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AGI ResearchGurgaon, IndiaFull-Time

Research Scientist — LLM Architecture

Push the frontier of large language model architecture — context scaling, efficiency, and emergent reasoning.

About This Role

Our Research team works on the problems that matter most for TAL's long-term mission. You will have the compute, the data, and the freedom to pursue ideas that others consider too ambitious.

Responsibilities
  • Design novel transformer architectures targeting long-context reasoning
  • Run large-scale ablation studies and publish findings openly
  • Collaborate with infrastructure to make experiments reproducible at scale
  • Mentor junior researchers and review internal research proposals
  • Represent TAL Corp at NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR
Requirements
  • PhD in Machine Learning, Statistics, or Computer Science
  • Strong publication record at top-tier ML venues
  • Deep expertise in transformer architecture and training dynamics
  • Proficiency with PyTorch and distributed training
  • Ability to translate research insights into production-ready improvements
Nice to Have
  • Experience with mixture-of-experts or state-space models
  • Background in cognitive science or linguistics
  • Prior work on long-context or multi-modal models

TAL Corp is an equal opportunity employer. We believe the best team reflects the full diversity of humanity — because we are building for all of it.

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  • 2Train, build real skills, earn a credential
  • 3Top performers → straight into hiring

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