Research Software Engineer
Mistral AI2 months ago
Paris, France +3 moreMid Level
Responsibilities
- Own complex large-scale pipelines and deliver robust internal research tooling.
- Build and maintain shared developer tools, evaluation and data pipelines, training frameworks, cluster tooling, and CI systems.
- Expose clean APIs, automate model pushes, and surface live metrics between research and product.
- Write efficient, tested Python and systems code while supporting code review, CI, and observability.
- Design and optimize distributed services running on Kubernetes or SLURM across thousands of GPUs.
- Prototype CLI utilities and dashboards and develop them into stable shared libraries.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- At least 4 years of experience building and operating large-scale or distributed systems.
- Fluency in Python and one systems language such as C++, Rust, Go, or Java.
- Hands-on experience with container orchestration and schedulers such as Kubernetes or SLURM.
- Experience with modular software design, testing, CI/CD, observability, performance profiling, I/O optimization, and workflow automation.
- Self-starter who is collaborative, low-ego, and high-energy.
Benefits
- Benefits may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, and meal and transportation allowances, varying by country.
- Hybrid work is available in Paris, Warsaw, Zurich, or London, with remote consideration in France or the UK in specific situations.
- Remote hires must attend the local office for the first week of onboarding and at least 3 days per month thereafter; onboarding accommodation and travel are covered.
- Engineers may rotate between Platform and Embedded tracks.
About Mistral AI
Mistral AI builds foundation language models and full‑stack AI solutions for enterprises, offering APIs, on‑prem deployment, developer tools, and applications. The privately held company, founded in 2023 and headquartered in Paris, partners with organizations in finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector to co‑create customized systems. It releases open‑source models alongside commercial offerings and makes its models available through major cloud marketplaces.