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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 - 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, Lab Automation
Menlo Park or San Francisco
$200k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Periodic Labs
Periodic Labs: Builds autonomous laboratories for AI-driven scientific discovery.
PhD or equivalent research experience in materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or related field; materials lab hardware expertise; Python proficiency; and ability to translate scientific workflows into automation requirements.
Python, Electronic Lab Notebooks, LIMS
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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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Sr. Research Engineer
San Francisco or San Jose
$165k-$313k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Adobe
AdobeNASDAQ: ADBE: Provides software for digital media creation and marketing analytics
Experience building large-scale audio/video data pipelines, strong audio domain knowledge, generative-ML research experience, data acquisition/licensing and evaluation skills, and excellent communication.
Firefly, GenStudio
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AI Research Engineer
New York City or London or Zurich or Palo Alto or Copenhagen
$200k-$400k/yr HybridFull Time
Normal Computing
Normal Computing: Building probabilistic AI and thermodynamic computing for semiconductor design.
PhD in CS, AI, or ML or equivalent research experience; publications preferred. Requires Python, ML frameworks, research systems, evaluation harnesses, data curation, reproducibility, and clear communication.
Python, PyTorch, JAX, Hugging Face, CleanRL, RLlib, AutoGen, LangGraph, CrewAI, Transformers
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Machine Learning Research Engineer
Redwood City or Palo Alto
$140k-$240k/yr HybridFull Time
WindBorne Systems
WindBorne Systems: Operates smart weather balloons to provide global atmospheric data.
Strong ML research and engineering skills with Python and PyTorch, experience with large messy datasets, research taste, and ability to convert experiments into reusable systems.
Python, PyTorch
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Materials Research Engineer -- Principal Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$158k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Western Digital
Western DigitalNASDAQ: WDC: Design and manufacture data storage devices and systems.
Ph.D. in materials science, physics, electrical engineering, or related field; expertise in emerging materials and devices; hands-on UHV deposition and film characterization experience; nanofabrication and research project leadership skills.
Ultra-high vacuum (UHV), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
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Security Research Engineer
Fulton or Ann Arbor or Atlanta or Austin or Boston or Cary or San Jose
$136k-$195k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cisco
CiscoNASDAQ: CSCO: Develops and sells networking hardware and cybersecurity software.
BS degree, experience in threat or malware research and analysis, scripting with Python, familiarity with Windows/Linux/macOS telemetry, strong communication and critical thinking.
Python, Windows, Linux, macOS
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Research Engineer, Winslow, DeepMind
Mountain View, California, United States
$174k-$253k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Google
GoogleNASDAQ: GOOGL: Provides online search, advertising, cloud computing, and consumer electronics.
3+ YOEBachelor's in CS or equivalent, 3+ years deep learning research experience, publications in top venues, strong Python and deep learning framework skills, experience with generative models and spoken dialog/RL preferred.
Python, JAX, PyTorch
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Robotics Research Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
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Trener Robotics
Trener Robotics: Developing AI software for industrial robotic systems.
Establish and operate a local robotics research lab, translate experimental designs into physical setups, collect demonstration data, train and deploy learned policies to hardware, and develop supporting software pipelines.
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Research Engineer - Training Platform
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Rhoda AI
Rhoda AI: Developing generalist robotic intelligence for real-world industrial automation.
Strong software engineering with MLOps or ML platform experience; distributed training frameworks; experiment tracking and artifact management; GPU cluster management; reliability engineering.
PyTorch, DeepSpeed, Megatron, Slurm, Kubernetes, Weights & Biases, MLflow, Ray, AWS, GCP, Azure
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Research Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Palo Alto or San Francisco
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Mistral AI
Mistral AI: Developing frontier artificial intelligence models and enterprise AI solutions.
4+ YOE4+ years in data infrastructure/MLOps or infrastructure engineering; proficiency in Python; experience with Kubernetes and distributed systems; knowledge of large-scale compute and storage platforms.
Python, Kubernetes, SLURM
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Tactile AI Research Engineer - Special Projects (Robotics)
Santa Clara, California, United States
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Apple
AppleNASDAQ: AAPL: Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Expertise in mechatronics, controls, haptics, robotics, simulation, and machine learning; hands-on software and hardware integration; strong research and engineering background.
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Senior Research Engineer - AI-Native Online Datastore Systems
San Jose, California, United States
$213k-$450k/yr OnsiteFull Time
TikTok
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
Research background (PhD or thesis-based Master's), proficiency in Python and Go/C++/Java, expertise in LLM application engineering, distributed systems knowledge, and experience translating research into production.
Python, Go, C++, Java, gdpa-cli, lark-cli, Agent Box
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Staff AI Research Engineer
San Jose, California, United States
$190k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Archer
ArcherNYSE: ACHR: Develops electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for urban mobility.
MS or PhD in CS or Computer Engineering with strong emphasis on AI/ML; strong ML frameworks; Transformer and multimodal models expertise; production-ready research experience.
PyTorch, TensorFlow, Transformers, Multimodal models, Diffusion models
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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
Accenture
AccentureNYSE: ACN: Global professional services firm providing consulting and technology solutions.
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 Research Engineer, 3D vision
San Jose, California, United States
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ByteDance
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
MS/PhD in CS or related field, research/practical experience in 3D computer vision (face/body), strong algorithm design, publications preferred, proficient in C/C++ and Python.
C/C++, Python, Nerf, Codec Avatar
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Security Research Engineer, AI Safety and Security Engineering
Santa Clara or North Carolina or Tennessee or New York or California or Florida
$152k-$242k/yr HybridFull Time
NVIDIA
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
5+ YOE5+ years security research or software engineering experience; hands-on vulnerability research, fuzzing or program analysis in C, C++, or Python; strong judgment on fix correctness and revalidation.
C, C++, Python, LLM
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HPE Labs - Research Engineer
Milpitas, California, United States
$120k-$243k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard EnterpriseNYSE: HPE: Provides global edge-to-cloud technology solutions and IT infrastructure services.
Ph.D. in Computer Science or Electrical/Computer Engineering; strong distributed systems, HPC, AI workloads; programming in C/C++, Python; Linux kernel, Open vSwitch; CUDA, PyTorch, Kubernetes; network protocols.
C/C++, Python, Linux, CUDA, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Kubernetes, KNative, Open vSwitch, DPDK, eBPF, IP, TCP/UDP, P4, 5G, USRP
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