AI researcher

✍🏽 About Writer

Writer is the full-stack generative AI platform delivering transformative ROI for the world’s leading enterprises. Named one of the top 50 companies in AI by Forbes and one of the best places to work by Inc. Magazine, Writer empowers hundreds of customers like Accenture, Intuit, L’Oreal, Mars, Salesforce, and Vanguard to transform the way they work. 

Writer’s fully integrated solution makes it easy to deploy secure and reliable AI applications and agents that solve mission-critical business challenges.  Our suite of development tools is powered by Palmyra – Writer’s state-of-the-art family of LLMs — alongside our industry-leading graph-based RAG and customizable AI guardrails. 

Founded in 2020 with office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Austin, Chicago, and London, our team of over 250 employees thinks big and moves fast, and we’re looking for smart, hardworking builders and scalers to join us on our journey to create a better future of work.

📐 About this Role

Writer is seeking an experienced AI Researcher to join our dynamic AI Research team. This role involves conducting state-of-the-art AI research initiatives, with a focus on large language models and reasoning agents. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in advanced AI research and will contribute to the development and implementation of cutting-edge generative AI models and algorithms.

At Writer, we believe in using the power of AI to unlock the potential of the enterprise. With the help of our AI Research team, we can continue to build the most advanced language model available in the industry and revolutionize how companies interact with AI. We’re looking for a creative problem solver who has a deep understanding of generative AI and who can help us create powerful and meaningful applications our customers love.

If you’re passionate about using AI to transform the enterprise, then we want to hear from you.

🦸🏻‍♀️ Your Responsibilities

• Conduct Cutting-Edge Research: Contribute to groundbreaking projects, particularly in the development, training, and ethical application of advanced language models. Push the boundaries of what's possible in AI.

• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Keep up-to-date with the latest AI advancements and apply them to your work, ensuring Writer maintains its competitive edge.

• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with software engineers, data scientists, and other researchers to transform research into tangible evaluation metrics and product features, driving real-world impact.

• Develop and Optimize Models: Research, build, and train AI models, with a particular focus on large language models. Ensure efficient and effective model development using frameworks such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.

• Contribute to Publications: Participate in the publication of high-impact research papers and represent Writer at top-tier conferences and industry events.

• Ensure Ethical Application: Maintain a strong focus on the ethical implications of AI and ensure that all research and development aligns with best practices.
  

⭐️ Is This You?

• Advanced LLM Applied Research: Experience fine-tuning agentic models to improve their performance and utility. A keen understanding of context window efficiency and its impact on model effectiveness.

• Expert-Level Programming: Proficiency in Python, enabling you to tackle complex projects and optimize performance.

• Deep Expertise in AI Model Development: Extensive experience in researching, building, and training AI models, with a particular focus on large language models.

• Strong Publication Record: Significant contributions to the AI field, evidenced by publications in top-tier conferences and journals.

• Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Proven ability to collaborate effectively with remote and cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication and successful project execution.

✨ Preferred Skills and Experience

• Education: A Ph.D. or MS in Computer Science, AI, or a related field is highly preferred, but exceptional candidates with equivalent experience will also be considered.

• Experience with Scalable Applications: Experience building scalable applications with LLMs, using frameworks such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, etc.

• Depth of Knowledge with RAG Implementation: Expertise in RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) implementation and improvements.

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🍩 Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees)

• Generous PTO, plus company holidays

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family

• Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)

• Fertility and family planning support

• Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri

• Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options

• Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution

• Annual work-life stipends for:

  • Home office setup, cell phone, internet

  • Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.

  • Learning and development stipend

• Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites

• Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k

Writer is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to diversity. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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