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Scale AI

Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations

Scale AISan Francisco, CA +2

Designs evaluation measures, harnesses, and datasets to assess risks from frontier AI systems, including dangerous capabilities testing. Collaborates with agencies, publishes methodologies for policymakers; requires 3+ years ML experience and publications in generative AI.

197k – 247k
On-site3+ YOEAI Research
PlantingSpace

Applied Category Theory Research

PlantingSpaceUnited States

Conducts research in applied category theory to formalize semantics of probabilistic DSLs and develop models for real-world phenomena like relationships, dynamical systems, and natural language. Requires PhD-level expertise in category theory and functional programming skills.

Salary not listed
RemoteAI Research
Scale AI

Research Scientist, AI Controls and Monitoring

Scale AISan Francisco, CA +1

Designs methods, systems, and experiments for AI controls and monitoring to ensure alignment in high-stakes environments, including real-time tracking, fail-safes, and red-team simulations. Requires 3+ years ML experience, published research in generative AI, and strong prototyping skills.

197k – 247k
Hybrid3+ YOEAI Research
Scale AI

Research Scientist, Agent Robustness

Scale AISan Francisco, CA +1

Research Scientist focuses on agent robustness, developing tests, exploits, and mitigations for safe AI agents. Requires 3+ years ML experience, RL techniques like RLHF/DPO, and published research in generative AI.

197k – 247k
Hybrid3+ YOEAI Research
Baseten

Post-Training Research Scientist

BasetenSan Francisco, CA

Conducts research on post-training methodologies and performant inference for AI models, balancing pure research with applied work for production systems. Requires PhD in ML with top publications and ability to design rigorous experiments at scale.

210k – 285k
HybridAI Research
Adaption Labs

Research Scientist / Research Engineer

Adaption LabsNew York, NY +1

Conducts research on efficient AI systems focusing on real-time adaptation, model efficiency, and cross-stack optimization. Requires PhD or equivalent, 4-5+ years industry experience, and deep ML expertise including PyTorch/JAX and optimization techniques.

Salary not listed
Remote4+ YOEAI Research
Granica

Research Scientist – Tabular & Structured Machine Learning

GranicaSan Francisco, CA

Conduct research and build foundational ML models for structured and tabular data, combining statistical learning theory, probabilistic modeling, and large-scale systems. Requires a PhD and strong experience in tabular/relational ML.

160k – 250k
On-siteEntry levelAI Research
Coram AI

AI Research Engineer (Robotics)

Coram AISunnyvale, CA

Deploys high-performance vision and multimodal AI models to robotic platforms, optimizing for low-latency inference under hardware constraints. Requires 3+ years in real-time robotics systems, expertise in PyTorch, C++/Rust, and edge deployment.

165k – 210k
On-site3+ YOEAI Research
OpenAI

Research Engineer/Scientist - Human Alignment, Consumer Devices

OpenAISan Francisco, CA

Develops RLHF and post-training methods for personalized, multimodal AI systems on consumer devices, focusing on reward modeling, preference learning, long-horizon evaluation, and alignment with user values. Requires strong ML research background in RLHF and related areas.

380k – 445k
HybridAI Research
Anthropic

Transformative AI Research Economist, Economic Research 

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA

Builds macroeconomic models and scenario-based forecasting tools for transformative AI impacts on growth, labor markets, and income distribution. Requires PhD in Economics, expertise in macro modeling, computational methods, and grounding in real-world AI usage data.

300k – 405k
HybridAI Research
Kastle

AI Trainer (Part-time)

KastleUnited States

Part-time AI Trainer annotates mortgage conversation data, provides feedback on AI responses, and tests system quality for mortgage servicing calls. Requires 5+ years mortgage customer service experience and industry knowledge.

30 – 30
Remote5+ YOEAI Research
OpenAI

Researcher, Loss of Control

OpenAISan Francisco, CA

Designs and implements mitigation stacks to prevent loss of control risks in frontier AI models, including prevention, monitoring, detection, and enforcement. Requires expertise in deep learning, transformers, PyTorch/TensorFlow, and AI safety research.

295k – 445k
On-siteAI Research
PointClickCare

Senior Applied Researcher AI/ML (US)

PointClickCareUnited States

Senior Applied Researcher develops AI/ML solutions for healthcare challenges, applying GenAI, LLMs, and techniques like RAG to build production-ready models in SaaS environments. Requires Master's in relevant field, healthcare data experience, Python proficiency, and ML frameworks expertise.

178k – 198k
RemoteAI Research
Anthropic

Research Lead, Training Insights

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA +1

Leads strategy and execution for measuring AI model capabilities across training and deployment, developing novel long-horizon evaluations and leading a team of researchers. Requires experience in LLM evaluations, technical leadership, and cross-team collaboration in fast-paced AI research environments.

850k – 850k
HybridAI Research
Fireworks AI

Member of Technical Staff, Research

Fireworks AISan Mateo, CA

Conducts advanced research in AI, machine learning, or related fields, developing novel algorithms and publishing results. Requires PhD and strong publication record.

175k – 240k
On-siteAI Research
Luma AI

Research Scientist / Engineer – Foundation Model: Core Research

Luma AIPalo Alto, CA

Conducts core research on multimodal foundation models for world-simulations, bridging modeling, data, systems, and evaluation. Requires advanced degree in CS/ML, first-principles scaling intuition, and experience with large-scale GPU training.

250k – 450k
HybridAI Research
Astera

Research Scientist: Hierarchical Sensorimotor Perception

AsteraEmeryville, CA

Develops bi-directional/recurrent architectures for hierarchical sensorimotor perception inspired by brain principles to advance AGI. Requires PhD-level expertise in deep learning frameworks like PyTorch/JAX, theoretical rigor, and passion for biological intelligence.

150k – 300k
HybridAI Research
Astera

Research Scientist: Hierarchical RL Agents

AsteraEmeryville, CA

Conducts fundamental research on hierarchical RL agents, developing architectures for world modeling, planning, and ethologically constrained learning. Collaborates cross-functionally to translate brain-inspired principles into scalable AGI systems; requires PhD-level expertise in AI/ML and strong coding skills.

150k – 300k
HybridAI Research
Astera

Research Scientist/Engineer

AsteraEmeryville, CA

Conducts fundamental research on brain-inspired world models and AGI architectures, designing experiments on cognition, causal representations, and unsupervised learning. Collaborates with neuroscientists and engineers; requires PhD-level expertise in deep learning frameworks like PyTorch/JAX.

150k – 300k
HybridAI Research
Astera

Research Scientist: Energy Based Models

AsteraEmeryville, CA

Conducts fundamental research on neuroscience-inspired energy-based models and hierarchical latent variable models for AGI. Designs experiments on cognition and collaborates cross-functionally to build scalable systems. Requires PhD-level expertise in deep learning and PyTorch/JAX.

150k – 300k
HybridAI Research
Eightsleep

ML Research Scientist (Health & Sensing)

EightsleepSan Francisco, CA

Develops AI/ML models to transform sensor data into personalized health and sleep insights, focusing on thermoregulation, foundation models, and behavioral simulations using vast sleep datasets. Requires PhD in ML/AI-related field, 3+ years practical ML experience, and strong publications.

Salary not listed
On-site3+ YOEAI Research
Postman

Applied AI Scientist, Small Language Model and AI Training

PostmanSan Francisco, CA

Leads R&D on small language models and AI training, developing efficient architectures, optimizing performance, and ensuring safety. Collaborates with research, engineering, and product teams using Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX.

219k – 276k
HybridAI Research
Nuro

ML Research Scientist, Prediction & Smart Agents

NuroMountain View, CA

Build state-of-the-art ML models to predict traffic behavior for autonomous driving, using generative sequence modeling and controllable agents for planning and simulation. Requires PhD preferred, 2+ years deploying ML systems, and expertise in PyTorch and robotics ML.

194k – 291k
On-site2+ YOEAI Research
Together AI

AI Researcher, Core ML (Turbo)

Together AISan Francisco, CA

Develops efficient inference engines and RL/post-training pipelines for production-scale LLMs, optimizing algorithms, systems, and performance across the stack. Requires 3+ years in ML systems/RL/inference and advanced degree.

200k – 280k
On-site3+ YOEAI Research
Scale AI

Machine Learning Fellow - Human Frontier Collective (US)

Scale AIUnited States

Collaborate on high-impact AI research projects, design and review deep learning models in PyTorch, analyze GPU performance, and co-author publications. Requires PhD in CS/AI/ML and hands-on expertise with Transformers, CNNs, and diffusion models.

Up to 166k
RemoteAI Research
Scale AI

Technical Advisor Intern - GenAI (Winter/Spring 2026)

Scale AISan Francisco, CA

University students contribute to generative AI projects like model training and failure mode identification, participate in focus groups, and collaborate on team challenges. Requires STEM enrollment, coding proficiency, and competitive programming experience; fully remote with flexible hours.

52k – 208k
RemoteEntry levelAI Research
Scale AI

Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist/ Engineer, Agents

Scale AISan Francisco, CA +2

Conducts cutting-edge research on data for state-of-the-art AI agents like browser and SWE agents, develops prototypes using LLMs and frameworks like PyTorch/JAX, and publishes in top ML venues. Requires 3+ years ML experience and strong cross-functional communication.

275k – 350k
On-siteAI Research
Scale AI

Staff Machine Learning Research Engineer, Agent Post-training - Enterprise GenAI

Scale AISan Francisco, CA +2

Develops next-gen Agent RL training platform for enterprise GenAI, integrating cutting-edge research to train state-of-the-art models for complex use cases. Requires 5+ years LLM production experience, RLHF expertise, recent top publications, and advanced CS degree.

218k – 273k
On-site5+ YOEAI Research
Scale AI

Machine Learning Research Engineer, Agents - Enterprise GenAI

Scale AISan Francisco, CA +2

Develops and deploys state-of-the-art ML models and agents for enterprise GenAI using RL training and post-training algorithms. Requires 1-3 years LLM production experience, RLHF expertise, recent top publications, and advanced CS degree.

218k – 273k
On-site1+ YOEAI Research
Scale AI

Machine Learning Systems Research Engineer, Agent Post-training - Enterprise GenAI

Scale AISan Francisco, CA +2

Develops and optimizes post-training algorithms for agent RL platforms, focusing on LLM training, inference frameworks, and multi-agent systems. Requires 1-3 years production LLM experience, expertise in PyTorch/CUDA, RLHF/PPO, and advanced degree.

218k – 273k
On-site1+ YOEAI Research
Anthropic

Research Engineer, Pre-training

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA +2

Develops next-generation large language models through research, experimentation, and engineering on pre-training team. Requires strong Python/PyTorch skills, ML expertise, and MS/PhD in related field.

350k – 850k
HybridAI Research
Anthropic

Research Engineer, Pretraining Scaling

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA

Research Engineer optimizes and scales production pretraining of frontier AI models, handling performance, debugging, experiments, and on-call incidents. Requires expertise in JAX, TPU, PyTorch, or large-scale ML systems with a 50/50 research-engineering balance.

350k – 850k
On-siteAI Research
Anthropic

Research Engineer, Production Model Post Training

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA +2

Research Engineer implements and scales post-training techniques like Constitutional AI and RLHF for production AI models, optimizing capabilities, alignment, and safety. Requires strong Python skills, ML systems experience, and ability to handle complex distributed training pipelines.

350k – 500k
HybridAI Research
Anthropic

Research Engineer, Discovery

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA

Builds large-scale infrastructure for AI scientist training, evaluation, and deployment, resolving bottlenecks in distributed systems for scientific AGI. Requires 6+ years in infrastructure engineering with expertise in ML stacks, containers, and data pipelines.

350k – 850k
Hybrid6+ YOEAI Research
Anthropic

Research Engineer / Scientist, Alignment Science

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA

Conducts experimental ML research on AI alignment and safety for powerful systems, focusing on scalable oversight, control, and stress-testing. Requires strong software/ML engineering, empirical research experience, and Python proficiency.

350k – 500k
HybridAI Research
Anthropic

Research Engineer, Universes

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA +2

Builds next-generation training environments and evaluations for agentic AI models, blending research in reinforcement learning with robust engineering implementation. Requires strong technical judgment, agency, and experience in ML systems.

500k – 850k
HybridAI Research
Anthropic

Research Scientist, Interpretability

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA

Conducts mechanistic interpretability research to reverse-engineer language models, developing methods to understand neural network algorithms for AI safety. Requires scientific research background, Python proficiency, and collaborative engineering mindset.

350k – 850k
HybridAI Research
Anthropic

Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA +1

Research Engineer builds and optimizes reinforcement learning infrastructure for advancing AI capabilities like agentic models, tool use, and reasoning. Requires Python proficiency, ML frameworks experience, and ability to blend research with scalable engineering.

500k – 850k
HybridAI Research
Anthropic

Staff Research Engineer, Discovery Team

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA

Research Engineer works end-to-end to remove bottlenecks toward scientific AGI, focusing on long-horizon reasoning, computer use, and model capabilities. Requires 8+ years ML experience, expertise in language model pipelines, distributed systems, and collaborative problem-solving.

350k – 850k
Hybrid8+ YOEAI Research
Anthropic

Research Engineer, Interpretability

AnthropicSan Francisco, CA

Research Engineer focused on mechanistic interpretability, building tools and infrastructure to reverse-engineer neural networks for safer AI. Requires 5+ years software experience, Python proficiency, and AI research contributions.

315k – 560k
Hybrid5+ YOEAI Research
Astera

Research Scientist - Simplex

AsteraEmeryville, CA

Develops theories of intelligence grounded in neural network internal structures, focusing on belief geometries in LLMs and biological brains. Conducts experiments bridging mathematics, ML interpretability, and safety research; requires PhD-level quantitative depth and hands-on coding.

140k – 200k
On-siteAI Research
MongoDB

Principal Research Scientist, Database Systems

MongoDBNew York, NY +1

Leads research in database systems, focusing on query optimization, storage engines, indexing, and hardware-accelerated architectures. Collaborates with engineering to productize innovations and builds a research team. Requires PhD and 12+ years experience.

168k – 330k
Remote12+ YOEAI Research
Nuro

Machine Learning Research Scientist, Behavior Planning and Prediction

NuroMountain View, CA

Develops scalable ML-based planning and prediction systems for autonomous driving trajectories. Requires expertise in sequential decision making, deep RL, imitation learning, generative modeling, and robotics; M.Sc./Ph.D. preferred with top conference publications.

160k – 241k
On-siteAI Research
Nuro

Machine Learning Research Scientist: Generative Modeling for Planning

NuroMountain View, CA

Develops state-of-the-art generative models like diffusion and flow-matching for autonomous planning in self-driving tech. Requires PhD or MSc with 2-3 years experience in generative modeling for robotics, strong Python/C++ skills, and top research publications.

160k – 241k
On-site2+ YOEAI Research
Nuro

Senior/Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist: Generative Modeling for Planning

NuroMountain View, CA

Develop and scale generative models like diffusion and flow-matching for autonomous driving plan generation. Collaborate across teams to productize models for real-world deployment, requiring PhD/MSc + 3+ years in generative modeling and strong Python/C++ skills.

194k – 352k
On-siteAI Research
Nuro

Senior ML Research Scientist, End-to-End Autonomous Driving

NuroMountain View, CA

Senior ML Research Scientist advances end-to-end ML models for autonomous driving, processing sensor data to behaviors using large-scale datasets and compute. Requires MS/PhD, 3+ years ML experience, Python expertise, and top-tier research publications.

184k – 276k
On-site3+ YOEAI Research
Together AI

Research Engineer, Frontier Speculative Decoding

Together AISan Francisco, CA +1

Develops novel speculator algorithms and fine-tunes LLMs for production deployment, bridging research and customer needs with focus on data curation, hyperparameter tuning, and checkpoint evaluation. Requires Python, PyTorch, and experience with GPU clusters.

190k – 270k
On-siteAI Research
Together AI

Systems Research Engineer, GPU Programming

Together AISan Francisco, CA

Develops and optimizes GPU-accelerated kernels and algorithms for ML/AI applications, co-designing with modeling, hardware, and software teams. Requires strong GPU programming expertise in CUDA/Triton and knowledge of ML models.

160k – 230k
RemoteAI Research
Databricks

PhD GenAI Research Scientist Intern

DatabricksSan Francisco, CA

PhD intern researches and develops techniques to adapt LLMs and AI systems for enterprise domains, including method design, evaluation, and efficient post-training. Requires deep learning proficiency, PyTorch skills, and ongoing PhD studies.

54 – 60
On-siteAI Research
Cursor

Software Engineer, ML Research

CursorSan Francisco, CA +1

Builds distributed training, inference, and data systems for frontier coding models, working with researchers to enable fast iteration. Requires strong infrastructure background and intuitions about language models.

Salary not listed
On-siteAI Research