Staff AI Research Scientist, Applied AI, Google Cloud Google LLCStaff AI Research Scientist, Applied AI, Google CloudSunnyvale, CAFrom creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, our research scientists work on real-world problems that span the breadth of computer science, such as machine (and deep) learning, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more. Take ownership of AI quality for production systems by defining technical metrics aligned with business goals, implementing evaluation frameworks, designing experiments, analyzing loss patterns, and driving improvements through system changes or training data enhancements.
NewBiochemistry Research Scientist - PhD MercorBiochemistry Research Scientist - PhDSan Francisco, CaliforniaRemote$50–$70 / hourHands-on binding or functional assay experience ( SPR , TR-FRET , radioligand binding, kinase assays, GPCR functional assays, IC50/Ki/KD ). Working fluency with UniProt or adjacent workflows: SAR support, HTS , target validation, biochemical profiling, or IND-enabling studies .
Senior Quantum AI Research Scientist, Applied Research NvidiaSenior Quantum AI Research Scientist, Applied ResearchSanta Clara, CAYour research will help translate cutting-edge theory into practice by fine-tuning models for specific quantum error-correcting codes and hardware platforms, while collaborating with multi-functional teams across Product, Engineering, and Applied Research to integrate AI into next-generation Accelerated Quantum Supercomputers! What you'll be doing: Design and architect AI/ML models-including deep neural networks, graph neural networks, transformers, and reinforcement-learning agents-for quantum error correction, syndrome decoding, logical operation synthesis, and real-time calibration in fault-tolerant quantum systems.
NewResearch Scientist / Research Engineer CleraResearch Scientist / Research EngineerSan Francisco, CaliforniaDesign and develop methods for generating high-quality, verifiable training data grounded in formal systems — including physics simulators, scientific databases, formal proof systems, and executable tests. We are an early-stage, Y Combinator-backed startup at the frontier of AI training data — building the next generation of verifier-grounded, correct-by-construction training data for advanced AI systems.
Research Scientist, Gemini Factuality, DeepMind Google LLCResearch Scientist, Gemini Factuality, DeepMindMountain View, CAAt Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. You will also design advanced training methodologies to reduce hallucinations and build automated evaluation systems to measure the model"s accuracy across real-world knowledge domains.
Principal Research Scientist - Advanced Foundations & Frontier Intelligence CoRover Pvt LtdPrincipal Research Scientist - Advanced Foundations & Frontier IntelligenceCASLMs & Optimization: Expertise in model compression, quantization INT4/INT8, FlashAttention, vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, TensorFlow Lite, XLA, JAX, Pathways, speculative decoding, edge inference. svg]:px-5 hidden lg:inline-flex text-[13px] font-semibold rounded-full px-5 h-10 shadow-md hover:shadow-lg hover:scale-[1.03] transition-all duration-200 bg-gray-900 text-white hover:bg-gray-800">Get a Demo.
Research Scientist 5 - Content Representation Models (CRM) Netflix IncResearch Scientist 5 - Content Representation Models (CRM)Los Gatos, CA$466,000–$750,000 / yearBy treating these powerful embeddings as a core product, we give Netflix the ability to match the right content to the right member, supercharging personalization and helping everyone discover something they'll love. The opportunity ahead is to significantly deepen that understanding through approaches like Semantic IDs, continuous pre-training, novel representation learning methods, or other state-of-the-art techniques.
Staff AI research scientist Writer IncStaff AI research scientistSan Francisco, CAThe instincts and orientation that match WRITERs values: you Connect - you collaborate openly across research, engineering, and product and communicate complex ideas with clarity to both technical and non-technical audiences; you Challenge - you ask the hard questions, push back on conventional wisdom, and pursue the research directions others havent tried yet; you Own - you drive your projects end-to-end with urgency, take accountability for results, and care deeply about the impact your work has on real customers. Founded in 2020 with office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Austin, Chicago, and London, our team thinks big and moves fast, and were looking for smart, hardworking builders and scalers to join us on our journey to create a better future of work with AI.
Research Scientist Chai Discovery IncResearch ScientistSan Francisco, CAFrom pre-training large diffusion models and architecture design, to post-training and inference time scaling, we draw upon the best ideas from within our domain and across the field as we scale up our models and our ambitions. Our view is that executing on a long-term research program requires bringing together the right people, with access to the best resources, aligned towards common objectives.
AI Research Scientist, Adaptive Behavior Systems Toyota Research InstituteAI Research Scientist, Adaptive Behavior SystemsLos Altos, CA$176,000–$253,500 / yearPhD in computer science, machine learning, or a closely related field with 1-7 years of experience in machine learning research or related projects in an industry setting, particularly in areas related to LLM training or large-scale ML. Base pay offered will depend on multiple individualized factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's experience, skills, job-related knowledge, and market location.
Research Scientist, AI BiohubResearch Scientist, AIRedwood City, California$214,000–$375,000 / yearBuild post-training systems that drive biological discovery: RL, reward modeling, reasoning, and multi-agent orchestration for long-horizon scientific tasks. The future anticipated Redwood City, CA, and New York City, NY base pay range for a role in this field is $214,000 to $375,000 annually.
Staff Research Scientist, AI Safety BiohubStaff Research Scientist, AI SafetyRedwood City, New York$241,000–$301,000 / yearSuccess requires excellence across five interconnected pillars: training frontier AI models specifically for biology; building engineering systems that maximize research velocity and efficiency; executing a sophisticated data strategy that fuels AI development; operating a world-class AI compute platform; and creating impactful products that transform AI capabilities into accessible scientific tools. You will leverage state-of-the-art AI to accelerate discovery and drive transformative insights in biology—developing novel AI models purpose-built for biological research, engineering robust systems that enable breakthrough science at unprecedented scale, and translating these advances into practical tools that empower researchers worldwide.
Forward Deployed AI Research Scientist Advanced Micro Devices, IncForward Deployed AI Research ScientistSanta Clara, CaliforniaThe role is designed to scale a technical-business bridge across AMD: translating customer and partner needs into AI research directions, translating AI capabilities into engineering value, and helping teams align on what can be built, measured, and delivered., You will work closely with internal engineering teams and strategic external partners to identify valuable problems, shape them into tractable AI research and engineering efforts, and drive them toward measurable outcomes.
Cryptography Research Scientist, FHE & PQC LG Electronics IncCryptography Research Scientist, FHE & PQCSanta Clara, CAAs the Center of Excellence CoE we define and shape key technology domains setting strategic directions that foster impactful internal and external partnerships to deliver measurable business value. The Cryptography Research Scientist will be working on next-generation cryptographic technologies with a primary focus on Fully Homomorphic Encryption FHE and additional involvement in Post-Quantum Cryptography PQC.
AIML - Applied ML Research Scientist, Accessibility Apple IncAIML - Applied ML Research Scientist, AccessibilityCupertino, CAThe Accessibility team within HCMI specifically focuses on core ML technologies that address grand challenges in accessibility, including equitable speech access to people with disabilities, visual understanding for people who are blind or low vision, communication access for people who use sign language, and more. Research Scientists in HCMI tackle significant technical and human-centered research challenges, collaborate with partner teams across Apple to ship products, and shape the field of human-centered AIML via external publication and engagement.
Sr Director, Translational Research Scientist - MD/PhD Intuitive Surgical IncSr Director, Translational Research Scientist - MD/PhDSunnyvale, CARemoteFocusing on a portfolio of Class II and III medical devices in the pulmonary space-including next-generation pre-label products-this leader will focus on translating biological and engineering insights into device design, regulatory submissions, and clinical studies. Certain information you provide as part of the application will be used for purposes of determining whether Intuitive Surgical will need to (i) obtain an export license from the U.S. Government on your behalf (note: the government's licensing process can take 3 to 6+ months) or (ii) implement a Technology Control Plan ("TCP") (note: typically adds 2 weeks to the hiring process).
Research Scientist - World-Action Foundation Model, Robotics Applied IntuitionResearch Scientist - World-Action Foundation Model, RoboticsSunnyvale, CaliforniaSupported by industry-leading tools and infra, researchers can access millions of miles of data from large fleets, and deploy methods they develop into various autonomous and robotic systems including self-driving cars/trucks, autonomous mining/construction machines, humanoid robots and dexterous hands. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C. San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo.
2026 Intern, Phd Research Scientist Waabi2026 Intern, Phd Research ScientistSan Francisco, CA$60–$65 / hourWith offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way. Be encouraged to submit and publish work externally at top machine learning, computer vision, and robotics conferences (NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, etc.), post to our company blog.
AI Research Scientist, Hardware AI Systems Advanced Micro Devices, IncAI Research Scientist, Hardware AI SystemsSanta Clara, CaliforniaWe are hiring a AI Research Scientist, Hardware AI Systems , to develop AI systems that generalize across hardware engineering contexts, different SoC programs, toolchains, process nodes, and teams, without bespoke retraining for every program. You will work on metareasoning (when to call which tool or simulator), representation learning across flows (RTL, verification, physical design), and learning under high- or mixed-latency rewards typical of silicon signoff.
AI Research Scientist, Recursive Self Improvement, AI Safety and Reinforcement Learning Advanced Micro Devices, IncAI Research Scientist, Recursive Self Improvement, AI Safety and Reinforcement LearningSanta Clara, CaliforniaWe are hiring an AI Research Scientist, Recursive Self Improvement, AI Safety and Reinforcement Learning focused on recursive self-improvement (RSI) in a bounded, engineering-first sense: systems where models, data generators, or toolchains participate in improving their own training signals, curricula, or verification—always under explicit governance, kill switches, and human oversight. synthetic data quality, targeted self-play, automated curriculum refinement) versus when they amplify bias or reward hacking, and you will design measurement and containment so RSI-style pipelines remain auditable and safe for AMD’s AI-for-HW and generative-AI programs.
Applied Research Scientist Advanced Micro Devices, IncApplied Research ScientistSan Jose, CaliforniaThe ideal candidate will have expertise and hands-on experience on training LLMs, LMMs, and/or diffusion models., familiar with hyper-parameter tuning techniques, data preprocessing, tokenization methods and latest training approaches for LLMs, LMMs, and diffusion models. Do you like to design and implement novel research ideas, improve the quality of the large language/multimodal models, accelerate the training and inference speed of LLMs, LMMs, and image/video generation models, and influence future hardware and software direction?
Senior Clinical Research Scientist II Caribou Biosciences, Inc.Senior Clinical Research Scientist IIBerkeley, CA$215,000–$230,000 / yearWe believe the future of cell therapy is off-the-shelf, and we are advancing our pipeline of off-the-shelf, or allogeneic, cell therapies from our CAR-T cell therapy platform as readily available treatments for patients with hematologic malignancies and autoimmune diseases. Caribou Biosciences is a leading clinical-stage CRISPR genome-editing biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing transformative therapies for patients with devastating diseases.
AI Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (LLM) and Post-Training Advanced Micro Devices, IncAI Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (LLM) and Post-TrainingSanta Clara, CaliforniaWe are hiring a AI Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (LLM) and Post-Training , specializing in reinforcement learning to advance post-training and interactive learning for large generative models applied to demanding engineering and hardware-adjacent tasks (code, optimization, tool use, and long-horizon decision making). You will invent and analyze RL algorithms—policy optimization, preference-based methods, exploration, credit assignment, and reward modeling—run rigorous empirical studies, and partner with infra and product teams to land methods that improve measurable task success without sacrificing stability or safety.
Senior AI Research Scientist Workato IncSenior AI Research ScientistSan Francisco, CAStrong publication record in top-tier ML venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR) or demonstrable impactful experimental work; hands‑on experience with large‑scale model training, transformer architectures, reinforcement‑learning techniques, and CUDA. Workato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era, redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI into a single, governed platform.
Lead AI Research Scientist, Hardware AI Systems Advanced Micro Devices IncLead AI Research Scientist, Hardware AI SystemsSanta Clara, CATHE ROLE: We are hiring a Lead AI Research Scientist, Hardware AI Systems, to develop AI systems that generalize across hardware engineering contexts, different SoC programs, toolchains, process nodes, and teams, without bespoke retraining for every program. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Deep technical expertise and proven research experience in machine learning (ML), with emphasis on transfer learning, meta-learning, intelligent agents, and long-horizon reinforcement learning (RL).
Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (LLM) and Post-training Advanced Micro Devices IncResearch Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (LLM) and Post-trainingSanta Clara, CATHE ROLE: We are hiring a Research Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (LLM) and Post-Training, specializing in reinforcement learning to advance post-training and interactive learning for large generative models applied to demanding engineering and hardware-adjacent tasks (code, optimization, tool use, and long-horizon decision making). You will invent and analyze RL algorithms-policy optimization, preference-based methods, exploration, credit assignment, and reward modeling-run rigorous empirical studies, and partner with infra and product teams to land methods that improve measurable task success without sacrificing stability or safety.
NewSynthetic Biologist - Research Scientist Lawrence Livermore National LaboratorySynthetic Biologist - Research ScientistLivermore, CA$146,340–$185,544 / yearThe successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team developing novel, designed proteins and microbes for national security applications, including critical material recovery, under the direction of Dan Park and Sean Leonard. Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow.
Research Scientist Manager, Climate and Energy Google LLCResearch Scientist Manager, Climate and EnergyAlameda, CAYou must grow in ambiguous research-to-product pipelines, iterate rapidly, and maintain the objectivity needed to recognize when to conclude non-viable projects and reallocate resources. Experience in one or more of the following: High vacuum systems (UHF), Pulse power systems (high voltage), combustion and thermodynamic systems, optics and lasers, or cryogenic systems (superconductors, detectors).
Senior Research Scientist, Gemini Release Evaluations, DeepMind Google LLCSenior Research Scientist, Gemini Release Evaluations, DeepMindMountain View, CAAt DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.
Research Scientist, Gemini Safety DeepMindResearch Scientist, Gemini SafetyMountain View, CAIn order to set you up for success as a Research Scientist on the Gemini Safety team we look for the following skills and experience: PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Key responsibilities: Post-training / instruction tuning state of the art LLMs, focusing on text-to-text, image/video/audio-to-text modalities and agentic capabilities.
NewSenior Applied Research Scientist GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANYSenior Applied Research ScientistPalo Alto, CA$115,000–$230,000 / yearTechnical Roadmapping & Partnership: Partner with product, engineering, and domain experts to translate business needs into feasible technical roadmaps, de-risking assumptions and aligning milestones to outcomes. Communication & Stakeholder Management: Communicate approach, trade-offs, and results to technical and non-technical audiences; provide realistic estimates and influence decision-making across the organization.
Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Personalization OpenAI LLCResearch Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, PersonalizationSan Francisco, CAFor unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. We build general-purpose memory and personalization capabilities that transfer across ChatGPT and other agentic products, and we collaborate with applied engineering on the product surfaces that allow users to interact with memory.
Research Scientist, Human‑Ai Perception And Interaction Research - Phd New College Grad 2026 NvidiaResearch Scientist, Human‑Ai Perception And Interaction Research - Phd New College Grad 2026Santa Clara, CAA track record of applying human behavior models to machine learning applications, or applying machine learning to understand or model human behavior. Excellent track record of publications in top-tier conferences (SIGGRAPH, CHI, HRI, ICRA, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, CoG, ETRA, etc.).
Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Memory OpenAI LLCResearch Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, MemorySan Francisco, CAFor unincorporated Los Angeles County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: protect computer hardware entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon termination of employment or end of assignment; and maintain the confidentiality of proprietary, confidential, and non-public information. We build general-purpose memory and personalization capabilities that transfer across ChatGPT and other agentic products, and we collaborate with applied engineering on the product surfaces that allow users to interact with memory.
Senior Quantum Error Correction Research Scientist, Applied Research NvidiaSenior Quantum Error Correction Research Scientist, Applied ResearchSanta Clara, CAAs a Senior Quantum Error Correction Research Scientist for Quantum Computing Applied Research, you'll focus on technical pathfinding, helping to develop innovative technologies that advance the state of Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing for Accelerated Quantum Supercomputers, and work with multi-functional teams in Product, Engineering and Applied Research. What you'll be doing: Path-find technical innovations in Quantum Error Correction and Fault Tolerance, working with multi-functional teams in Product, Engineering, and Applied Research.
Basic Life Research Scientist (1 Year Fixed Term) Stanford UniversityBasic Life Research Scientist (1 Year Fixed Term)Stanford, CA$74,000–$86,000 / yearThe pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as, but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs. Using the most state-of-the-art imaging systems and radiation delivery platforms in the world, our highly integrated team of physicians, physicists, dosimetrists, nurses, and radiation therapists share a commitment to provide exceptional and compassionate care for patients.
Research Scientist, Gemini Safety DeepMind Technologies LtdResearch Scientist, Gemini SafetyMountain View, CAIn order to set you up for success as a Research Scientist on the Gemini Safety team, we look for the following skills and experience: PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Key Responsibilities: Post-training / instruction tuning state of the art LLMs, focusing on text-to-text, image/video/audio-to-text modalities and agentic capabilities.
Research Scientist (1 Year Fixed Term) Stanford UniversityResearch Scientist (1 Year Fixed Term)Stanford, CA$77,124–$84,000 / yearThe Yang Lab in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine is currently recruiting for an experienced virologist to join our lab as a Basic Life Science Research Scientist and work with a team of medicinal chemists, virologists, and structural biologists in developing prototype drugs to combat chronic viral infection. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including equivalent years since their applicable education, field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; among other factors.
Staff Research Scientist, Google Ads GenAI Google LLCStaff Research Scientist, Google Ads GenAIMountain View, CA$197,000–$291,000 / yearCareers Careers Skip navigation linkshomehomeHomeHomework_outlinework_outlineJobsJobsnoogler_hatnoogler_hatStudentsStudentsgooglegoogleHow we workHow we workhandymanhandymanHow we hireHow we hireperson_outlineperson_outlineYour careerYour careerhelp_outlineHelp linkfeedbackSend feedbackmore_vert HelpSend FeedbackSign inCareersCareershomeHomework_outlineJobsexpand_morenoogler_hatStudentsexpand_moregoogleHow we workexpand_morehandymanHow we hireexpand_moreperson_outlineYour careerexpand_morejob detailsarrow_backBack to jobs search. As a Research Scientist, you will setup large-scale tests and deploy promising ideas quickly and broadly, managing deadlines and deliverables while applying the latest theories to develop new and improved products, processes, or technologies.
NewStaff Research Scientist - Physical AI / Multimodality Snowflake IncStaff Research Scientist - Physical AI / MultimodalityMenlo Park, CA$236,000–$339,200 / yearAS A STAFF RESEARCH SCIENTIST YOU WILL: Design and build scalable training infrastructure for representation models (e.g., contrastive and self-supervised approaches like CLIP/SigLIP, DINO/MAE, and joint-embedding predictive architectures). BONUS POINTS FOR THE FOLLOWING: Experience with latent dynamics modeling, model-based RL, or physics-informed neural networks (GraphCast, FourCastNet, AlphaFold-style architectures).
Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations Scale AI IncResearch Scientist, Frontier Risk EvaluationsSan Francisco, CA$216,000–$270,000 / yearFor example, you might do any or all of the following: Design and build harnesses to test AI models and systems (including agents) for dangerous capabilities such as security vulnerability exploitation, CBRN uplift, and other high-risk activities; Work with government agencies or other labs to collectively scope and design evaluations to measure and mitigate risks posed by advanced AI systems; Publish evaluation methodologies and write technical reports for policymakers. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training.
Research Scientist - 3D Vision and Generation, Self-Driving Applied Intuition IncResearch Scientist - 3D Vision and Generation, Self-DrivingSunnyvale, CA$126,000–$423,000 / yearSupported by industry-leading tools and infra, researchers can access millions of miles of data from large fleets, and deploy methods they develop into various autonomous and robotic systems including self-driving cars/trucks, autonomous mining/construction machines, humanoid robots and dexterous hands. We're looking for someone who has: Strong research record in the fields of 3D vision, reconstruction and generation for autonomous systems and robotics, with publications in top-tier conferences or journals in the fields of computer vision, machine learning, and robotics.
Applied Research Scientist, Proactive Intelligence, - Agentic Systems and Generative Modeling Apple IncApplied Research Scientist, Proactive Intelligence, - Agentic Systems and Generative ModelingCupertino, CAStrong programming skills in Python and/or C++ with 3+ years of experience in using these languages for machine learning (ML) modeling and applied research M.S. or PhD in Computer Science, or a related fields such as Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or equivalent experience. The ideal candidate for this role will have industry experience working on a range of modeling problems, including Sequential Decision Making, Reinforcement Learning, Autonomous Systems, Learning from Human Preferences and Training Large Language Models (LLMs).
Research Scientist, AI SubstrateResearch Scientist, AISan Francisco, California$150,000–$275,000 / yearThis role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge physics and artificial intelligence, and you'll work hands-on to develop AI-augmented tools that enable breakthrough research, and build the infrastructure and expertise that empowers our technical teams to leverage AI in their own work. As a Research Scientist working with AI, you will accelerate and augment R&D workflows by applying machine learning to scientific simulations and modeling while simultaneously building internal AI capabilities across the organization.
Research Scientist, AI Controls And Monitoring Scale AI, Inc.Research Scientist, AI Controls And MonitoringSan Francisco, CA$216,000–$270,000 / yearThe range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. As a Research Scientist focused on AI Controls and Monitoring, you will design methods, systems, and experiments to ensure that advanced AI models and agents remain aligned with intended goals, even in high-stakes or adversarial environments.
Research Scientist, Agent Robustness Scale AI, Inc.Research Scientist, Agent RobustnessSan Francisco, CA$216,000–$270,000 / yearFor example, you might: Research the science of AI agent capabilities with a focus on how they relate to safety, risk factors, and methodologies for benchmarking them; Design and build harnesses to test AI agents' tendency to take harmful actions when pressured to do so by users or tricked into doing so by elements of their environment; Design and build exploits and mitigations for new and unique failure modes that arise as AI agents gain affordances like coding, web browsing, and computer use; Characterize and design mitigations for potential failure modes or broader risks of systems involving multiple interacting AI agents. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training.
Research Scientist, Frontier Risk Evaluations Scale AI, Inc.Research Scientist, Frontier Risk EvaluationsSan Francisco, CA$216,000–$270,000 / yearFor example, you might do any or all of the following: Design and build harnesses to test AI models and systems (including agents) for dangerous capabilities such as security vulnerability exploitation, CBRN uplift, and other high-risk activities; Work with government agencies or other labs to collectively scope and design evaluations to measure and mitigate risks posed by advanced AI systems; Publish evaluation methodologies and write technical reports for policymakers. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training.
Research Scientist, Agent Robustness Scale AI IncResearch Scientist, Agent RobustnessSan Francisco, CA$197,400–$246,750 / yearFor example, you might: Research the science of AI agent capabilities with a focus on how they relate to safety, risk factors, and methodologies for benchmarking them; Design and build harnesses to test AI agents' tendency to take harmful actions when pressured to do so by users or tricked into doing so by elements of their environment; Design and build exploits and mitigations for new and unique failure modes that arise as AI agents gain affordances like coding, web browsing, and computer use; Characterize and design mitigations for potential failure modes or broader risks of systems involving multiple interacting AI agents. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, interview performance, and relevant education or training.
Research Scientist, Safety Post Training Scale AI IncResearch Scientist, Safety Post TrainingSan Francisco, CA$216,000–$270,000 / yearThe range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. As a Research Scientist working on Safety Post-Training you will develop and apply post-training methods and interpretability techniques to make frontier AI systems safer, and better understood by researchers and policymakers.
Research Scientist - Reinforcement Learning, Robotics Applied Intuition IncResearch Scientist - Reinforcement Learning, RoboticsSunnyvale, CA$126,000–$423,000 / yearSupported by industry-leading tools and infra, researchers can access millions of miles of data from large fleets, and deploy methods they develop into various autonomous and robotic systems including self-driving cars/trucks, autonomous mining/construction machines, humanoid robots and dexterous hands. We're looking for someone who has: Strong research record in the fields of RL and VLA post-training for robotics and autonomous systems, with publications in top-tier conferences or journals in the fields of computer vision, machine learning, and robotics.