Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher
Capital One
* PhD focus on NLP or Masters with 10 years of industrial NLP research experience* Core contributor to team that has trained a large language model from scratch (10B + parameters, 500B+ tokens)* Numerous publications at ACL, NAACL and EMNLP, Neurips, ICML or ICLR on topics related to the pre-training of large language models (e.g. technical reports of pre-trained LLMs, SSL techniques, model pre-training optimization)* Has worked on an LLM (open source or commercial) that is currently available for use* Demonstrated ability to guide the technical direction of a large-scale model training team* Experience working with 500+ node clusters of GPUs Has worked on LLM scaled to 70B parameters and 1T+ tokens* Experience with common training optimization frameworks (deep speed, nemo)Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the . Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level. #J-18808-Ljbffr
$311.9k - $356k
...Sr. Distinguished Applied Researcher Overview At Capital One, we are creating trustworthy and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been leading the industry in using machine learning to create real‑time, intelligent, automated customer...SeniorFull timeLocal areaFlexible hours- A leading financial services organization is seeking a Senior Distinguished Applied Researcher to lead AI innovation. In this role based in San Francisco, you will collaborate with top-tier teams to design and implement AI solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a...Senior
$181.1k - $318.4k
...discover, engage, and transact across the Apple ecosystem. The ASE AI/ML organization sits at the nexus of these systems—where deep applied research, advanced machine learning, and large language models converge to drive high-impact innovation at unprecedented scale....SeniorRelocation- Drata is seeking an Applied AI Engineer in San Francisco, California to drive the effectiveness of AI systems through rigorous research and experimentation. You will optimize retrieval strategies and build evaluation frameworks, ensuring our AI delivers accurate results...SeniorFlexible hours
- ...OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma and Writer. By uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling, we... ...design Strong intuition for reward engineering: the ability to distinguish between a reward that trains effectively and one that will...SuggestedFlexible hoursShift work
- Drata is looking for a Senior Applied Research Engineer to enhance AI systems through stringent experimentation and applied research. This role emphasizes design and evaluation of information access and reasoning strategies, collaborating with AI engineers to develop production...SeniorWork at officeFlexible hours
$360k
...Sr. Principal / Distinguished ML Scientist, Autonomous Science for Cell Biology San Francisco, CA USA Lila... ...own the integration of cell‑biology research with Lila's central autonomous‑... ...operating at the frontier of generative AI applied to biology, with the scientific...SeniorFull timeWork at officeLocal areaFlexible hours$214.5k - $244.8k
...simplicity to banking. We are committed to building world‐class applied science and engineering teams and continue our industry‐leading... ...at Capital One to life. Our work touches every aspect of the research life cycle, from partnering with academia to building production...Full timePart timeLocal areaFlexible hours$150k
...proactively, and continuously fuzz-testing them. We are looking for Research Engineers to help develop our reliability platform, with a... ...papers' sake. Some production engineering experience (e.g. ML in an applied setting). No spaghetti research code! Some familiarity with...Visa sponsorship$150k - $300k
...Join to apply for the Applied Researcher role at Variant Overview Variant is hiring an applied researcher to join our team in San Francisco. We are well-capitalized and focused on code generation with creativity and taste. This role involves designing, training,...Full time- ...All times shown in your local timezone (GMT) Technology Description We are hiring! I’m looking for an Applied Researcher (L4/L5) to join our YouTube Recommendations Foundation Team. This is a unique opportunity to work on YouTube’s largest recommendation models, including...Local area
$150k - $250k
...Distyl AI Job Opportunity Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world's most ambitious institutions to rearchitect... ..., consumer goods, and global social organizations. We research and deploy technologies that power AI-native operations — both...Work at office3 days per week- ...Qishicpc is seeking an Applied Researcher (L4/L5) for their YouTube Recommendations Foundation Team in San Francisco. This role offers a unique chance to work on advanced recommendation models and methodologies closely related to LLM pre-training and post-training at...
- ...amazing advisors, and 90+ angels across many industries, including the world's foremost experts in AI. The Role As a Senior Applied Researcher in Audio Understanding, you will be responsible for tackling the most challenging problems in audio perception. Your work will...Work at officeRelocation package
$195k - $222.5k
Overview Applied Researcher I Overview: At Capital One, we are creating trustworthy and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been leading the industry in using machine learning to create real-time, intelligent, automated customer experiences...Full timePart timeLocal area- Patronus AI, Inc. in San Francisco seeks an Applied Researcher to drive foundational research in training and evaluating agentic AI systems. You will solve critical research questions using reinforcement learning and simulations, working on real-world applications alongside...
$150k - $250k
...Distyl AI Job Posting Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world's most ambitious institutions to rearchitect... ..., consumer goods, and global social organizations. We research and deploy technologies that power AI-native operations — both...Work at office3 days per week- ...Overview We are an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents. We’re building collaborative AI teammates that enable engineers to focus on more interesting problems and empower engineering teams to strive for more ambitious goals. Team and Opportunity Our team...
$218.7k - $249.6k
Applied Researcher I At Capital One, we are creating trustworthy and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been leading the industry in using machine learning to create real-time, intelligent, automated customer experiences. From informing...Full timePart timeLocal areaFlexible hours$181.1k - $318.4k
...Apple Inc. is seeking a Senior Applied Researcher in San Francisco to drive innovation in Generative AI and advanced NLP systems. This role involves architecting LLM-powered systems and leading research in large-scale representation learning, semantic modeling, and more...Senior$162.7k - $263.18k
...detection capabilities for Advanced Threat Prevention by decoding network protocols and identifying applications. As a Sr. Principal Security Researcher, you will shape detection methodologies, drive parallel projects, and influence detection strategy at scale. You will...SeniorFull timeWork at officeWorldwide- A technology firm in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Applied Researcher in Audio Understanding to tackle complex audio perception tasks. You will lead projects that push the boundaries of traditional speech recognition, emphasizing large-scale model development and innovative...SeniorRelocation package
$100 - $130 per hour
...Duration: 3 Months Location: San Francisco, CA (onsite in a hybrid model) Job Description: We are seeking an experienced Applied UX Researcher to join our team in San Francisco, CA, working in a hybrid onsite model. In this role, you will lead end-to-end qualitative...Hourly payContract work$146k - $280k
...Waabi is seeking a Senior Applied Data Scientist in San Francisco to shape evaluation methodologies for autonomous driving technology. Responsibilities include designing production frameworks, prototyping analyses, and developing analytical models to correlate simulation...SeniorFlexible hours$178.88k - $320.65k
...into real product experiences that create measurable value for construction teams. This is not a pure research scientist role. It is an engineering and applied AI leadership role for someone with a proven track record of shipping AI and ML systems in the construction...SeniorFor contractorsRemote work- ...understanding, multimodal reasoning, and deep content extraction. Research, evaluate, and integrate the latest vision-language models (... ...evaluation methodologies tailored to real-world document AI tasks. Applied AI & Product Impact Build and ship production-ready AI...Senior
$314.8k - $359.3k
...Sr. Distinguished AI Engineer At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems... ...to continuing to build world‑class applied science and engineering teams to deliver... ...a cross‑functional team of engineers, research scientists, technical program managers,...SeniorLocal area$121.5k - $270k
...A leading technology company seeks a Senior Applied Economist to join their Data Science & Machine Learning team in San Francisco, CA. This role involves creating advanced economic models, collaborating with finance teams, and developing data-driven strategies for pricing...Senior$146k - $280k
...Applied Data Scientist – Senior Technical Role We are looking for a highly experienced Applied Data Scientist to shape evaluation methodologies for autonomous driving technology. This senior technical role sits at the intersection of Evaluation, Systems & Safety, and the...SeniorFull timeWork at officeWork from homeFlexible hours$314.8k - $359.3k
...Sr. Distinguished AI Engineer At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems... ...to continuing to build world-class applied science and engineering teams to deliver... ...a cross-functional team of engineers, research scientists, technical program managers,...SeniorFull timePart timeLocal area
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