456 ai research jobs at 187 companies in Washington, DC
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Frontier AI Research Engineer, Lead
McLean or Washington
$129k-$292k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years engineering experience building advanced AI systems; ability to translate research into production, lead technical teams, and deliver end-to-end AI prototypes and integrations.
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AI Research Scientist
Bethesda or Cambridge
OnsiteFull Time
Experience developing AI models, identifying and fixing model failures, and applying curiosity to advance machine learning state of the art.
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AI Research Scientist- Associate Director
Washington or Orlando or Montvale or New York or Dallas
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years applied AI/ML research experience in NLP and LLMs; expertise in knowledge retrieval (RAG), AI agent architecture, model training and MLOps; experience with LangChain/LangGraph or Semantic Kernel; Bachelor’s required, advanced degree preferred.
LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel
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Senior Advanced AI Research Engineer
Mountain View or Albany or Arlington or Atlanta or Austin or Beaverton or Bentonville or Boston or Carmel or Charlotte or Chicago or Cincinnati or Cleveland or Columbus or Culver City or Denver or Des Moines or Detroit or Hartford or Houston or Irving or Kirkland or Miami or Milwaukee or Minneapolis or Morristown or Nashville or New York City or Oklahoma City or Overland Park or Philadelphia or Pittsburgh or Raleigh or Redmond or Sacramento or San Diego or San Francisco or Scottsdale or Seattle or St. Louis or St. Petersburg or Walnut Creek
$123k-$338k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field; 5+ years Python or Node.js/TypeScript and AI/ML systems experience; research-to-production expertise preferred.
Python, Node.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, asyncio, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Microsoft Excel
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Senior Advanced AI Research Engineer
Mountain View or Milwaukee or Dallas or Columbus or Kirkland or Cincinnati or New York City or Cleveland or Oklahoma City or Austin or Albany or Chicago or St. Petersburg or Hartford or Pittsburgh or St. Louis or Miami or Sacramento or Raleigh or Minneapolis or Scottsdale or San Francisco or Morristown or Denver or Boston or Philadelphia or Des Moines or Overland Park or Los Angeles or Charlotte or Walnut Creek or Carmel or Seattle or Houston or Arlington or Atlanta or Redmond or Bentonville or Beaverton or Nashville or Detroit or San Diego
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5+ YOEBachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 5+ years with Python and/or Node.js/TypeScript, and 5+ years with AI/ML systems. Research-to-production experience preferred; Kubernetes, databases, tracing, and async Python are bonuses.
Python, Node.js, TypeScript, FastAPI, asyncio, Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, CI
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Frontier AI Research Engineer, Lead
McLean, Virginia, United States
$129k-$292k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years engineering experience; bachelor's required (master/PhD preferred); proven delivery of AI prototypes to production; leadership of technical teams; experience with cloud-native AI, MLOps, and large-scale model deployment preferred.
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AI/ML Research Scientist - Agentic Systems
Herndon or Annapolis Junction or Bowie
$112k-$179k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEUS citizen eligible for FAA Public Trust; degree (Bachelors+ with 8+ yrs, Masters+ with 6+ yrs, or PhD+ with 3+ yrs); strong Python software skills, additional languages (C, C++, JavaScript), LLM/API experience, AI/ML background, and local to specified MD/VA sites.
Python, C, C++, JavaScript, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Anthropic Model Context Protocol (MCP), Kubernetes, Terraform, LLMs
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AI/ML Research Scientist - Agentic Systems
Herndon, Virginia, United States
$112k-$179k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOEDegree (BSc+8 yrs / MSc+6 yrs / PhD+3 yrs), strong Python and software development skills, experience with C/C++/JavaScript, demonstrated AI/ML work, LLM API experience, US citizenship and ability to obtain FAA Public Trust, local to specified MD/VA sites.
Python, C, C++, JavaScript, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Anthropic Model Context Protocol (MCP), Kubernetes, Terraform
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Research Librarian
Seattle or Anchorage or Los Angeles or New York or Portland or San Francisco or Washington
$99k-$127k/yr RemoteFull Time
3+ YOEMaster's in Library and Information Science or JD,3+ years legal research experience, proficiency with legal and business research platforms, knowledge of state/federal resources, AI and knowledge management familiarity, strong communication.
AI
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Research Associate / Associate Fellow - Wadhwani AI Center
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$63k-$105k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEMaster's in relevant field or Bachelor's plus 2+ years experience in policy research; strong writing, analytical, and communication skills; technical familiarity with AI concepts; proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, Zoom, and Teams.
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Zoom, Teams, X
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Spring 2027 AI Applied Research Internship
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$25/hr OnsiteInternship, Full Time
Current BS or MS student in a technical field, strong Python and ML data stack skills, hands-on ML pipeline and model evaluation experience, U.S. Person status, and availability for a six-month onsite term.
Python, pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker, SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Palantir Foundry, AWS, Nuclear Operating System (NOS)
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Assistant Research Scientist (PREP0004943)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
$94-$117/hr OnsitePart Time
Experience leading AI research for cybersecurity, knowledge of NIST AI RMF, experience transitioning research to industry; U.S. citizenship preferred.
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)
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Manger, Prospect Research
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$80k-$125k/yr HybridFull Time
4+ YOERequires at least 4 years of prospect research or related experience, strong analytical and communication skills, research tools expertise, project management, data synthesis, AI experience, and fundraising knowledge.
Salesforce, AI
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Research Data, AI & Innovation Lead
Rockville, Maryland, United States
$113k-$188k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOEMaster's degree, 8+ years delivering data/AI solutions, experience with large-scale data systems, cloud analytics, biomedical datasets, leading cross-functional teams, and ability to obtain Public Trust.
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Research Assistant/Associate
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
$55k-$65k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Center for a New American Security: Conducts bipartisan research to develop national security policies.
Bachelor's degree required; strong research, writing, organization, project management, and communication skills; AI and national security interest; international travel and U.S. work authorization required.
AI, cloud computing, digital infrastructure, social media
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Research Resident, AI × Bio Threats and Mitigations
Washington or Pittsburgh or Santa Monica or Boston or United States
$90k-$274k/yr RemoteFull Time
5+ YOEConduct end-to-end analysis of AI×bio risks, develop safeguards and detection approaches, and translate findings into actionable recommendations; strong analytic, written and oral communication skills.
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Research SME - AI/ML Pool
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
OnsiteContract
2+ YOEMust hold current TS/SCI with CI Poly; Bachelor's in a relevant field with ~6+ years (or Master's with 2+ years). Experience in test-driven development, automated unit testing, data/configuration management, image processing/CV/NLP/biometrics, ML/DNN R&D, program planning, and technical evaluation.
test-driven development, automated unit testing, Agile, modeling and simulation, commercial cloud environments
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Principal AI Security Researcher
Redmond or Reston
$143k-$275k/yr HybridFull Time
3+ YOEAdvanced security and AI research experience; demonstrated hands-on AI attack and defense skills; strong Python and research tooling experience; ability to meet Microsoft security screening.
Python, LLM APIs, MITRE ATLAS, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs
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Senior Research Scientist, Superconducting Digital Electronics, Quantum AI
Goleta or Cambridge or Mountain View or Seattle or San Francisco or Washington
$174k-$252k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Master's in EE/Physics or equivalent, experience with superconducting logic and tape-out, published research, B.S. preferred PhD, experience in full digital design flow and low-temperature measurements preferred.
RTL, computer-aided design tools
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Senior Research Engineer - Experimental Engineering
Yonkers or Washington or Colchester or Arizona or California or Connecticut or Illinois or Maryland or Massachusetts or Michigan or New Hampshire or New Jersey or New York or Texas or Vermont or Virginia or District of Columbia
$115k-$160k/yr RemoteFull Time
Senior research engineer with deep full-stack software engineering experience, strong applied AI/ML knowledge, prototyping and R&D experience, Python/FastAPI and frontend (React/React Native) familiarity, and ability to lead experiments and mentor engineers.
AI, Machine Learning, Python, FastAPI, React, React Native, RAG
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