Staff Research Scientist

About Voyage AI Team at the company Voyage AI team in the company is building a best-in-class, general-purpose, domain‑specific, and fine‑tuned embedding models and re‑rankers to enable accurate, efficient unstructured data search and retrieval for RAG, recommendation, semantic search, and more. It is backed by a strong team of AI researchers from Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, Princeton, and CMU, who have conducted over five years of cutting‑edge research on training embedding models. Voyage AI was acquired by the company recently, and is now integrating the SOTA embedding models with the company's data platform to create powerful end‑to‑end solutions. Position Overview We are seeking a Staff Research Scientist to join our team and contribute to the development of next‑generation AI models. This position offers a unique opportunity to work on challenging problems at the intersection of machine learning research and practical deployment of large neural networks. This role can be based out of our Palo Alto office, or remotely in the United States. Responsibilities Conduct cutting‑edge research in artificial intelligence, from frontier LLMs to embedding models and re‑rankers Innovate in next‑generation information retrieval and LLM agent paradigm Collaborate closely with other research scientists and research engineers as well as peers across the organization Qualifications PhD degree in Computer Science or related field A track record of coming up with new ideas or improving upon existing ideas in machine learning, demonstrated by accomplishments such as first‑author publications in top venues Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing Experience building complex neural networks for language and visual understanding Capable of conducting rigorous empirical studies to validate theoretical results Excellent leadership, problem‑solving, and communication skills What We Offer Opportunity to work on real‑world problems at the cutting edge of AI research Opportunity to utilize research vision to innovate the entire company and make real‑world impact Exposure to the full lifecycle of AI model development, from research to production Our compensation (base + equity) for this position is competitive with frontier AI labs Compensation and Benefits Compensation at the time of offer is unique to each candidate and based on a variety of factors such as skill set, experience, qualifications, and work location. The base salary range for this U.S.‑based role is $151,000 — $297,000 USD. Other benefits may include equity, participation in the employee stock purchase program, flexible paid time off, 20 weeks fully‑paid gender‑neutral parental leave, fertility and adoption assistance, 401(k) plan, mental health counseling, access to transgender‑inclusive health insurance coverage, and other health benefits offerings. Equal Opportunity Employment the company, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. #J-18808-Ljbffr