Founding AI Researcher — Speech & Model Training (SF)
Miso Labs
Miso Labs in San Francisco is hiring founding researchers to advance speech-to-speech modeling beyond the current STT->LLM->TTS paradigm, training full‑duplex systems. You will join a small, founding team and relocate to SF as we cover moving costs, contributing from day one across the model training stack. We foster an in‑person culture in SF and support publishing work at conferences. The role includes full benefits and relocation support, with opportunities to tackle large pre‑training #J-18808-Ljbffr Miso Labs
- ...building next-generation voice models in San Francisco. We are hiring a founding research team to push beyond current STT-LLM-TTS paradigms, training full-duplex speech systems, and scaling on large GPU... ...fast-moving team and relocate to SF; moving costs will be covered....TrainingRelocation
- ...->LLM->TTS paradigm, and train full-duplex speech-to-speech models. This requires exploring... ...investors and are hiring our founding research team. We’re a small team,... ...to relocate to the SF area (we will cover the moving... ...to top conferences in AI/ML. Preferred Qualifications...TrainingRelocationRelocation package
$220k - $320k
...Inference.net Inference.net trains and hosts specialized language models for companies that need frontier-quality AI at a fraction of the cost. The... ...for over 10 years, and has founded and run their own software... ...the office 4 days a week in SF; hybrid works for Bay Area candidates...TrainingWork at office- ...Project Astra, and top-tier AI researchers. As an early member of this... ...best image and video generation model teams in the world on data... ...have hands-on experience in training text-to-motion or audio-to-motion... ...fit if you have worked on speech-driven 3D facial animation....TrainingWork at officeVisa sponsorship
- DeepRec.ai is hiring a Machine Learning Researcher, Audio to advance fully speech-to-speech conversational AI. You will contribute across speech-to-text... ...neural codecs, and LLM-audio reasoning, training at scale and delivering models into production fast. You will handle...TrainingRemote work
$200k - $300k
Founding ML Researcher San Francisco In office Full-time We are hiring a Founding... ...archetype at Unsiloed AI and set the ceiling for the... ...production‑ready document AI models. Own the end‑to‑end ML lifecycle... ...→ experimentation → training → evaluation → production deployment...TrainingFull timeWork at officeVisa sponsorship- Our client is the only AI research lab exclusively focused on video data, building the high-quality training datasets that power frontier video models. Multiple millions in revenue last quarter. Team... ...We epect you to come in-person at SF HQ 5 days a week. This is not a...TrainingDay shift
- ...Thorin Thorin is an applied AI company born out of 8VC... ...Details Title: AI Researcher Location: San Francisco... ...learning research, applied model development, and... ...new model architectures, training paradigms, and evaluation... ...a small, highly driven founding team, design partners,...Training
$200k - $250k
Machine Learning Researcher, Audio $200,000 - 250,000+, Equity... ...‑generating voice AI company empowering enterprises... ...they are building the models and infrastructure that... ...goal: a fully speech‑to‑speech conversational... ...theory through large‑scale training to production inference...TrainingPermanent employmentFull timeImmediate startRemote work- ...Handshake Handshake was founded on a simple belief... ...started Handshake AI and built the... ...with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations... ...currently improve model capabilities with various... ...-intensive post-training techniques. We... ...free lunch/gym in our SF office. Time Off:...TrainingFull timeWork at officeLocal areaRemote workFlexible hours
- AI Researcher Location: San Francisco About Hum.ai is building planetary... ...transformer diffusion models, designing next‑gen benchmarks... ...implementing a wide range of pre‑training and post‑training models, including... ...earth observation and AI. Founded at the University of Waterloo...TrainingRemote work
$200k - $300k
PassFort is seeking a Founding ML Researcher in San Francisco to shape the company's ML research and drive the engineering archetype. You will... ...relevant fields and experience in deploying state-of-the-art models. This full-time position offers compensation between $200k and...Full time- Ersilia in San Francisco is seeking a Founding ML Researcher to define the ML research direction. The candidate will be instrumental in transitioning research into production-ready document AI models and will have ownership of the entire ML lifecycle. This is a unique opportunity...
$93.6k - $220.4k
...Safety (T&S) Responsible AI Policy team's mission... ...the development of GenAI models and applications are... ...effectively. As an AI Policy Researcher on the T&S Responsible... ...that support model training, evaluation, and... ...limited to) bullying; hate speech; child safety; depictions...TrainingTemporary workLocal area- ...our mission is to make custom AI affordable for every business. Our founding team comes from the front lines... ...DeepMind, xAI, Microsoft Research, etc.), where we built large-scale training infrastructure powering trillion-parameter models and scaled GenAI models to a global...TrainingFull timeWork at office
- Generalist is seeking a robotics specialist to build the base intelligence layer for robotics models in San Francisco. The role involves training large-scale transformer models, designing pretraining runs, and collaborating on data collection operations. Ideal candidates...Training
- Distyl AI in San Francisco is seeking innovative researchers to enhance AI models and bridge the gap between model capability and enterprise applications. We focus on adapting foundation models to meet business needs through effective alignment techniques. The ideal candidates...
$144k - $187k
...skilled professional to join the Factors Research Platform and Governance team. This role involves... ...research infrastructure with a focus on AI integration. The ideal candidate holds an... ...include developing tools for model delivery and collaborating with cross-functional...Flexible hours$144k - $187k
MSCI Inc in San Francisco, CA seeks a skilled professional to build modern research infrastructure that incorporates AI for model development and validation. Responsibilities include designing tools, maintaining governance pipelines, and ensuring efficient collaboration...$225k - $300k
A stealth startup in WealthTech is seeking a Founding Quant in San Francisco to develop advanced portfolio management tools. Candidates should... ...and asset allocation, with proficiency in Python and AI methodologies. This role involves optimizing investment strategies...- REACH INDUSTRIES is looking for a Founding Applied Scientist in San Francisco. This unique role involves training deep learning models and performing advanced time-series analysis. You'll work with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or JAX, architecting cloud-based...Training
$166k - $225k
...world's best data and AI infrastructure platform... ...business. Databricks’ Model Serving product provides... ...product, infrastructure, and research teams to deliver a... ...certifications and training, and specific work location... ...the globe and was founded by the original creators...TrainingLocal areaWorldwide- A cutting-edge technology company in San Francisco is looking for a Founding ML Research Engineer to develop the infrastructure for training large speech models. This entry-level position involves designing a production-grade training stack, building scalable data pipelines...TrainingFull time
- Job Title Founding Research Scientist Company Stealth physical AI startup Location San Francisco, USA Job Description You... ...data bottleneck in robotics. By training end-to-end manipulation policies... ...real-world interaction data and model performance. This hands‑on role offers...Training
- ...01, a 1B-parameter foundation model for molecular structure prediction... ...model. We are looking for a founding machine learning scientist to... ...mass spectrometry Design and train models for mass spectra to... ...independently scope and execute research problems involving large, high...TrainingShift work
- Job Juncture is seeking a founding content marketing lead in San Francisco to own the content strategy and execution from scratch. You'll... ...across multiple channels. A competitive salary and equity ownership in a growing AI platform are offered. #J-18808-Ljbffr Job Juncture
- ...law. About us Founded in 2017, Wayve is the... ...developer of Embodied AI technology. Our advanced... ...software and foundation models enable vehicles to perceive... ...’ll collaborate with research and engineering teams... ...experiments and influence model training strategy Identify,...TrainingFull timeWork at officeRemote workWork from homeVisa sponsorshipRelocation packageFlexible hours
$400k
Trades Workforce Solutions, based in San Francisco, is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to work on cutting-edge voice AI challenges. The role involves curating data, fine-tuning speech models, and building evaluation infrastructures. Ideal candidates will have a PhD...TrainingRelocation package$350k
Thinking Machines Lab is seeking a Post-Training Researcher in San Francisco to bridge model intelligence with practical applications. This interdisciplinary role combines research and engineering to enhance AI systems through effective data strategies. Applicants should...Training- Cartesia, an AI company based in San Francisco, is hiring a Researcher for the Post‑Training team. You will design new techniques for preference optimization, model evaluation, and feedback‑driven learning, bridging research, alignment, and infrastructure at scale. In this...Training
Do you want to receive more vacancies?
Subscribe and receive similar vacancies to Founding AI Researcher — Speech & Model Training (SF). Be the first to apply!
- remote researcher San Francisco, CA
- trend researcher San Francisco, CA
- survey researcher San Francisco, CA
- design researcher San Francisco, CA
- security researcher San Francisco, CA
- academic researcher San Francisco, CA
- content researcher San Francisco, CA
- criminal researcher San Francisco, CA
- senior design researcher San Francisco, CA
- court researcher San Francisco, CA

