AI Researcher

DataRobot is the leader in Value-Driven AI, a unique and collaborative approach to generative and predictive AI that combines an open platform, deep expertise, and broad use-case experience to improve how organizations run, grow, and optimize their business.

We are seeking a highly skilled AI Researcher to advance our unique generative AI position in the market, communicate findings to technical leadership, and foster collaboration on generative AI innovation across teams. As a member of our AI research team, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, publish research in scientific journals, and share findings internally and externally.

• Identify technology gaps in the industry and determine research plans to incorporate into research pipelines by writing and motivating strategic research plans
• Execute on long-term research plans with an efficient team to advance the state-of-the-art, resulting in scientific publications, advanced development prototypes, and external facing demonstrations
• Expand relationships with other technical experts inside DataRobot and with customer AI teams from across the world
• Foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing across organizational boundaries

• Command of different deep learning and generative AI approaches, their tradeoffs, and the latest research advances
• Command of the foundational scientific Python ecosystem (PyTorch/JAX/TensorFlow, NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn)
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Software design and peer code review skills, including leading others
• Passion for research and innovation, both through individual projects and knowledge sharing with internal and external stakeholders
• PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or related field
• 3+ years of combined Python engineering and machine learning experience with a focus on Deep Learning
• Experience with core deep learning and generative AI technology, including pre-training foundation models, fine-tuning of LLMs, contrastive learning, and evaluating generative results
• Experience with retrieval augmented generation and retrieval, ranking, and prompting strategies
• Experience publishing academic papers as a lead author or essential contributor
• Experience participating in a top conference in High Performance Computing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, or AI domains
• Experience with deep learning libraries and frameworks (TensorFlow, JAX, PyTorch, Langchain, etc.)

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We are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.