Principal Research Engineer

Welcome sahibinden.com world!

• We work for WOW? moments
• We stay curious and explore, we love innovation
• We look into the same topics from different perspectives
• We celebrate and feel proud of our success together

Is that you? Great!

Qualification

• Residing in Istanbul.
• Holds an MSc or PhD degree or currently a Ph.D. student in Computer Engineering or other relevant field,
• Completed thesis work on machine learning or conducted significant work on a machine learning project, preferably focused on Natural Language Processing (NLP) ,
• Experience with version control systems and object-oriented programming,
• Strong foundation in data structures and algorithms,
• Advocate for the best practices in software engineering,
• Smart, analytical and creative problem solver.

Bonus Points For:

• Deep understanding of at least one of the following research areas: Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Anomaly Detection, Recommendation Systems,
• Experience in fine-tuning state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs), with focus on model scaling, parameter-efficient tuning (LoRA, QLoRA), and deployment in production-scale environments,
• Experience with Deep Learning libraries like Tensorflow, PyTorch, Keras etc.,
• Experience with Cloud Service Providers like Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, etc.,
• Experience with Hadoop and good command of SQL,
• Experience with automating Machine Learning training and deployment processes,
• Knowledge of GPU hardware and CUDA,
• Experience with containerization and serving Machine Learning models as microservices,
• Ability to mentor teams, lead research-driven engineering projects, and bridge the gap between experimental AI research and production systems.

Job Description

Your primary responsibility at sahibinden.com will be to research and develop novel projects.

In this context, we expect you to:

• Conduct research
• Develop prototypes
• Present your results to stakeholders
• Work with other teams to build real-world systems
• Foster academic collaborations with universities
• Publish your results by means of conference proceedings, journal articles, patents

What We Offer

• 2 week remote working option available throughout the year
• Birthday leave
• One week accommodation at Richmond Efes and Pamukkale Hotels (for employees who have completed 3 years at Sahibinden.com)
• Well-being opportunities;
• Quality life package
• Gym and Dietician service

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