Research Engineer Intern
AI
Pluralis Research is seeking a Research Engineer Intern to work on Agora, a production decentralized training system for large models on consumer-grade devices. The role involves shipping a roadmap project, building concurrent and parallel systems, and working with large-scale training infrastructure across AWS/GCP. Candidates must be enrolled in or recently completed a Masters or PhD in ML or related field, with strong Python and PyTorch skills.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and ship a well-scoped project on the Agora roadmap, with a final presentation to the engineering and research teams.
- Build and improve multiprocessing, async I/O, and threading components inside a production distributed training stack.
- Work hands-on with large-scale training infrastructure across cloud providers (AWS/GCP).
- Contribute to the production codebase every day, with code review and mentorship from a buddy on the Agora team.
What you need
Must-have
PythonPyTorchMultiprocessingAsync I/OThreadingDistributed Machine LearningAWSGCP
Nice-to-have
Machine Learning publicationsOpen-source contributions
Soft skills
Mission alignmentComfortable working across timezonesProfessional-level English proficiency
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