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Founding AI Researcher & Tech Lead

DoorDash USA

DoorDash is building an AI Research org from the ground up, hiring founding researchers who influence agenda, culture, and infrastructure. You'll access real-world data at scale and work with ML platform, product, and operations teams to shape research that translates into real-world impact. We seek exceptional researchers with a strong publication record, leadership in end-to-end projects, and a builder's instinct to deploy frontier systems to production for hundreds of millions of users. #J-18808-Ljbffr DoorDash USA

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