Applied Scientist

Applied Scientist / Research Engineer - Edge Devices and Quantization - EMEA Join to apply for the Applied Scientist / Research Engineer - Edge Devices and Quantization - EMEA role at Mistral AI. About Mistral AI: At Mistral AI, we believe in the power of AI to simplify tasks, save time, and enhance learning and creativity. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily working life. We democratize AI through high‑performance, optimized, open‑source and cutting‑edge models, products and solutions. Our comprehensive AI platform is designed to meet enterprise needs, whether on‑premises or in cloud environments, and includes LChat, the AI assistant for life and work. We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. About The Job Mistral AI is seeking Applied Scientists and Research Engineers focused on model efficiency and edge deployment. You will research and build ultra‑efficient models and toolchains for on‑device inference across CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, and specialized accelerators. Your work will enable Mistral models to run privately, reliably, and fast on mobile, desktop, and embedded devices. What you will do Run pre‑training, post‑training and deploy state‑of‑the‑art models on clusters with thousands of GPUs. You don’t panic when you see OOM errors or when NCCL feels like not wanting to talk. Design and evaluate quantization, pruning, distillation, and sparsity methods for large language models and multimodal models. Build deployment stacks, optimize kernels and memory layouts. Run large‑scale experiments to balance accuracy, latency, throughput, and power under tight memory constraints; profile and fix bandwidth/compute bottlenecks. Develop tooling for calibration data generation, mixed‑precision training, quant‑aware finetuning, structured/unstructured sparsity, and compilation passes. Manage research projects and communications with client research teams. About You You are fluent in English and have excellent communication skills. You are at ease explaining complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences. You’re not afraid of contributing to a big codebase and can find yourself around independently with little guidance. You’ve a deep understanding of quantization trade‑offs, hardware constraints, and compiler stacks. You’re expert with PyTorch or JAX; strong C++/CUDA or low‑level performance skills a plus; production‑grade Python. You don’t need roadmaps: you just do. You don’t need a manager: you just ship. Low‑ego, collaborative and eager to learn. You have a track record of success through personal projects, professional projects, or in academia. It would be great if you Hold a PhD or master in a relevant field (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Machine Learning), but if you’re an exceptional candidate from a different background, you should apply. Have contributed to a large codebase used by many (open source or in the industry). Have a track record of publications in top academic journals or conferences. Have contributions to open‑source inference or compiler stacks. Love improving existing code by fixing typing issues, adding tests and improving CI pipelines. Have experience optimizing inference on edge devices. Benefits We have local offices in Paris, London, Marseille, Singapore and Palo Alto. France 💰 Competitive cash salary and equity 🥕 Food : Daily lunch vouchers 🥎 Sport : Monthly contribution to a Gympass subscription 🚴 Transportation : Monthly contribution to a mobility pass 🧑⚕️ Health : Full health insurance for you and your family 🍼 Parental : Generous parental leave policy 🌎 Visa sponsorship UK 💰 Competitive cash salary and equity 🚑 Insurance 🚴 Transportation: Reimburse office parking charges, or 90GBP/month for public transport 🥎 Sport: 90GBP/month reimbursement for gym membership 🥕 Meal voucher: £200 monthly allowance for its meals 💰 Pension plan: SmartPension (percentages are 5% Employee & 3% Employer) We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type Full‑time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Technology, Information and Internet #J-18808-Ljbffr