1,794 applied research jobs at 734 companies in United States

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Applied Research Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$145k-$196k/yr HybridFull Time
Drata
Drata: Automated security and compliance platform for businesses.
3+ YOE3+ years in applied research, NLP/IR/ML; 1+ year production AI/ML; strong IR; RAG; Python; communicate findings.
Python, Jupyter Notebook, Vector databases, Information retrieval, RAG, LLM evaluation, ranking models, cross-encoders
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Staff Applied Research Scientist
Menlo Park, California, United States
$236k-$339k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snowflake
SnowflakeNYSE: SNOW: Cloud-based platform for data storage, processing, and analytics.
8+ YOEPhD or equivalent research experience in CS, 8+ years applying TCS to large-scale systems, expertise in formal methods, distributed systems, software engineering, and practical AI/ML; track record of publications or OSS contributions.
Iceberg, Polaris, Snowpark, LLMs
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SENIOR APPLIED RESEARCH ECONOMIST
Columbia, Missouri, United States
$75k-$125k/yr OnsiteFull Time
University of Missouri
University of Missouri: Public university providing higher education, research, and healthcare services.
5+ YOEBachelor's degree (or equivalent) with at least 5 years relevant experience. Preferred PhD or Master's with additional post-degree experience. Experience in applied agricultural economics, model development, R and Excel proficiency, research dissemination, stakeholder engagement, and mentoring.
R, Microsoft Excel
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Applied Research
Seattle, Washington, United States
$217k-$271k/yr HybridFull Time
DigitalOcean
DigitalOceanNew York Stock Exchange: DOCN: Simplifies cloud infrastructure for developers, startups, and SMBs.
8+ YOE8+ years building production AI/ML systems with experience in memory and retrieval systems, strong Python and at least one production systems language, and experience shipping LLM-powered or agentic products.
Python
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Founding Applied Research Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
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Rox
Rox: AI-powered revenue operating system with autonomous sales agents.
Experience designing and running research programs; building evaluation frameworks; working on agent memory, retrieval, and context systems; ability to ship production-ready research.
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Applied Research Scientist - Trust and Safety
Los Angeles or New York City or London or Dublin or Paris or Berlin or Dubai or Jakarta or Seoul or Tokyo or Singapore
$219k-$408k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
5+ YOE5+ years applied research experience; strong quantitative and qualitative methods, experimentation, causal inference, and communication skills to influence policy and product decisions.
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Manager, Applied Research
Columbia, Maryland, United States
$200k-$270k/yr HybridFull Time
Quidient
Quidient: Develops AI for 3D scene reconstruction and virtualization.
7+ YOE5+ MgmtMaster’s or PhD in CS/EE; 7+ yrs ML engineering or applied research; 5+ yrs people management; production ML expertise; 3D reconstruction/vision; hybrid work in Columbia, MD; not eligible for H-1B; background check/government security requirements.
Machine Learning Frameworks, Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, CUDA
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Applied AI Research Engineer
Boston or San Francisco or United States
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Code Metal
Code Metal: Verifiable AI-powered code translation for mission-critical industries.
3+ YOEBachelor's or Master's in a technical field (or equivalent), 3+ years building AI/ML or applied research systems, strong Python and PyTorch skills, experience with LLM tooling, fine-tuning, retrieval, agentic systems, and experiment design; eligible to obtain U.S. security clearance.
Python, PyTorch, Transformers, vLLM, Hugging Face
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Internship - Applied Research Scientist
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
OnsiteFull Time, Internship
Smule
Smule: Social mobile platform for music creation and collaboration.
Seeking a candidate pursuing or holding a BS/MS/PhD in a technical field with ML research-to-production experience, experiment design skills, and proficiency in Python and PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow
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Applied Research Scientist / Engineer - Deployment
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Rhoda AI
Rhoda AI: Developing generalist robotic intelligence for real-world industrial automation.
Strong ML research and engineering skills with hands-on experience fine-tuning or adapting large models; translate customer requirements into model adaptations; customer-facing applied research or solutions engineering experience; staff-level/ senior execution expectations.
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Applied AI Research Scientist (Multiple Opportunities)
Palo Alto, California, United States
$175k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Section 32
Section 32: A venture capital firm investing at the frontiers of technology.
Applied AI/ML research, algorithm exploration, and modeling development. Strong collaboration across teams.
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Founding Engineer, Applied Research
San Francisco, California, United States
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Backbone
Backbone: AI-powered infrastructure for healthcare payments and authorizations.
0+ YOEExperience with ML research, language models, NLP, evals, reinforcement learning, agentic systems, and model improvement; demonstrated technical depth via papers/projects/internships; new grads through ~5-6 years experience considered.
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Senior Manager, Applied Research & Evaluation
New York City, New York, United States
$115k-$130k/yr HybridFull Time
Understood
Understood: Provides resources and support for people with learning differences.
5+ YOE5+ years applied research/evaluation experience (3+ in consumer or public-facing industries), expertise with quantitative/qualitative/mixed methods, project management, stakeholder partnership, data-driven insights, and AI tool fluency.
Mac
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Applied Research Mathematician
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$50k-$290k/yr OnsiteFull Time
The Swift Group: Providing engineering and cybersecurity services for national security missions.
5+ YOEExperience in mathematical modeling and algorithm development; strong math background; multiple levels with years; U.S. citizenship and TS/SCI with Poly required at level 4.
Mathematica, MATLAB, Python, R, C++
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Applied Research Scientist, LLM Evaluation & Post-Training
United States
$175k-$225k/yr RemoteFull Time
Innodata
InnodataNASDAQ: INOD: A global providing AI data engineering and services.
5+ YOEMS/PhD in a quantitative field (PhD preferred), 5+ years applied ML/AI research with LLMs, strong experimental design and statistical analysis, Python coding, and experience with modern ML frameworks and LLM evaluation.
Python, PyTorch, Hugging Face, JAX, TensorFlow
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Applied Research Engineer, Chip Design
Santa Clara, California, United States
$192k-$357k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
8+ YOEMS/PhD or equivalent experience in CS/ECE, 8+ years industry experience in front-end ASIC design and applying agentic AI/LLM systems; experience with model training, fine-tuning, evaluation, and infrastructure.
LLMs, RL, RLHF/RLAIF, Docker, Slurm, CI/CD
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Applied Research Manager (AUSTIN, TX)
Austin, Texas, United States
$7k-$9k/mo OnsiteFull Time
Texas Health and Human Services
Texas Health and Human Services: Administers public health programs and social services in Texas.
Bachelor's degree required (Master's preferred); experience designing and executing program evaluations; strong qualitative and quantitative research skills; ability to lead staff, manage projects, and communicate findings to diverse stakeholders.
Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, E-Verify, WCAG 2.1 AA, Section 508
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Director of Applied Research & Policy
United States
$113k-$164k/yr RemoteFull Time
Prosperity Now
Prosperity Now: Advances economic opportunity through research and policy advocacy.
8+ YOEMaster's required (Ph.D. preferred),8+ years applied research experience,expertise in economics and mixed-methods,experience with large public datasets and STATA,R,Python,supervisory experience,and strong writing/presentation skills.
STATA, R, Python
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Applied AI Research Fellow
Chicago, Illinois, United States
HybridFull Time
Evozyne
Evozyne: Designs engineered protein therapeutics using an AI-native platform.
Late-stage PhD/postdoc in quantitative/computational field; hands-on AI/ML with real-world data; experience with noisy/incomplete data; familiarity with deep learning/generative models; research contributions; interdisciplinary exposure.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Bayesian Optimization, Variational Autoencoders, Generative Models
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Sr. Applied Research Engineer
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
$119k-$148k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Glaukos
GlaukosNYSE: GKOS: Develops therapies and devices for treating chronic eye diseases.
5+ YOEPhD or MS/BS with equivalent experience in mechanical/biomedical engineering or physics; 5–8+ years in soft-tissue biomechanics, computational modeling, finite element analysis, biomechanical imaging, and algorithm development; COMSOL experience preferred.
COMSOL Multiphysics