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Applied Scientist — Frontier AI Optimizer (Hybrid SF)

$250k - $300k

Socket.dev

Socket.dev in San Francisco is seeking Applied Scientists to own the modelling behind production AI systems, designing experiments, improving model behaviour and building evaluation frameworks. You’ll work across post-training, RL, reward modelling, prompt optimisation and multimodal modelling, with a focus on measurable customer impact and production deployments. Hybrid work three days per week in San Francisco, with a base salary of 250,000–300,000 USD plus meaningful equity. #J-18808-Ljbffr Socket.dev

Vacancy posted 5 days ago
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