• As a Staff Research Engineer you will join a team of 40+ Researchers and Engineers within the R&D Department working on cutting edge challenges in the Generative AI space. • Focus on creating highly realistic, emotional and life-like Synthetic humans through text-to-video. • Work on the applied side of our research efforts and directly impact our solutions that are used worldwide by over 55,000 businesses. • Apply DPO (direct preference optimisation) to pre-trained models. • Adapt models to extend their capabilities, for instance, by changing conditioning inputs. • Build solutions for dubbing and evaluate the quality of lip-sync. • Implement post-training optimization techniques, such as quantization, pruning and distillation, to improve the efficiency of diffusion models used in avatar generation. • Analyze and address challenges related to model performance, ensuring high-quality output in avatar rendering. • Stay updated with the latest research and advancements in diffusion models, adversarial networks and post-training optimization methods.

Would you like to impact the digital experiences of millions of users? Do you enjoy solving large scale distributed systems problems? Join our Edge Servers QA team! The Edge Server Test team is responsible for qualifying the core features of edge servers. The edge servers are the web/caching/streaming distributed servers that form the Akamai Cloud. Ensure world-class class Delivery performance Be part of the team responsible for testing the software running Akamai's world-wide network that is the world's largest distributed systems. Our software is a combination of many different technologies. It is a web server, a web client, a distributed caching engine, and much more. It provides a scalable, fault tolerant solution to web sites for handling their traffic. As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for: - Scoping out comprehensive test plans based on design requirements and code changes. - Executing tests on a large-scale distributed test network - Verifying the server using white-box/black-box/functional/stress testing techniques - Investigating and analyzing root causes of technical issues / performance bottlenecks - Setting up test bed environment for regression testing /performance testing - Maintaining/enhancing/developing test tools and automation frameworks Do what you love To be successful in this role you will: - Have 1 year of experience in developing automation frameworks and at least one programming language (Python, Perl) - Have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent - Have an understanding of Data Structures, Computer Networks, OS concepts, internet technologies such as TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, etc. - Have hands-on experience working in Unix/Linux - Have basic understanding of CI tools like Jenkins. - Be passionate about solving large scale distributed systems problems, debugging/troubleshooting skills Work in a way that works for you FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply. Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like! We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together. At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here. Working for you At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life: - Your health - Your finances - Your family - Your time at work - Your time pursuing other endeavors Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future. About us Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. Join us Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

Develop software products utilizing Artificial Intelligence, engage in the system development lifecycle, and contribute to prototyping and deployment of innovative solutions to address complex challenges in the industry.

About the Role: We are seeking a Lead SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test) to join the Lumistry team and drive a culture of engineering excellence and quality across our organization. In this role, you will own our quality engineering strategy, design scalable automation frameworks, and partner closely with engineering, product, and DevOps/SRE teams to ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of our platform. With strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, you will lead the development of modern test infrastructure and embed quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle with the goal of increasing customer trust and elevating our speed of delivery. Description of Job Duties: - Own and evolve the organization’s quality engineering strategy, standards, and best practices - Design and implement scalable automation frameworks using JavaScript/TypeScript - Develop and maintain automated UI, API, E2E, and integration test suites - Partner with engineering and product teams to promote testable design and shift-left testing - Participate in architectural and design reviews to improve system testability and resilience - Lead efforts to improve test coverage, reliability, and execution performance - Investigate automation failures, triage defects, and drive root cause analysis - Design and manage test environments, data, and supporting infrastructure - Evaluate and adopt new testing tools, frameworks, and methodologies - Mentor and develop team members and establish quality engineering best practices - Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and release-readiness processes Required Education, Knowledge and Special Skills: - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience - 7+ years of experience in test automation and quality engineering - 5+ years of professional experience with JavaScript/TypeScript - Strong experience with modern automation tools (Cypress, Playwright, Appium, Bruno, or similar) - Experience working in Agile environments with CI/CD pipelines - Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills - Ability to operate independently and lead cross-functional initiatives - Experience building test infrastructure in cloud-native environments Preferred Knowledge and Experience: - Experience with load and stress testing tools (Artillery or similar) - Experience testing AI/ML or LLM-powered systems with non-deterministic behavior - Familiarity with AI testing/validation tools and techniques - Prior experience leading or scaling quality engineering programs Diversity & Inclusion at Lumistry Lumistry is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to an inclusive workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law. This commitment applies to all aspects of employment, from recruiting and hiring to compensation and promotion. Our decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and current business needs. Accessibility We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities during the application and interview process. If you require assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out.