Social Discovery Group
Social Discovery Group
Social Discovery Group(SDG) is the 3rd largest social discovery company in the world, uniting 60+ brands with 500 million users. We solve the problems of loneliness, isolation, and disconnection by transforming virtual intimacy into the new normal. Our portfolio includes online communication platforms focusing on AI, game mechanics, and video streaming - Dating.com, DateMyAge, Cupid Media, Dil Mil, Kiseki, and others.SDG invests in IT startups around the world.Our investments include Open AI, Patreon, Flo, Clubhouse, Woebot, Flure, Astry, Coursera, Academia.edu, and many others.We bring together a team of like-minded people and IT professionals specializing in the creation and development of globally impactful social discovery products. Our international team of 1200 professionals and digital nomads works all over the world.Our teams of digital nomadswork remotely fromCyprus, Malta, the USA, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal, UAE, Israel, Turkey, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and many other locations.In August 2024, we achievedGreat Place to Work US Certification™!This achievement reflects our core belief that a truly exceptional workplace is built on trust, pride, and camaraderie—not just great perks.We are looking for aSenior or Team Lead CV Engineerto join one of our investment products in the Conversational AI field.Our product consists of virtual partners for interactive communication and flirting. These are customizable characters that users can interact with on any topic, including the most intimate ones, using text, voice messages, photos, and videos. Full confidentiality is our top priority.We aim to improve the quality of communication between bots and users. The main goal is to optimize the relevance and engagement of dialogues, as well as to increase the average transaction value.Your main tasks will be:Train and fine-tune generative models such as text-to-image, video-to-image, image-to-image, and IP-adapters;Train image classifiers, rankers, and image/video captioning models;Develop a CV roadmap for the ML team, keeping up with the latest technologies and advancements in open-source solutions;Establish a process for iterative improvement and validation of CV model quality;Optionally, train multimodal bots;Lead a CV team of approximately 2-3 members.We expect from you:Proven experience in training diffusion models and modifying their architectures;Familiarity with Diffusers and Transformers libraries;Hands-on experience with IP-adapters;Proficiency in training flow matching;Knowledge of diffusion model distillation;Experience with DPO and other methods for fine-tuning text-to-image models;Proficiency in fine-tuning text-to-video models;Experience with fine-tuning CLIP models;Work with multimodal large language models (LLMs) is a significant plus;Expertise in face swap technologies;Bonus: Experience in NLP, particularly in training language models and preparing chatbots.What do we offer:REMOTE OPPORTUNITYto work full time;Vacation28 calendar days per year;7 wellness days per year(time off) that can be used to deal with household issues, to lie down and recover without taking sick leave;Bonuses up to $5000for recommending successful applicants for positions in the company;50% payment forprofessional training, international conferences and meetings;Corporate discount forEnglish lessons;Health benefits.According to the paychecks, if you are not eligible for corporate medical insurance, the company will compensate you with up to $ 1,000 gross per year per employee. This can be spent on self-purchase of health insurance or on doctor’s fees for yourself and close relatives (spouse, children);Workplace organization.The company provides all employees with an equipped workplace and all the necessary equipment (table, armchair, wifi, etc.) in our offices or co-working locations. In the other locations, the company provides reimbursement of workplace costs up to $ 1000 gross once every 3 years, according to the paychecks. This money can be spent on the rent of the co-working room, on equipping the working place at home (desk, chair, Internet, etc.) during those 3 years;Internal gamified gratitude system:receive bonuses from colleagues and exchange them for merch, team building activities, massage certificates, etc.Sounds good? Join us now!