webAI

AI Research Scientist

Austin, TX

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 91 days ago

PythonMachine LearningDeep LearningNLPA/B TestingIntellectual PropertyResearchExperimental DesignLeadership

About the role

The AI Research Scientist will work within webAI's Intelligence Lab as the "brain" of development.
Their primary objective is to push the boundaries of what is possible.
This individual will work closely with research leadership and applied AI teams to advance scientific discovery while ensuring that innovations translate into real-world impact.

Algorithm Development: Design and train novel architectures (e.g., Transformers, State-Space Models, Diffusion) to solve complex business problems.
Experimental Design: Lead the hypothesis-testing phase, defining evaluation benchmarks and loss functions that align with human intent.
Literature Leadership: Stay at the bleeding edge of ArXiv and academic conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR) to implement or improve upon the latest research.
Prototyping: Build "proof-of-concept" models that demonstrate a significant leap in accuracy, speed, or reasoning capability.
Knowledge Transfer: Document findings and mentor engineers on the mathematical nuances of the models.
Design and train novel architectures (e.g., Transformers, State-Space Models, Diffusion) to solve complex business problems.
Lead the hypothesis-testing phase, defining evaluation benchmarks and loss functions that align with human intent.
Stay at the bleeding edge of ArXiv and academic conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR) to implement or improve upon the latest research.
Build "proof-of-concept" models that demonstrate a significant leap in accuracy, speed, or reasoning capability.
While they collaborate with engineers, their success is measured by the novelty and efficacy of their models, often operating in a high-uncertainty environment.

Technical Depth: Mastery of linear algebra, calculus, and probability
deep proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks.
Education: PhD in Machine Learning, Mathematics, Physics, or a highly quantitative field.
We at webAI are committed to living out the core values we have put in place as the foundation on which we operate as a team. We seek individuals who exemplify the following:
Truth - Emphasizing transparency and honesty in every interaction and decision.
Ownership - Taking full responsibility for one's actions and decisions, demonstrating commitment to the success of our clients.
Tenacity - Persisting in the face of challenges and setbacks, continually striving for excellence and improvement.
Humility - Maintaining a respectful and learning-oriented mindset, acknowledging the strengths and contributions of others.

We strive to provide competitive benefits to all employees.
The benefits listed in this posting generally apply to U.S.-based employees.
For employees hired outside the United States, benefits may vary based on local law, country-specific requirements, and the employment platform or entity through which the employee is hired.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package
Equity options
$200/month Health & Wellness stipend
Continuing Education support
$500/year Function Health subscription
Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Parental leave for eligible employees
Supplemental life insurance
We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.

webAI is pioneering the future of artificial intelligence by establishing the first distributed AI infrastructure dedicated to personalized AI.
We recognize the evolving demands of a data-driven society for scalability and flexibility, and we firmly believe that the future of AI lies in distributed processing at the edge, bringing computation closer to the source of data generation.
We are developing an end-to-end platform that is secure, scalable, and fully under the control of our users, empowering enterprises with AI that understands their unique business.
We are a team driven by truth, ownership, tenacity, and humility, and we seek individuals who resonate with these core values and are passionate about shaping the next generation of AI.
Our mission is to build a future where a company's valuable data and intellectual property remain entirely private, enabling the deployment of large-scale AI models directly on standard consumer hardware without compromising the information embedded within those models.

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