. In this role, you’ll manage customer relations involving multiple stakeholders (CEO/CTO, data scientists, and software engineers) and function as a key resource in externalizing our research in production settings.

What you will do
  • You’ll individually help deploy into production use cases with a considerable business impact across various industries
  • You’ll work on state-of-the-art GenAI applications from consumer products to industrial use cases, driving with our customers a crucial technological transformation
  • You’ll work in collaboration with our researchers, other AI engineers, product engineers on our most complex customer projects involving complex fine-tuning, state-of-the-art LLM applications, and contributing to our open-source codebases for tasks such as inference and fine-tuning
  • You’ll be involved in pre-sales calls to understand potential clients' needs, challenges, and aspirations. You will provide technical guidance on our products and explain Mistral technologies to various stakeholders
  • Your collaboration with our product and science team to improve continuously our product and model capabilities based on customers’ feedback
About You
  • You are fluent in English
  • You hold a PhD / master in AI / data science or you’re self-made
  • You have 7-10+ years as a technical individual contributor (data scientist or software engineer) on AI-based products
  • You have experience in Fine Tuning LLMs, tackling advanced RAG or agentic use cases
  • You have deep understanding of concepts and algorithms underlying machine learning and LLMs
  • You have a deep understanding of Cloud Infrastructure and how to deploy AI based products
  • You have deployed or built products with large scale user based
  • You hold strong communication skills with an ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms with technical and non-technical audiences
Ideally you have
  • Contributed to open-source projects in particular in the space of LLM
  • Experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer, Staff Engineer Machine Learning Engineer, Staff Data Scientist
Benefits
  • Local offices in Paris, London, Marseille, Amsterdam and Singapore
  • France: Competitive cash salary and equity; Daily lunch vouchers; Monthly gym/subscription; Mobility pass; Full health insurance for you and your family; Generous parental leave; Visa sponsorship
  • UK: Competitive cash salary and equity; Insurance; Reimbursements for parking or public transport; Gym membership; Meal allowance; Pension plan
About The Team

At Mistral AI, we are a tight-knit, nimble team dedicated to bringing our cutting-edge AI technology to the world. Our mission is to make AI ubiquitous and open.

Our team values are reflected in our product values:

  • Cool: We have a tongue-in-cheek way of looking at things, it’s hard to describe but you know it when you see it
  • Precision: Our designs mirror the rigor and excellence that underpin our technology, reflecting our commitment to quality and reliability
  • Human-Centric: We strive to make our technology open, approachable, and accessible
  • Captivating: Our designs reflect the magic of our technology and our playful, exploratory approach to innovation
  • Ambitious: We push the boundaries of what is possible, reflecting our bold vision for the future
Seniority level
  • Not Applicable
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Engineering and Information Technology
  • Industries: Technology, Information and Internet


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