Applied Research Engineer
$148.5k - $260.1kSalesforce
To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category: Software Engineering About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword—it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level‑up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. About the Team Salesforce AI is looking for talented software and platform engineers to embed in our AI team to bridge the gap between frontier AI technology and customer‑facing reality. Do you want to build and deploy the next generation of services leveraging Generative AI and Agentic Systems? Do you thrive in an environment where your engineering skills directly enable world‑class research and products used by millions? At Salesforce, we are driving the development of Generative AI for CRM, focused on delivering AI‑created content across every customer interaction at hyper‑scale. This role is crucial to transforming our research breakthroughs into stable, secure, and production‑ready applications. The Research Engineering team works directly alongside Research Scientists to bring models to life. This position is dedicated to a high‑impact systems role, providing the best of both worlds: deep technical challenge and massive, real‑world scale. We believe that building substantive, scalable infrastructure is what enables scientific breakthroughs to spawn entirely new applications. Learn more about our work at salesforceairesearch.com. What You'll Do Work alongside other motivated and talented research engineers to bring cutting‑edge theory into customer‑facing practice. Build tools and pipelines to support ML and AI efforts. Design, build, deploy, and maintain production services, like APIs, UIs, agentic evaluators, and more. Roll out scalable cloud architectures. Help with end‑user requirements gathering and executive presentations. What We're Looking For Strong abilities with Python and Linux, and some with React. Experience with production cloud deployments like AWS or GCP. Kubernetes is a plus. Experience field‑debugging full‑stack deployments. Solid understanding of security principles and best practices. UI and graphic design sensibilities are a plus. Author high‑quality, low‑cognitive‑load, fully‑tested code — with‑and‑without‑AI assistance. Unleash Your Potential When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to shape the future — and redefine what's possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world. Accommodations If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form. Posting Statement Salesforce is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a policy of non‑discrimination with all employees and applicants for employment. What does that mean exactly? It means that at Salesforce, we believe in equality for all. And we believe we can lead the path to equality in part by creating a workplace that's inclusive, and free from discrimination. Any employee or potential employee will be assessed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications — without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, transgender status, age, disability, veteran or marital status, political viewpoint, or other classifications protected by law. This policy applies to current and prospective employees, no matter where they are in their Salesforce employment journey. It also applies to recruiting, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything in between. Recruiting, hiring, and promotion decisions at Salesforce are fair and based on merit. The same goes for compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, and education. Benefits and Compensation In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $285,800 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable. #J-18808-Ljbffr salesforce.com, inc.
$315k
As a Research Engineer or Research Scientist in Applied Finetuning, you will directly train the models we launch to the public via Claude.AI and our API. In this role, you will design and iterate on state‑of‑the‑art finetuning techniques, such as Constitutional AI and...SuggestedWork at officeHome officeVisa sponsorshipRelocation package$145.2k - $196.4k
...on Socials: LinkedIn - follow us for company updates, employee stories, and career news. Job Summary Drata is seeking an Applied Research Engineer to drive the quality and effectiveness of our AI systems through rigorous experimentation, evaluation, and applied research...SuggestedWork at officeImmediate startMonday to FridayFlexible hours$192k - $259.8k
Job Summary Drata is seeking a Senior Applied Research Engineer to drive the quality and effectiveness of our AI systems through rigorous experimentation, evaluation, and applied research. This is a research-focused role emphasizing experimentation and rigor over production...SuggestedFull timeFlexible hours- A tech company in AI is seeking an Applied Research Engineer to build high-performance pipelines for video understanding. The ideal candidate possesses over 2 years of experience in computer vision or audio processing, is a strong Python developer with expertise in PyTorch...Suggested
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...infrastructure that powers breakthrough AI models at leading research labs and enterprises. Since 2018, we've been pioneering... ...through clear ownership and metrics. Role Overview As an Applied Research Engineer at Labelbox, you will be at the forefront of developing cutting...SuggestedWork at officeFlexible hours2 days per week- Gravity Engineering Services Pvt Ltd. is seeking a Research Engineer for its Applied Voice Team in San Francisco. This role focuses on designing and building advanced speech models, applying cutting-edge AI research to practical applications. Collaboration with cross-functional...
- About the Role As an applied research engineer at Sieve, you’ll build high performance building blocks and large scale pipelines to understand video with high precision at internet scale. Often this involves working on ambiguous research problems and finding clever techniques...
- Hebbia, Inc. in San Francisco is seeking an Applied Research Engineer focusing on natural language processing systems. This role involves enabling agentic capabilities and owning experiments that combine research with high-value customer problems. The ideal candidate should...
$150k - $350k
Sieve in San Francisco is looking for an Applied Research Engineer to develop high-performance pipelines for understanding video data. Ideal candidates have over 2 years of experience in computer vision or audio processing, are strong Python developers familiar with ML...$150k - $350k
David Joseph & Company is looking for an applied research engineer in San Francisco, CA, to build high-performance pipelines for video understanding. You'll tackle challenging research problems across computer vision and audio processing. The ideal candidate has over 3...$160k - $300k
...experiences for matrix and deep, multi-source research. We’ve built our own agentic frameworks... ...most powerful and scalable LLM inference engine - a distributed, asynchronous DAG... ...effective private data retrieval systems. As an Applied Research Engineer, you will be the bridge...Contract workFor contractorsFor subcontractorWork at office- The Role As an Applied Research Engineer , you will serve as the crucial link between research, industry, and application, significantly influencing the future of our core natural language processing systems. You will be instrumental in enabling agentic capabilities across...
$220.8k - $298.8k
...AI and General AI technologies bolster compliance automation. Drata is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to drive the quality and effectiveness of our AI systems through rigorous research, experimentation, and evaluation. In this role, you will optimize retrieval strategies...Flexible hours$250k - $300k
...critical infrastructure that powers breakthrough AI models at leading research labs and enterprises. Since 2018, we've been pioneering data-... ...(e.g., ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.). Labelbox Applied Research At Labelbox Applied Research, we're committed to...Work at officeFlexible hours2 days per week- ...and conversational AI systems. This person will work across applied research, model development, training infrastructure, evaluation, and... ...perform reliably in live environments. You will work closely with engineering and product teams to improve model quality, speed,...
- ...intelligence, driving innovation and shaping the future with cutting‑edge research. Our mission is to ensure that AI's benefits reach everyone. We are looking for visionary Research Engineers to join our Applied Voice Team, where you'll conduct groundbreaking research on speech...Internship
- ...collaborate closely with domain experts. The ideal candidate will possess experience with reinforcement learning and be eager to contribute to applied research that enhances AI systems across sectors like finance and healthcare. #J-18808-Ljbffr United States Digital Space LLC
- Cacheflow is looking for an Applied AI Engineer to enhance AI systems for compliance automation, ensuring accuracy and trustworthiness. You... ...experiments to measure effectiveness. This role emphasizes research and collaboration within a hybrid work environment in San Francisco...
$145.2k - $196.4k
Drata is looking for an Applied Research Engineer to enhance AI system effectiveness through rigorous research and experimentation. You'll collaborate with engineers to implement validated methods into production systems while focusing on information retrieval and reasoning...$350k
...Direct Hire Compensation: Senior Audio Researcher: Up to approximately $350,000 base... ...this time Overview We are hiring Senior Applied Scientists to help build the next generation... .... This is a hands‑on research and engineering role for someone who wants to move beyond...Immediate startRemote workWork visa- Drata is looking for a Senior Applied Research Engineer to enhance the quality of our AI systems through thorough evaluation and research. In this role, you'll design and evaluate information access strategies, prototype workflows, and run validation experiments while collaborating...
- Drata, a leader in compliance software innovation, is hiring an Applied Research Engineer based in San Francisco. This role focuses on enhancing AI systems for compliance through rigorous research and experimentation. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience...
- Drata is seeking a Senior Applied Research Engineer in San Francisco to enhance the quality of our AI systems through rigorous experimentation and applied research. This hybrid role requires working closely with AI and Software Engineers to create production-ready systems...
- Cacheflow in San Francisco is looking for an Applied Research Engineer to enhance AI systems through testing and applied research. This hybrid role focuses on designing information access strategies and collaborating with engineers to transition validated methods to production...
- ...responsibly and safely. Safety is more important to us than unfettered growth. About the Role We are looking for an experienced Research Engineer to work on retrieval & search problems across our API and ChatGPT. As the AI landscape has evolved over the last few years,...
- ...Applied Research Engineer - San Francisco As an applied research engineer at Confidential, you’ll build high performance building blocks and large scale pipelines to understand video with high precision at internet scale. Often this involves working on ambiguous research...Full time
- Salesforce, Inc. is seeking an Applied Research Engineer to join their AI team in San Francisco. This role involves building and deploying the next generation of AI-enabled services while working closely with research scientists. You will be responsible for designing and...
$9.7k - $19k
...Center for AI Safety (CAIS) is a leading research and field-building organization on a mission... ...policy solutions. As a research engineer intern here, you will work very closely... ...]. We value diversity and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.Full timeInternshipLocal area$170k - $230k
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...About the Team Read more about the research team's work here: The Research team... ...Our goal is to push the frontier of applied conversational AI: agents that reliably... ...About the Role As a Senior Research Engineer, you'll be responsible for building industry...Full timeWork at officeLocal area
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