Job description
About Turing
Based in Palo Alto, California, Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems. Turing helps customers in two ways: working with the world’s leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilingualism, STEM and frontier knowledge; and leveraging that expertise to build real-world AI systems that solve mission-critical priorities for Fortune 500 companies and government institutions. Turing has received numerous awards, including Forbes’s “One of America’s Best Startup Employers,” #1 on The Information’s annual list of “Most Promising B2B Companies,” and Fast Company’s annual list of the “World’s Most Innovative Companies.” Turing’s leadership team includes AI technologists from industry giants Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Twitter, McKinsey, Bain, Stanford, Caltech, and MIT. For more information on Turing, visit www.turing.com. For information on upcoming Turing AGI Icons events, visit go.turing.com/agi-icons.
Position Overview
As a Delivery Leader for our LLM Training business, you will play a pivotal role in leading our efforts to develop high-quality, foundational LLMs. This position requires managing large teams of software engineers and data scientists dedicated to performing various Supervised Fine Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF) tasks. Your leadership will ensure the delivery of superior SFT and RLHF datasets, achieving optimal outcomes in terms of quality, throughput, and cost.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage large teams of Python, JavaScript, Java (and other long tail of languages) developers to execute technical tasks effectively.
- Collaborate closely with researcher clients, ensuring their satisfaction with the delivered work.
- Maintain rigorous review processes to ensure the highest quality of datasets.
- Oversee the transition of projects from initiation to stable states, taking full responsibility for delivery
- Identify and implement measures to enhance the quality of Python/JavaScript/Java etc. code within the team.
- Ensure the team’s work is of high quality, addressing any issues related to the clarity of questions, methodology, result communication, or bugs.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in managing large technical teams in a delivery-oriented role.
- At least one of the following, ideally both:
- Python
- Javascript
- Demonstrated ability to engage in hands-on technical work, identifying and resolving quality issues.
- Excellent leadership and people management skills, with a focus on motivating teams and fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities, capable of effectively collaborating with clients and internal partners.
Why Join Us?
Our company is at the cutting edge of AI and Machine Learning, offering unique opportunities to contribute to the advancement of LLMs. You will lead a team of talented individuals, collaborate with top-tier clients, and be part of a dynamic and innovative culture. We are committed to the professional growth of our employees, providing a supportive environment where you can thrive and make a significant impact in the AI industry.
Advantages of joining Turing:
- Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)
- Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta, Google, LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)
- Competitive compensation
- Flexible working hours
- Full-time remote opportunity
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Turing is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics. At Turing we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace and celebrate authenticity, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
For applicants from the European Union, please review Turing’s GDPR notice here.
