Principal Applied Scientist, Agentic AI

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United StatesFull-TimePrincipal
Salary181,800 - 305,700 USD per year
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Job Details

Required Skills
Machine LearningLLM

Requirements

  • PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, or a related field.
  • Expertise in post-training techniques such as SFT, DPO, RLHF, RLAIF, and preference modeling.
  • Expertise in evaluation and monitoring of aligned models, including human/AI feedback loops and safety metrics.
  • Proficiency with modern transformer-based models including LLMs and multimodal models.
  • Familiarity with vector search and orchestration frameworks.
  • Experience working with cross-functional partners in regulated domains such as finance or healthcare.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership and ability to mentor senior staff.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical ideas to expert and non-expert audiences.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical direction and strategy for RL post-training of production models.
  • Design and implement post-training pipelines using supervised fine-tuning, preference modeling, and RL alignment approaches like RLHF, RLAIF, or DPO.
  • Develop reward models and objective formulations to balance helpfulness, safety, fairness, and compliance.
  • Translate behavioral signals into training, reward, and evaluation signals.
  • Partner with model and platform teams to improve efficiency, robustness, and evaluation frameworks.
  • Mentor applied scientists and engineers in RL and post-training methods.
  • Represent the company through external thought leadership, talks, or publications.
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