Applied AI, Forward Deployed Machine Learning Engineer - Palo Alto

Mistral AI•Palo Alto, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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 will be an integral part of our Applied AI Engineering team, which is dedicated to driving the successful deployment of Mistral AI products. They will 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 daily 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.

Requirements

Fluent in English
PhD / Master's in AI / Data Science
2+ years as a technical individual contributor (data scientist or software engineer) on AI-based products
Experience in Fine Tuning LLMs, tackling advanced RAG or agentic use cases
Deep understanding of concepts and algorithms underlying machine learning and LLMs
Experienced with building and deploying LLMs or NLP applications
Proven experience in AI or machine learning product implementation with APIs, back-end and front-end interfaces
Strong technical coding skills in Python
Experience with deep learning with PyTorch
Experience with agents framework such as Langchain, vector DBs
Strong communication skills with an ability to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms with technical and non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Contributed to open-source projects in particular in the space of LLMs
Experience as a Customer Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect or Technical Product Manager

Responsibilities

Onboarding customers on our products and APIs, providing guidance on prompting, evaluation, and fine-tuning, and ensuring the best production integration with back-end and front-end interfaces.
Working on state-of-the-art GenAI applications from consumer products to industrial use cases, driving with our customers a crucial technological transformation.
Individually helping deploy into production use cases with a considerable business impact across various industries.
Collaborating with researchers, other AI engineers, and product engineers on complex customer projects involving complex fine-tuning, state-of-the-art LLM applications, and contributing to open source codebases for tasks such as inference and fine-tuning.
Being involved in pre-sales calls to understand potential clients' needs, challenges, and aspirations.
Providing technical guidance on our products and explaining Mistral technologies to various stakeholders.
Collaborating with product and science teams to continuously improve product and model capabilities based on customer feedback.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus structure
Generous Equity
Competitive Healthcare program (Medical Provider: Blueshield of California 100% coverage for employee, 75% for dependents)
401K (6% matching)
18 days PTO
Reimburse office parking charges, or $120/month for public transport
Betterup coaching on a voluntary basis
$120/month reimbursement for gym membership
$400 monthly allowance for meals
Visa sponsorship
Healthcare Coverage 100% employer-sponsored premium plans for medical, dental, and vision care for you and your dependents.
Parental Leave 20 weeks of paid leave for all primary parents.
Childcare Support Reserved daycare seats or financial assistance for working parents.
Retirement Plans Competitive employer-matched contributions in applicable markets (e.g., 6% 401k match in the US, 5% pension contribution in the UK) to secure your financial future.
Relocation Support Financial assistance for moving expenses, visa sponsorship, and settling-in services for you and your family.
Daily Life & Wellness Meal Allowances Monthly stipends, vouchers, or catered in-office meals, depending on your office location.
Transportation Support Monthly allowances for public transport, parking, or sustainable mobility
Fitness & Wellness Subsidies or memberships for gyms, wellness programs, or fitness activities