Staff Research Scientist
Conduct frontier AI research on LLMs, embedding models, and rerankers for RAG and semantic search. Requires PhD in CS or related field plus strong publication record in top ML venues.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Conduct cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, from frontier LLMs to embedding models and rerankers
- Innovate in next-generation information retrieval and LLM agent paradigm
- Collaborate closely with other research scientists and research engineers as well as peers across the organization
Qualifications
- PhD degree in Computer Science or related field
- A track record of coming up with new ideas or improving upon existing ideas in machine learning, demonstrated by accomplishments such as first author publications in top venues
- Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing
- Experience building complex neural networks for language and visual understanding
- Capable of conducting rigorous empirical studies to validate theoretical results
- Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $151,000–$297,000 USD
- Equity included in total compensation
- Employee stock purchase program
- Flexible paid time off
- 20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
- Fertility and adoption assistance
- 401(k) plan
- Mental health counseling
- Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
Skills
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, LLMs, Neural Networks, Computer Vision, Information Retrieval, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Research
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