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PolymathPolymathSan Francisco, CA

AI Research Resident

AI Research Resident collaborates on research projects developing benchmarks and environments for long-horizon AI agents, identifying model failure modes, and training autonomous agents. Requires current MS/PhD enrollment, RL experience, systems engineering, and strong publications.

200k – 200k
RemoteEntry levelAI Research

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Identify failure modes in frontier models.
  • Develop rigorous benchmarks that evaluate how well frontier agents perform on complex, realistic tasks requiring long-horizon reasoning and tool use in dynamic environments.
  • Train autonomous agents that can reason, plan, and act over extended time horizons.

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing an MS or PhD program in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Experience with reinforcement learning, benchmarking frontier models, or model post-training.
  • Experience with systems engineering and ability to write production-quality code.
  • Strong track record of publications.
  • High agency, move quickly, and enjoy working on open-ended research problems.

Compensation

  • $200k / year prorated to the number of hours committed (full-time or part-time).

Skills

Reinforcement LearningBenchmarksFrontier ModelsModel Post-TrainingSystems EngineeringProduction-Quality Code

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