At Udio, our mission is to enable the next generation of music creators with
state-of-the-art AI tools. As a machine learning engineer, you will help build
and fine-tune the foundation models which power Udio. We are hiring both
senior and junior machine learning engineers.
Our founding team is composed of world-leading AI researchers, formerly of
Google DeepMind. Between them, our founders have 4 PhDs, degrees from Harvard,
Oxford, Mila, and Edinburgh, and industry experience at DeepMind, Google,
Nvidia, Dropbox, Yext, and more.
We are backed by Andreesen Horowitz, along with leading lights from tech,
music, and creative arts worlds, including will.i.am, Common, Tay Keith,
United Masters, and Kevin Wall, Mike Krieger (co-founder of Instagram), and
Oriol Vinyals (head of Google Gemini).
Core Technical Competencies
The following competencies suggest you’ll be a good candidate for this role.
You don’t need to meet all the criteria below, but the more you meet the
better!
Must Haves
Top class software-or-model-engineering abilities as demonstrated by
experience, publications, and/or education
One of:
Familiarity with a deep learning library: Pytorch, Jax, or Tensorflow
Data pipeline expertise
Large scale model training experience: e.g. debugging and optimizing TPU or
GPU models, model parallelism, kernel languages (CUDA/Triton/Pallas)
Nice to Haves
Experience fine-tuning open source models, especially LLMs
Familiarity with training on GKE
Generative modeling expertise (especially with audio)
Knowledge of C/C++
Our Culture
We love doing things exceptionally well, and we have fun doing so! Some
cultural traits we value are:
Passion for creating products people love
A bias towards action: shipping features to consumers at a rapid pace
Love of music
Deep interest in generative AI and pioneering technology
Commitment to excellence and integrity
Benefits
Highly competitive salary and equity
Flexible time off (~25 days PTO/year)
Fantastic office location in Manhattan (NYC) or Shoreditch (London)
Productivity package, including ChatGPT Plus and Copilot
Top notch private health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your
dependents
401(k) plan options with 5% employer matching
Concierge medical/primary care through One Medical and Rightway
Mental health support from Spring Health
Personalized life insurance, travel assistance, and many other perks
Udio’s success hinges on hiring great people and creating an environment where
we can be happy, feel challenged, and do our best work.
Udio provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender
identity, or gender expression. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive
workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives,
and abilities.
This role is eligible for a compensation package of base salary, equity, and
benefits. The starting base salary range for this role is $150,000 - $300,000.
Actual salary may vary based on level, work experience, performance, and other
factors evaluated during the hiring process.