119 ml research scientist jobs at 62 companies in Cotati, CA

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ML Research Scientist (MLRS) - Generative AI
San Francisco or New York City
$165k-$259k/yr HybridFull Time
Achira
Achira: AI foundation models for atomistic simulation and drug discovery.
Industry research experience (post-degree), demonstrated research impact (publications or released models), proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks, strong interdisciplinary communication, and experience collaborating on multi-person research projects.
Python, PyTorch, JAX
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Research Scientist / Research Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$100k-$300k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Clera
Clera: AI talent agent matching professionals with high-growth startup roles
0+ YOEExperience may range from 0–12 years. Requires strong fundamentals and execution; research candidates need ML or related expertise, while engineering candidates need software skills building ML systems or scalable data infrastructure.
Large Language Models (LLMs), NLP, RLHF, ML
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Research Scientist
Berkeley, California, United States
$202k-$429k/yr HybridFull Time
Eleos AI Research
Eleos AI Research: Nonprofit research organization studying AI consciousness and moral status.
Design and run empirical ML research on AI well-being; strong publication record; experimental design and engineering skills; familiarity with AI welfare/safety; PhD preferred.
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Research Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
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Engram
Engram: Developing persistent memory layers for enterprise AI systems.
Deep ML background with research track record; expertise in continual learning, memory architectures, parameter-efficient fine-tuning, retrieval, synthetic data, or agents; strong systems understanding and technical communication.
LoRA, prefix tuning, state-space methods, LLM, KV cache, RL
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Manager, Research Scientist
San Francisco or New York City
$290k-$363k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Scale AI
Scale AI: Provides data and infrastructure for training artificial intelligence models.
5+ YOE5+ years research experience (PhD preferred) in ML/DL/generative models/agents/RL, track record of top-tier publications, experience leading research teams, excellent written and verbal communication.
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AI Research Scientist, FAIR Chemistry
New York City or San Francisco
$184k-$257k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Meta
MetaNASDAQ: META: Develops social networking platforms and virtual reality technologies.
4+ YOEPhD in a relevant field, 4+ years research experience, publications at top ML conferences, research background in ML/AI/applied math, and experience developing and debugging in Python.
Python
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Research Engineer/Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
$140k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Center for AI Safety
Center for AI Safety: Conducts research and advocacy to mitigate AI risks.
PhD-level or equivalent research record with multiple top-conference publications or substantial AI lab research; empirical deep-learning experience, ability to run and debug ML experiments, and strong communication.
PyTorch
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Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Personalization
San Francisco, California, United States
$295k-$555k/yr HybridFull Time
OpenAI
OpenAI: Develops artificial intelligence models and generative AI software services.
Experience in frontier model post-training, personalization and memory research; strong ML and product-driven research skills; ability to iterate quickly, build evaluations, and work with large ML codebases and human data.
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AI Research Scientist
San Francisco or Menlo Park
$160k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
Sprinter Health
Sprinter Health: Mobile provider of in-home diagnostic and preventive healthcare services.
Deep ML research experience, strong track record of novel contributions, ability to run experiments at scale, clinical collaboration experience, and familiarity with healthcare validation and external evaluation.
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Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Computational)
San Francisco, California, United States
$300k-$320k/yr HybridFull Time
Anthropic
Anthropic: Developing safe and reliable artificial intelligence systems.
PhD or equivalent industry research experience in computational biology or related field; track record of end-to-end computational biology research; proficiency with Linux, cloud compute, and scientific programming; strong communication with biologists and ML researchers.
Claude, Linux
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Research Scientist - Computational Neuroscience
Emeryville, California, United States
$90k-$200k/yr HybridFull Time
Astera Institute
Astera Institute: Conducts fundamental research in artificial intelligence and longevity science.
Ph.D. or equivalent in a relevant field; experience programming in Python; familiarity with Jax, Pytorch, NumPy, SciPy; research experience in computational/theoretical neuroscience; data analysis, statistics, or ML experience; ability to work independently and communicate results.
Python, Jax, Pytorch, NumPy, SciPy, C++, Linux, Git, high-performance computing environments
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Senior Research Scientist, Perception
Mountain View or San Francisco or Kirkland or New York City
$213k-$263k/yr HybridFull Time
Waymo
Waymo: Autonomous driving technology for ride-hailing and logistics.
2+ YOEMasters or PhD in CS/ML/Robotics, 2+ years industry or post-doc research experience in reinforcement learning or foundation models, strong publication record, experience with distributed training (Data parallel, FSDP), and scalable model evaluation and data pipelines.
Data parallel, FSDP
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ML Scientist I/II, Nucleic Acid Design
San Francisco, California, United States
$176k-$304k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lila Sciences
Lila Sciences: Develops an AI platform for autonomous scientific research and discovery.
PhD or equivalent experience in ML or quantitative field; hands-on ML for DNA/RNA, experience with sequence design, strong communication and collaboration skills.
PyTorch, JAX
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Research Scientist - Post-training / RL
San Francisco, California, United States
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Epsilon Health
Epsilon Health: Provides AI-powered radiology diagnostic services and medical imaging software.
6+ YOE6+ years in RL/post-training or multimodal ML, expertise in post-training and RL, experience with large multimodal models, distributed training, and research publication track record.
PyTorch, JAX, vLLM, SGLang, verl, TRL, OpenRLHF, Qwen-VL, InternVL, LLaVA
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Founding Research Scientist
San Francisco, California, United States
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Xterra AI
Xterra AI: A stealth-stage AI building agents and foundation models to solve complex scientific problems.
Hands-on ML experience training large models, reinforcement learning (RLHF/RLAIF), reward modeling, and ability to work across research and engineering.
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Member of Technical Staff (Research Scientist)
San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$500k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Anthrogen
Anthrogen: AI-driven platform for designing and validating synthetic proteins.
Proven original ML research track record, deep command of modern deep learning (generative models, architectures, optimization, scaling), and ability to run independent research from idea to result.
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Senior Research Scientist
San Francisco or New York or Toronto or Europe or San Francisco or North America
RemoteFull Time
Adaption
Adaption: Develops efficient AI systems that adapt in real-time.
4+ YOEPhD or equivalent; 4-5+ years industry experience; published in top ML conferences; deep expertise in model efficiency/real-time optimization; strong systems thinking; Python and DL frameworks; knowledge of RLHF/fine-tuning; industry lab with large-scale computing.
Python, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow
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Research Scientist - Frontier Benchmarks
Redwood City or Palo Alto or San Francisco
$200k-$325k/yr HybridFull Time
Snorkel AI
Snorkel AI: Software platform for programmatic AI data development and labeling.
Experience in AI/ML evaluation, NLP or related fields; strong communication; PhD preferred; cross-functional collaboration; startup environment.
Python, Pytorch, TensorFlow, NLP
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Senior Applied AI/ML Scientist
United States or San Francisco
$190k-$220k/yr RemoteFull Time
NobleAI
NobleAI: Science-based AI platform for industrial product R&D optimization.
Ph.D. in a STEM field required; ML coursework or degree; hands-on experience applying ML to scientific/engineering problems; strong Python and ML framework experience; ability to deploy models to production and communicate complex technical results.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, sklearn, Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP
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Research Scientist, Real-Time Interactivity / Inference
San Francisco, California, United States
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Reactor
Reactor: Building infrastructure for real-time generative world models.
PhD in ML/CS/robotics or equivalent; strong real-time video generation research; proficiency in PyTorch or JAX; strong publication record; experience with large-scale training/inference
PyTorch, JAX, CUDA, Triton