Staff GenAI Research Scientist - Agents

Staff GenAI Research Scientist - Agents P-1214 Job Description As a Staff Research Scientist on the Enterprise Agents team, you will be responsible for keeping up with the latest developments in Agent Context, Information Retrieval, Knowledge Assistants, RAG, Embeddings, and advancing the scientific frontier by creating new techniques that go beyond the state of the art. You will work together on a collaborative team of researchers and engineers with diverse backgrounds and technical training. The Impact you will have Define and lead independent research agendas on Information Retrieval for reusable Agent components, conducting experiments to empirically validate hypotheses and benchmark against state-of-the-art approaches. Drive research and technical strategy across enterprise retrieval and search, including workspace search, vector search. Drive algorithmic innovations for Retrieval within Large Language Models. Collaborate cross-functionally to set Agent Benchmarks for retrieval, text-embeddings and LLM Data Quality. What We Look for 4+ Years of Industry experience PhD or MS in Computer Science or related field with strong foundations in Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval Developing and implementing methods that extend and improve model capabilities, reliability, and safety. Strong preference for candidates with first-author publications at top ML/systems conferences (EMNLP, ICLR, ACL, NeurIPs) focused on optimization or efficiency. Pay Range Transparency Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $192,000 - $270,000 USD. The total compensation package may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here. Benefits At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region click here. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within Employer's discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis alone. #J-18808-Ljbffr