Staff ML Research Engineer, Marengo

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About this role

Who we are

μ˜μƒ 이해 AI의 κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ 기쀀을 ν•¨κ»˜ λ§Œλ“€μ–΄ 갈 인재λ₯Ό μ°ΎμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€!

νŠΈμ›°λΈŒλž©μŠ€λŠ” λ°©λŒ€ν•œ μ˜μƒ 데이터λ₯Ό 효과적으둜 μ²˜λ¦¬ν•˜μ—¬, μ˜μƒμ— νŠΉν™”λœ 검색, 뢄석, μš”μ•½, μΈμ‚¬μ΄νŠΈ 생성 κΈ°λŠ₯을 μ œκ³΅ν•˜λŠ” 세계 졜고 μˆ˜μ€€μ˜ μ˜μƒ νŠΉν™” AI λͺ¨λΈμ„ λ§Œλ“€κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

세계 μ΅œλŒ€ 슀포츠 λ¦¬κ·Έμ—μ„œλŠ” νŠΈμ›°λΈŒλž©μŠ€ λͺ¨λΈμ„ ν™œμš©ν•΄ λ°©λŒ€ν•œ κ²½κΈ° μ˜μƒ μ†μ—μ„œ λΉ λ₯΄κ³  μ •ν™•ν•˜κ²Œ ν•˜μ΄λΌμ΄νŠΈλ₯Ό μ„ λ³„ν•˜μ—¬ μ΄ˆκ°œμΈν™”λœ μ‹œμ²­ κ²½ν—˜μ„ μ œκ³΅ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ΅­λ‚΄ ν†΅ν•©κ΄€μ œμ„Όν„°μ—μ„œλŠ” μœ„κΈ° 상황에 μ‹ μ†νžˆ λŒ€μ‘ν•˜κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ νŠΈμ›°λΈŒλž©μŠ€μ™€ ν•¨κ»˜ CCTV μ˜μƒμ„ 효율적으둜 νƒμƒ‰ν•˜κ³  있으며, μ „ 세계 μ£Όμš” 방솑사와 μŠ€νŠœλ””μ˜€λ“€μ€ μˆ˜μ‹­μ–΅ λͺ…μ˜ μ‹œμ²­μžλ₯Ό μœ„ν•œ μ½˜ν…μΈ  μ œμž‘μ— νŠΈμ›°λΈŒλž©μŠ€ λͺ¨λΈμ„ ν™œμš©ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

νŠΈμ›°λΈŒλž©μŠ€λŠ” μƒŒν”„λž€μ‹œμŠ€μ½”μ™€ μ„œμšΈμ— μ˜€ν”ΌμŠ€λ₯Ό λ‘” Deep Tech μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—…μœΌλ‘œ, 4λ…„ 연속 CB Insights μ„ μ • 세계 100λŒ€ AI μŠ€νƒ€νŠΈμ—…μ— 이름을 μ˜¬λ ΈμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. NVIDIA, NEA, Index Ventures, Databricks, Snowflake λ“± 세계적인 VC와 κΈ°μ—…λ“€λ‘œλΆ€ν„° 총 1μ–΅ 1천만 λ‹¬λŸ¬ μ΄μƒμ˜ 투자λ₯Ό μœ μΉ˜ν–ˆμœΌλ©°, ν•œκ΅­μ—μ„œ 개발된 AI λͺ¨λΈ 쀑 μœ μΌν•˜κ²Œ Amazon Bedrock을 톡해 μ„œλΉ„μŠ€λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€. μš°λ¦¬λŠ” νƒμ›”ν•œ λ™λ£Œλ“€κ³Ό ν˜μ‹ μ μΈ μ œν’ˆμ„ λ§Œλ“€κ³  μ „ 세계 고객듀과 ν•¨κ»˜ μ„±μž₯ν•˜κ³  μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

νŠΈμ›°λΈŒλž©μŠ€λŠ” λ‹€μŒκ³Ό 같은 핡심 κ°€μΉ˜λ₯Ό μ€‘μ‹¬μœΌλ‘œ μΌν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

  • λ‚˜μ™€ νŒ€μ— λŒ€ν•΄ μ •μ§ν•˜κ³  μ„±μ°°ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” νƒœλ„

  • μ‹€νŒ¨μ™€ ν”Όλ“œλ°±μ„ λ‘λ €μ›Œν•˜μ§€ μ•ŠλŠ” λˆκΈ°μ™€ 겸손

  • λŠμž„μ—†λŠ” ν•™μŠ΅μ„ 톡해 νŒ€μ˜ μ—­λŸ‰μ„ ν•¨κ»˜ λ†’μ—¬ κ°€λŠ” μžμ„Έ

도전적인 문제λ₯Ό ν•¨κ»˜ ν•΄κ²°ν•˜λ©° μ„±μž₯ν•˜λŠ” 과정을 μ¦κΈ°λŠ” 뢄이라면, κ·Έ κΈ°νšŒκ°€ μ—¬κΈ° νŠΈμ›°λΈŒλž©μŠ€μ— μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

About the Team

νŠΈμ›°λΈŒλž©μŠ€μ˜ λ©€ν‹°λͺ¨λ‹¬ μž„λ² λ”© λͺ¨λΈ Marengo의 μ—°κ΅¬κ°œλ°œμ„ λ‹΄λ‹Ήν•˜λŠ” νŒ€μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. λΉ„λ””μ˜€, μ˜€λ””μ˜€, ν…μŠ€νŠΈ λ“± λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ λͺ¨λ‹¬λ¦¬ν‹°λ₯Ό ν•˜λ‚˜μ˜ μž„λ² λ”© 곡간(Embedding Space)에 ν†΅ν•©ν•˜λŠ” λͺ¨λΈμ„ μ—°κ΅¬ν•˜κ³  κ°œλ°œν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Contrastive learning, temporal video understanding, multimodal representation learning λ“± λ‹€μ–‘ν•œ 연ꡬ 주제λ₯Ό 닀루며, λŒ€κ·œλͺ¨ ν•™μŠ΅ 데이터 νŒŒμ΄ν”„λΌμΈ ꡬ좕뢀터 λͺ¨λΈ μ•„ν‚€ν…μ²˜ 섀계, λΆ„μ‚° ν•™μŠ΅ μ΅œμ ν™”, 평가 체계 μ„€κ³„κΉŒμ§€ λͺ¨λΈ 개발의 μ „ 과정을 μ±…μž„μ§‘λ‹ˆλ‹€. NVIDIA B300 λ“± 세계 졜고 μˆ˜μ€€μ˜ GPU λ¦¬μ†ŒμŠ€μ— λŒ€ν•œ μ ‘κ·Ό κΆŒν•œμ„ λ°”νƒ•μœΌλ‘œ λŒ€κ·œλͺ¨ μ‹€ν—˜μ„ λΉ λ₯΄κ²Œ μˆ˜ν–‰ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

μ—°κ΅¬μ—μ„œ ν”„λ‘œλ•μ…˜κΉŒμ§€μ˜ 간극이 맀우 짧은 ν™˜κ²½μ—μ„œ, Search, Product, Infrastructure νŒ€κ³Ό κΈ΄λ°€νžˆ ν˜‘μ—…ν•˜λ©° μ „ 세계 수천 고객이 μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” λͺ¨λΈμ˜ ν’ˆμ§ˆμ„ μ§€μ†μ μœΌλ‘œ ν–₯μƒμ‹œν‚΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

About the Role

As a Staff ML Research Engineer on the Marengo team, you will set the technical direction for TwelveLabs' next-generation multimodal embedding models and own the end-to-end model development process, from research strategy and data architecture to training infrastructure and evaluation frameworks.

This is a high-autonomy role at the intersection of multimodal representation learning, large-scale systems design, and cross-team technical leadership. We're looking for someone who thrives in ambiguity: someone who can identify the highest-impact research problems, define the technical approach, and drive cross-team execution to deliver models that serve customers worldwide.

In this role, you will

  • Set the technical direction for next-generation multimodal embedding model architecture, training methodology, and data strategy

  • Own end-to-end model development from research planning through large-scale distributed training to production evaluation

  • Architect and optimize training infrastructure: distributed training pipelines, data processing systems, experiment workflows, and GPU utilization across the team's compute fleet

  • Drive data strategy: design large-scale data curation, filtering, and quality frameworks that systematically improve model performance

  • Define evaluation methodology and quality standards for embedding models, ensuring rigorous benchmarking that captures what matters

  • Co-design embedding architectures with the search team, optimizing for end-to-end retrieval quality rather than isolated benchmarks

  • Drive cross-functional alignment with search, product, and infrastructure teams on model integration and performance requirements

  • Raise the research engineering bar through design review, experiment review, and technical mentorship

Even if you don't check every box, we encourage you to apply.

If you're a zero-to-one achiever, a ferocious learner, and a kind team player who motivates others, you'll find a home at TwelveLabs.

You may be a good fit if you have

  • 7+ years of industry experience in computer vision, NLP, or multimodal learning, with a track record of owning and shipping ML systems end-to-end

  • Demonstrated ability to take ambiguous, loosely-defined research problems and drive them to concrete, impactful solutions, from problem identification through delivery

  • Deep expertise in large-scale distributed model training (Kernel optimization, FSDP, or similar)

  • Strong experience in contrastive learning, representation learning, or foundation model training

  • Proven end-to-end ownership: not just running experiments, but defining what to build, building it, deploying it, and iterating on it in production

  • Strong proficiency in Python and PyTorch

  • Evidence of both research depth and engineering impact: publications paired with shipped products, not one or the other

We evaluate based on relevant technical skills and sustained industry impact. This role is typically a strong fit for engineers with an MS and deep industry experience who have evolved from individual contributor to technical leader in production ML environments.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience training models at billion-parameter scale

  • Experience with training operations: pipeline reliability, monitoring, fault tolerance, cost optimization

  • Experience with large-scale data curation and data quality systems

  • Experience with temporal video understanding or multimodal video modeling

  • Deep experience with training infrastructure optimization (GPU utilization, mixed precision, communication optimization)

  • Track record of technical leadership: driving architectural decisions that shaped team or product direction

What makes this role unique

The gap between research and production is remarkably short here. Models you build will be used by thousands of companies worldwide within months. We work as a unified team toward the broader goal of video understanding, rather than solving isolated problems. Our research philosophy balances rigorous experimentation with real-world application: we aim to build multimodal systems that are powerful, trustworthy, and genuinely useful.

Others

  • Work Location: Seoul Itaewon office + Pangyo satellite office

Hiring Process

Application Review β†’ Recruiter Interview (λΉ„λŒ€λ©΄/30λΆ„) β†’ Loop Interview [Hiring Manager Interview&Live Coding Test Interview] (λŒ€λ©΄/μ•½ 90λΆ„) β†’ System Design Interview(λŒ€λ©΄/μ•½ 60λΆ„) β†’ Final Round Interview (λΉ„λŒ€λ©΄/μ•½ 30λΆ„) β†’ Reference Check β†’ Offer

Benefits and Perks

  • Growth & Tools

    • κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ B2B 고객과 ν•¨κ»˜ μ„±μž₯ν•˜λŠ” Global Team

    • μžμœ¨μ„±κ³Ό ν˜‘μ—…μ„ λͺ¨λ‘ κ°–μΆ˜ ν•˜μ΄λΈŒλ¦¬λ“œ 근무

    • μ΅œμ‹  λ§₯뢁 및 70만 원 상당 μž¬νƒκ·Όλ¬΄ μž₯λΉ„ 지원, 3λ…„ 주기둜 μ΅œμ‹  μž₯λΉ„ ꡐ체

    • Tokens never sleep - Tech 직ꡰ LLM 토큰 λ¬΄μ œν•œ 지원

    • κ°•μ˜, 컨퍼런슀, 멀버십 등에 μ‚¬μš© κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ μ—° 140λ§Œμ› 상당 μžκΈ°κ°œλ°œλΉ„ 지원

    • μ˜μ–΄ ꡐ윑 ν”„λ‘œκ·Έλž¨ 및 κΈ€λ‘œλ²Œ 버디 ν”„λ‘œκ·Έλž¨ 운영

    • μ•Όκ°„ 및 주말 μΆœν‡΄κ·Ό νƒμ‹œλΉ„ 지원

  • Meal & Snack

    • 식비·ꡐ톡비 λ“± 자유둭게 μ‚¬μš©ν•  수 μžˆλŠ” μ—° 720λ§Œμ› 상당 λ²•μΈμΉ΄λ“œ 제곡

    • 사무싀 λ‚΄ μŠ€λ‚΅λ°” 운영 (간식, 컀피, 제철 과일 λ“±)

    • 사무싀 근무 μ‹œ, μ˜€ν›„ 7μ‹œ 이후 저녁 μ‹λŒ€ 제곡

  • Wellness & Family

    • μ—° 1회 본인 및 κ°€μ‘± 1인의 건강검진 제곡

    • λ‹¨μ²΄λ³΄ν—˜ κ°€μž… (μƒν•΄λ³΄ν—˜/μΉ˜μ•„λ³΄ν—˜/κ°€μ‘± μƒν•΄λ³΄ν—˜ 쀑 택 1)

    • 독감 μ˜ˆλ°©μ ‘μ’…λΉ„ 지원

    • 연말 2μ£Όκ°„ μœ κΈ‰ Holiday Break 운영

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