At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the development of a cutting-edge data curriculum for AI models.
- Company: Join Walden Robotics, a leader in innovative robotics technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, equity options, flexible PTO, and daily lunches.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team with excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on AI model quality and collaborate with top teams.
- Qualifications: Experience in data-centric ML and strong experimental design skills required.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
Position Summary: You will build the data curriculum—what data our models learn from, in what mix, and in what order—across pre-training and post-training. This is a senior IC role at the heart of model quality, sitting between the data platform and the research teams, and one of our highest-leverage bets.
Core Responsibilities:
- Curriculum Ownership: Build the data curriculum—sourcing, mixing, weighting, sequencing, converting—across pre- and post-training.
- Data-Centric Experiments: Run experiments that quantify how curriculum choices move model quality.
- Tooling: Build tooling that makes curriculum changes fast, measurable, and reproducible.
- Understanding Data: Develop an evidence-based understanding of which data helps, which hurts, and why.
- Cross-Team Influence: Partner across research and data teams and mentor on data-centric methodology.
Required Qualifications:
- Data-Centric ML: A track record of improving models through data rather than architecture alone.
- Experimental Rigor: Rigor in experimental design and in correctly attributing model changes to data changes.
- Influence: The ability to lead a cross-cutting work stream and influence multiple teams without owning them.
- Engineering: Sound skills to build the tooling your experiments depend on.
- Communication: Clear communication of results and their implications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with large multimodal or VLA training data.
- Familiarity with data-mixture and scaling-law research.
- A history of data-centric wins on real models.
Walden Robotics offers a competitive total compensation program, including salary, annual cash bonus, company equity, company-subsidized insurance programs, 401(k) with company match, flexible PTO, daily lunch, and other benefits.
Walden Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to hello@waldenrobotics.com.
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Member of Technical Staff: Data Curriculum Lead in Cambridge employer: Walden Robotics
Walden Robotics is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration among teams. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide ample opportunities for professional development, competitive compensation, and comprehensive benefits, including flexible PTO and company-subsidized insurance. Located in a vibrant tech hub, our team enjoys a stimulating environment that encourages creativity and impactful contributions to cutting-edge projects.
