1,441 research engineer jobs at 459 companies in Berkeley, CA

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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Python, PyTorch, Elasticsearch, LLMs
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Research Engineer
Redwood City, California, United States
$180k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
DatologyAI
DatologyAI: Automated data curation for efficient AI model training.
4+ YOEBachelor's or equivalent, 4+ years research lab experience, strong ML systems and distributed training background, software engineering and empirical research skills; PhD preferred; publication/open-source contributions valued.
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Research Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$350k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Console
Console: Automates IT support and internal operations using AI agents.
Experience building production AI systems, evals, model adaptation, and applied research engineering to improve agent behavior in real-world conditions.
Slack, Teams, DSPy, GEPA, LoRA, QLoRA, SFT, distillation, DPO, GRPO
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Research Scientist/ Research Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$160k-$350k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Collinear
Collinear: Builds simulation platforms to improve AI agent reliability.
Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in a technical field; strong software engineering; ML foundation models; RL or simulation experience; Python CLI-first development; reproducible research.
Python, Command Line, Reinforcement Learning, Simulation
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ML Research Engineer - Research
San Francisco or New York City
HybridFull Time
Achira
Achira: AI foundation models for atomistic simulation and drug discovery.
Strong software engineering, ML research experience, PyTorch/JAX, HPC, and PhD or equivalent work in ML/scientific computing.
PyTorch, JAX, Git, Python, HPC
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Research Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$180k-$280k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Greptile
Greptile: AI agents for autonomous code review and validation.
BS in Computer Science or equivalent, research experience with ML/LMs/agents, strong programming skills, and product intuition.
GitHub, LLMs
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Research Engineer, Infrastructure
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Cognition
Cognition: Developing autonomous AI agents for software engineering.
Build and operate distributed training infrastructure, experiment orchestration, data pipelines; collaborate with researchers; optimize performance.
Python, C++, PyTorch, Distributed Systems, GPU Profiling, Data Pipelines, Networking
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Research Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
$120k-$140k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Subsense
Subsense: Developing non-surgical, nanoparticle-based brain-computer interfaces.
0+ YOEDesign and build hardware/software systems; develop prototypes; integrate hardware, software, and control components; perform engineering tests.
MATLAB, Python, COMSOL, ANSYS
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Senior Research Engineer - Video Agents
San Francisco, California, United States
$220k-$280k/yr HybridFull Time, Temporary
Canva
Canva: Online graphic design platform for creating and editing visual content.
5+ YOE5+ years ML research or research engineering; experience shipping LLM-powered systems; Python and PyTorch; multimodal models; agent planning, memory, and evals; strong experimentation.
Python, PyTorch
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Research Engineer / Research Scientist - RE / RS - Proactivity
San Francisco, California, United States
$295k-$555k/yr HybridFull Time
OpenAI
OpenAI: Develops artificial intelligence models and generative AI software services.
Strong ML engineering and research experience with LLM post-training, reinforcement learning, dataset creation, evaluations, and ability to work in a large ML codebase.
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Research Engineer - MSL FAIR Foundations
Menlo Park or Seattle or New York City
$154k-$217k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Meta
MetaNASDAQ: META: Develops social networking platforms and virtual reality technologies.
3+ YOEBachelor's degree (or equivalent), 3+ years machine learning engineering/research experience, proficiency in Python and PyTorch, strong software engineering practices, and ability to work independently in fast-paced research environments.
Python, PyTorch
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Research Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$100k-$200k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Human Archive
Human Archive: A research lab focused on embodied intelligence and robotics backed by YC.
Master’s or PhD in robotics, computer vision, sensing systems, or related fields; published research in sensor fusion, perception systems, multimodal datasets, or embodied AI; experience with RGB-D, IMUs, motion capture, tactile sensing, or robotics systems; strong hardware intuition; experience with RL and real deployments.
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Research Engineer
New York or San Jose
$150k-$350k/yr HybridFull Time
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub: Builds AI-powered technologies for biomedical research and disease study.
3+ YOEExperience in building and scaling deep learning systems; strong engineering and scientific fundamentals; ability to handle ambiguity and iterate rapidly; excellent communication across technical and scientific audiences.
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Research Engineer
Berkeley or London or United States
$141k-$930k/yr HybridFull Time
Resolution
Resolution: Conducts research on aligning artificial superintelligence with human intent.
Strong software engineering with production Python, ML framework experience (PyTorch or Jax), distributed-training knowledge, ability to ship complex systems, bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in CS/physics/math/ML, and motivation for ASI alignment.
Python, PyTorch, Jax, CUDA, Slack
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Research Engineer, Benchmarks
San Francisco or Singapore
OnsiteFull Time
HUD
HUD: Platform for reinforcement learning environments and AI agent evaluations.
Proficiency in Python,Docker,Linux; experience building benchmarks and evals; strong communication; research or publication experience preferred.
Python, Docker, Linux, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor
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Research Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Altara
Altara: Building a scientific intelligence platform for physical R&D.
Experience in applying AI/ML engineering, multi-agent workflows, multimodal data, or knowledge retrieval systems; strong product-minded and customer-focused mindset.
Python, Machine Learning, Multimodal data, LLM, Knowledge retrieval
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Research Engineer
Union City, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
FANUC America
FANUC AmericaTokyo Stock Exchange: 6954: Manufactures industrial robots and factory automation systems.
3+ YOEMaster's in electrical/ mechanical, computer engineering, robotics or related field; 3 years in software and/or mechanical design; strong drive control knowledge; Python and MATLAB experience.
Python, MATLAB
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Staff Research Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$144k-$246k/yr HybridFull Time
AMD
AMDNASDAQ: AMD: Designs and manufactures computer processors and graphics technology.
Proven research record with publications/code releases, strong programming (C++, HIP/CUDA, Rust, Python, Triton, Verilog), deep hardware and architecture knowledge, concurrency expertise, strong analytical/problem-solving, self-starter; advanced ECE degree preferred.
C++, HIP/CUDA, Rust, Python, Triton, Verilog
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Research Engineer
Menlo Park, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Fundamental Research Labs
Fundamental Research Labs: Building autonomous, collaborative, and socially intelligent AI agents.
Curious, technically strong candidates (AI/CS or STEM backgrounds) able to learn quickly; suitable for recent grads; customers mainly in finance.
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Research Platform Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
$200k-$300k/yr HybridFull Time
World Labs
World Labs: Building foundational AI models to perceive and simulate 3D worlds.
5+ YOE5+ years building and shipping production systems; strong in at least one area of ML infra, distributed systems, data systems, or research tooling; Python expert; experience with ML researchers; high ownership mindset.
Python, C++, CUDA, Rust, Go
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Principal Research Engineer
Santa Clara, California, United States
$111k-$206k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Roche
RocheSIX Swiss Exchange: ROG: Develops and manufactures pharmaceutical medicines and diagnostic solutions.
7+ YOEDegree in mechanical/electrical/biomedical engineering with extensive industry experience (examples: 7+ years for BS), hands-on experience with fluidic systems, Python proficiency, SolidWorks, experimental design, prototyping, and troubleshooting.
Python, SolidWorks, CFD, FEA, CAD