Staff Research Engineer (LLM Pre-Training)
JetBrains · Amsterdam, Netherlands; Berlin, Germany; Limassol, Cyprus; London, United Kingdom; Madrid, Spain; Munich, Germany; Paphos, Cyprus; Prague, Czech Republic; Remote, Germany; Warsaw, Poland; Yerevan, Armenia
Posted about 2 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 65 days JetBrains's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of JetBrains's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at JetBrains
- high 69 stale, 2 reposted of 73 open
- Hiring momentum
- 114 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
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About this role
As a Staff Research Engineer focused on LLM pre-training at JetBrains, you will develop and train large language models from scratch, deploying them into production for global accessibility. Your role involves collaborating with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical specifications, managing datasets for model training, and enhancing existing systems. You will also work independently on projects, ensuring that customer needs are prioritized and addressed effectively.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Experience in design, deployment, and support of production ML systems
- Strong theoretical background in NLP and transformer-based approaches
- Proficiency with modern deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch and common libraries for NLP
- Experience in distributed training of multi-billion parameter models
- Attention to detail in everything you do and great communication skills
Nice to have
- Experience with LLM inference frameworks such as vLLM, DeepSpeed, TensorRT
- Experience with LLM alignment techniques such as RLHF/RLAIF
- Familiarity with MLOps tools and practices, including CI/CD for ML
- Experience with K8s and Kubeflow
- Scientific publications in the NLP field
Worth weighing
- No specific salary or benefits mentioned
- Role involves independent project management, which may require strong self-motivation
- Focus on LLMs may limit exposure to other areas of machine learning
- Position is remote-friendly but may require coordination across multiple time zones
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Listed by JetBrains on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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