AI Scientist - Palo Alto

About Mistral

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

About Mistral

At Mistral we are on a mission to democratize AI, producing frontier intelligence for everyone, developed in the open, and built by engineers all over the world.

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation, with teams distributed between Europe, the USA and Asia. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

At Mistral, we develop models for the enterprise and for consumers, focusing on delivering systems which can really change the way in which businesses operate and which can integrate into our daily lives. All while releasing frontier models open-source, for everyone to try and benefit.

Mistral is hiring experts in the training of large language models and distributed systems. Join us to be part of a pioneering company shaping the future of AI.

What will you do

*Research and develop novel methods to push the frontier of large language models

*Work across use cases (e.g reasoning, code, agents) and modalities (e.g text, image and speech)

*Build tooling and infrastructure to allow training, evaluation and analysis of AI models at scale

*Work cross-functionally with other scientists, engineers and product teams to ship AI systems which have a real-world impact

About you

*You are a highly proficient software engineer in at least one programming language (Python or other, e.g. Rust, Go, Java)

*You have hands-on experience with AI frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, JAX) or distributed systems (e.g. Ray, Kubernetes)

*You have high engineering competence. This means being able to design complex software and make it usable in production

*You are a self-starter, autonomous and a team player

Now, it would be ideal if

*You have hands-on experience with training large transformer models in a distributed fashion

*You are able to navigate the full MLOps stack, for instance, fine-tuning, evaluation and deployment

*You have a strong publication record in a relevant scientific domain

*Audio/Speech experience - audio input/out, NLP

Note that this is not an exhaustive or necessary list of requirements. Please consider applying if you believe you have the skills to contribute to Mistral's mission. We value profile and experience diversity.

What We Offer

💰 Competitive salary and bonus structure 

🚀 Generous Equity

🧑‍⚕️ Health : Competitive Healthcare program (Medical Provider: Blueshield of California 100% coverage for employee, 75% for dependents)

👴🏻 Pension : 401K (6% matching)

🏝️ PTO : 18 days 

🚗 Transportation: Reimburse office parking charges, or $120/month for public transport

🤝 Coaching: we offer Betterup coaching on a voluntary basis

🏀 Sport: $120/month reimbursement for gym membership

🥕 Meal stipend: $400 monthly allowance for meals (solution might evolve as we grow bigger)

🪪 Visa sponsorship

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What do we offer?

We support our employees’ well-being, growth, and work-life balance, with a range of global benefits designed to meet the diverse needs of our team members worldwide.

Health & Family

• Healthcare Coverage
  100% employer-sponsored premium plans for medical, dental, and vision care for you and your dependents.

• Parental Leave
  20 weeks of paid leave for all primary parents.

• Childcare Support
  Reserved daycare seats or financial assistance for working parents.

Financial & Career Planning

• Retirement Plans
  Competitive employer-matched contributions in applicable markets (e.g., 6% 401k match in the US, 5% pension contribution in the UK) to secure your financial future.

• Relocation Support
  Financial assistance for moving expenses, visa sponsorship, and settling-in services for you and your family.

Daily Life & Wellness

• Meal Allowances
  Monthly stipends, vouchers, or catered in-office meals, depending on your office location.

• Transportation Support
  Monthly allowances for public transport, parking, or sustainable mobility

• Fitness & Wellness
  Subsidies or memberships for gyms, wellness programs, or fitness activities

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