Principal Machine Learning Data Scientist

Xometry is seeking a Principal Data & ML Scientist to join our Generative AI team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for advancing machine learning and generative AI capabilities, particularly for fine-tuning generative and language models, multimodal document understanding, and structured data extraction. This person will leverage their expertise in generative models and data science to develop and optimize innovative AI-driven solutions that enhance Xometry's service offerings.

Responsibilities: 

• Provide technical leadership to the Generative AI team, setting technical direction, defining best practices, and ensuring the team follows industry standards in AI and ML development.
• Lead strategic planning and roadmap development for generative AI initiatives, identifying high-impact projects and aligning them with Xometry’s business objectives.
• Develop and deploy generative AI models and large language models (LLMs) for multimodal document processing, focusing on extracting structured data from technical drawings, purchasing orders, and other complex documents.
• Lead the exploration and development of innovative text and image-based data processing solutions, including training and fine-tuning generative and language models.
• Design and implement efficient workflows for data preparation, cleaning, and augmentation to support the training of generative AI models.
• Utilize cloud platforms (e.g., Amazon Web Services) for large-scale data processing, model training, and deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering and business teams, to align generative AI solutions with business needs and drive impactful applications.
• Mentor and guide team members on advanced machine learning techniques, model architecture design, and problem-solving strategies to elevate the team’s technical capabilities.
• Continuously experiment and iterate on model performance, tuning architectures and parameters to improve accuracy and efficiency in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Stay updated with the latest research in generative AI, deep learning, and multimodal data processing, incorporating best practices and advancements into model development.

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree is required, but an advanced degree (M.S. or PhD) in computer science, machine learning, AI, or a related field is highly preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in data science and machine learning, focusing on generative models, LLMs, or computer vision.
• Expertise in large-scale language and vision models (e.g., Transformers, GPT, VLMs).
• Experience with multimodal data processing (e.g., combining text, image, and 3D data).
• Proficient in Python, including key libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, pandas, and numpy.
• Strong background in probability, statistics, and optimization techniques relevant to generative modeling.
• Familiarity with cloud computing resources and tools for model training and deployment (e.g., AWS SageMaker).
• Familiar with software engineering principles, including version control, reproducibility, and continuous integration.
• Experience in the manufacturing, supply chain, or similar industries is a plus.

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