AI Research Engineer (Model Compression & Quantization)

<p><strong><em>Join Tether and Shape the Future of Digital Finance</em></strong></p><p>At Tether, we’re not just building products, we’re pioneering a global financial revolution. Our cutting-edge solutions empower businesses—from exchanges and wallets to payment processors and ATMs—to seamlessly integrate reserve-backed tokens across blockchains. By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, Tether enables you to store, send, and receive digital tokens instantly, securely, and globally, all at a fraction of the cost. Transparency is the bedrock of everything we do, ensuring trust in every transaction.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong><em>Innovate with Tether</em></strong></p><p><strong>Tether Finance: </strong>Our innovative product suite features the world’s most trusted stablecoin, <strong>USDT</strong>, relied upon by hundreds of millions worldwide, alongside pioneering digital asset tokenization services.</p><p>But that’s just the beginning:</p><p><strong>Tether Power: </strong>Driving sustainable growth, our energy solutions optimize excess power for Bitcoin mining using eco-friendly practices in state-of-the-art, geo-diverse facilities.</p><p><strong>Tether Data: </strong>Fueling breakthroughs in AI and peer-to-peer technology, we reduce infrastructure costs and enhance global communications with cutting-edge solutions like <strong>KEET</strong>, our flagship app that redefines secure and private data sharing.</p><p><strong>Tether Education</strong>: Democratizing access to top-tier digital learning, we empower individuals to thrive in the digital and gig economies, driving global growth and opportunity.</p><p><strong>Tether Evolution</strong>: At the intersection of technology and human potential, we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible, crafting a future where innovation and human capabilities merge in powerful, unprecedented ways.</p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong><em>Why Join Us?</em></strong></p><p>Our team is a global talent powerhouse, working remotely from every corner of the world. If you’re passionate about making a mark in the fintech space, this is your opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds, pushing boundaries and setting new standards. We’ve grown fast, stayed lean, and secured our place as a leader in the industry.</p><p>If you have excellent English communication skills and are ready to contribute to the most innovative platform on the planet, Tether is the place for you.</p><p><strong>Are you ready to be part of the future?</strong></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><strong>About the job</strong></p><p><span style="color:#000000">As a member of our AI research team, you will drive innovation in model compression and efficient deployment for advanced multimodal AI systems, including large language models (LLMs) and vision-language models (VLMs). Your work will focus on reducing model footprint and computational cost while preserving accuracy, enabling high-performance AI to run efficiently across resource-constrained edge devices. You will apply and advance compression techniques such as quantization, knowledge distillation, and pruning to streamline complex multimodal architectures that integrate text, images, and audio.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">We expect you to have deep expertise in model compression methods and a strong background in multimodal model architectures. You will adopt a hands-on, research-driven approach to develop, test, and implement novel c