Computational Linguist, Twelve Labs

• 5+ years of experience working in an AI focused data operations organization
• A proven track record designing and executing large scale data or evaluation projects, including gathering, labeling, and post-processing data
• The ability to analyze messy and complex data, identify overarching patterns, and distill your findings into crisp annotation guidelines or model quality reports
• Proficiency with Python, LLMs, or other popular industry tools for automation
• Excellent communication and project management skills, and the ability to support several projects simultaneously
• A foundational understanding of and interest in LLMs/VLMs and multimodal AI
• Conviction that data is the key ingredient for the performance and assessment of AI models
• Even if there are a few checkboxes that aren’t ticked through your prior experience, we still encourage you to apply! If you are a 0-1 achiever, a ferocious learner, and a kind and fun team player who motivates others, you will find a home at TwelveLabs

Desirable

• You will be a vital member of our ML Data Team – which leads the full spectrum of video-language data preparation and model evaluation
• This role comes with high ownership and includes responsibilities such as defining dataset needs and requirements in consultation with our research and product teams; designing and building data pipelines; and driving our post-training model evaluation strategy
• You will also be responsible for automating as much of the repetitive partnership, annotation, and quality evaluation work as possible
• A desire to work cross functionally and to build relationships is critical for success in this position
• Model Evaluation: Design and build robust model evaluation frameworks, automating repetitive processes and maintaining a balanced approach to efficiency and depth in obtaining evaluation metrics and feedback
• Portfolio Monitoring: Manage resource allocation and timelines, adjusting direction flexibly based on real-time information across all data streams in your product vertical
• External Partner Collaboration: Enhance dataset and process quality through seamless collaboration with vendors and outsourcing partners
• Data Quality & Tooling Advancement: Establish labeling guidelines, monitor data quality, and improve tools and infrastructure to build a sustainable data operations framework
• Internal Collaboration: Partner with Engineering and AI Model teams to align on top priority data needs, design tools such as analytical reports and dashboards, and clearly communicate project progress