Manager of Technical Staff, Model Efficiency - Remote

Overview

The Model Efficiency team advances Cohere base models’ speed, reduces model size, and increases compute efficiency through improving model architecture and optimizing ML frameworks. As a Manager of Technical Staff, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future direction of our engineering efforts, inspiring a team of talented engineers, and contributing to the company's overall success.

In Short

• Own the team's technical strategy and roadmap by setting metrics, and product-focused goals.
• Identify skill gaps and resource needs in the team, hire talented engineers to fill those gaps.
• Have a deep understanding of ML accelerators and model architectures.
• Make judgement calls on inference frameworks and optimization strategies.
• Work with product managers and engineers to build out engineering plans.
• Manage the team's workload and priorities for timely project delivery.
• Mentor and coach team members on technical skills and career development.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in engineering management.
• Hands-on experience with large language models (LLMs).
• Experience developing large foundation models and distributed training infrastructure.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Passionate about recruiting and growing teams.
• Comfortable leading multiple projects and adjusting processes quickly.

Benefits

• An open and inclusive culture and work environment.
• Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research.
• Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks.
• Full health and dental benefits, including mental health budget.
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for 6 months for employees in Canada, the US, and the UK.
• Personal enrichment benefits towards arts, culture, fitness, and workspace improvement.
• 6 weeks of vacation.