# Software Engineer, Applied AI Research

**Company:** [Hightouch](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/hightouch)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** AI Research
**Salary:** $180k – $400k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Backend Architecture, Probabilistic Systems, LLMs, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Agentic Systems, Image Generation, Video Generation, Data Processing
**Posted:** 2026-08-28

> Develops experimental AI techniques and prototypes for agentic marketing applications, with emphasis on image and video generation. The role requires strong backend or probabilistic systems expertise, quantitative thinking, creativity with LLM applications, and product intuition.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Rapidly iterate on and develop proofs of concept to explore AI integrations into data and marketing workflows.
- Design and develop evaluation and improvement systems that can advance autonomously.
- Expand the capabilities of AI-generated video, including improving the realism of generated humans.
- Experiment with approaches for generating brand assets aligned with a company’s visual identity.
- Architect backend systems and data-processing or machine-learning features end to end.
- Apply generative AI to practical customer and product applications in agentic marketing.

## Requirements
- Strong probabilistic and quantitative thinking.
- Strong technical skills in backend architecture or probabilistic systems.
- Creativity and experimentation with large language model applications.
- Product intuition and ability to ground research in customer and product applications.
- Ability to execute projects from concept through completion.
- Intellectual curiosity and motivation to explore the forefront of artificial intelligence.

## Nice to Have
- Experience with large language models or artificial intelligence applications.
- Experience with image and video generation.
- Experience designing agentic systems.

## Compensation
- $180,000–$400,000 USD per year.

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