Post-bacc
This position involves providing software and web development support for various activities in the Information Access Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Specifically, the work will support NIST GenAI evaluation series (https://ai-challenges.nist.gov/genai)
The candidate will be responsible for assisting the development of cutting-edge evaluation infrastructure that supports different evaluation series in various modalities (such as text, voice, image, video, and code) under the NIST GenAI program. The implementation includes the development of algorithms in generative AI, a web platform, an evaluation pipeline (backend/frontend), Docker installation, a database schema, and other related tasks. The candidate will actively participate in the NIST measurement science and be involved in cutting-edge research and evaluation in the field of Generative AI technologies.
Software Engineer/NIST GenAI program
This individual must have the following minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Proficiency in a programming language such as Python, Java, Java Script, Matlab, OpenGL, C and C++
- Proficiency in shell scripts (Bash, etc.)
- Data-flow Middle-ware extensions (Synchronization and Metadata), C++, Real Time.
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Developing/Deploying baseline algorithms in generative AI
- Building cutting-edge evaluation infrastructure
- Developing, executing and completing a frontend/backend system
- Docker/Kubernetes installation
- Developing and deploying a framework for installing and executing AI systems with a large dataset on a GPU-accelerated cluster
- Conducting experimental design and dataset curation;
- Upgrading, maintaining, and continuously developing existing NIST GenAI software
- Managing data, such as querying and translating data formats/specifications
- Optimizing database management