AI Research Engineer (Multi-Modal & Vision)
AI Research Engineer on Tether's AI model team (Tether Data), driving end-to-end development of vision-language models: curating multimodal datasets, running post-training (SFT, distillation, RLHF), building evaluation benchmarks, and optimizing models for deployment on distributed GPU infrastructure.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Bengaluru, India
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Ai engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field
- Strong experience with multimodal post-training workflows (SFT, knowledge distillation, RLHF)
- Hands-on experience with parameter-efficient fine-tuning
- Hands-on experience with distributed training frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to build and improve vision-language models with measurable benchmark or real-world results
- Experience adapting models for resource-constrained environments
- Proven open-source contributions in multimodal AI on GitHub or HuggingFace
- Publications at top AI conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ECCV, etc.)
- Excellent English communication skills
Nice to have
- MS/PhD preferred
Full description
Join Tether and Shape the Future of Digital Finance
At Tether, we’re not just building products, we’re pioneering a global financial revolution. Our cutting-edge solutions empower businesses—from exchanges and wallets to payment processors and ATMs—to seamlessly integrate reserve-backed tokens across blockchains. By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, Tether enables you to store, send, and receive digital tokens instantly, securely, and globally, all at a fraction of the cost. Transparency is the bedrock of everything we do, ensuring trust in every transaction.
Innovate with TetherTether Finance: Our innovative product suite features the world’s most trusted stablecoin, USDT, relied upon by hundreds of millions worldwide, alongside pioneering digital asset tokenization services.
But that’s just the beginning:
Tether Power: Driving sustainable growth, our energy solutions optimize excess power for Bitcoin mining using eco-friendly practices in state-of-the-art, geo-diverse facilities.
Tether Data: Fueling breakthroughs in AI and peer-to-peer technology, we reduce infrastructure costs and enhance global communications with cutting-edge solutions like KEET, our flagship app that redefines secure and private data sharing.
Tether Education: Democratizing access to top-tier digital learning, we empower individuals to thrive in the digital and gig economies, driving global growth and opportunity.
Tether Evolution: At the intersection of technology and human potential, we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible, crafting a future where innovation and human capabilities merge in powerful, unprecedented ways.
Why Join Us?
Our team is a global talent powerhouse, working remotely from every corner of the world. If you’re passionate about making a mark in the fintech space, this is your opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds, pushing boundaries and setting new standards. We’ve grown fast, stayed lean, and secured our place as a leader in the industry.
If you have excellent English communication skills and are ready to contribute to the most innovative platform on the planet, Tether is the place for you.
Are you ready to be part of the future?About the job
As a member of the AI model team, you will drive innovation in training and optimizing vision-language models with a focus on real-world deployment. Your work will span the full model development lifecycle - from data curation and training pipeline design to model evaluation and optimization - with the goal of building models that are both highly capable and practical to deploy at scale.