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ML Open Source Lead

Toronto or New York💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-10 → 2026-07-31

Core

Strategic bridge between internal research teams and the broader AI ecosystem, owning the vision for turning foundational research into production-grade public tooling and stewarding a thriving developer community.

Role type

Senior Open-Source ML Lead

Builds

High-quality, production-grade public tooling (open model weights, methodologies, code) and community-driven research ecosystems.

Domain

Generative AI, Diffusion Models, LLMs, Computer Vision, NLP

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Python, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, LLMs, Transformers, diffusion models, RLHF, open-source project leadership, technical writing, community engagement, research publication

Preferred skills

MS or PhD in ML/Deep Learning, extensive research experience, established presence in ML/open-source community

Technologies

PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, GitHub

Responsibilities

Own and drive the vision for releasing open model weights, methodologies, and code; oversee and scale GitHub and Hugging Face presence; champion open science by building demos and publishing technical content; build relationships with model providers and external contributors; lead the conversion of internal implementations into polished open-source code; guide internal engineers and researchers on open-source best practices.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence

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