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Research Engineer, Applied Machine Learning
- Position
- Research Engineer (L4)
- Department
- Applied Research
- Location
- Remote-first, global
- Type
- Full-time, permanent
- Salary
- $95,000 – $130,000
- Reports to
- Head of Applied Research
Applications close 30 September 2026
ApplyAbout the role
Research that ships
We sit between the lab and production. Papers matter here, but so does the pull request that puts the finding in front of a user.
Role overview
You will join a six-person applied research group working on retrieval, evaluation, and model reliability. The work runs end to end: framing the question, building the dataset, running the experiment, then shipping the result as a service other teams depend on.
Expect roughly half your week in code and half in analysis and writing. We publish internal findings every fortnight and externally two or three times a year.
6
People on the team
14d
Average time to offer
3
Interview stages
What you will do
- Design and run experiments on retrieval and evaluation pipelines
- Turn research prototypes into services with real uptime targets
- Build and maintain benchmark datasets the whole company uses
- Write up findings so a non-specialist can act on them
- Review code and methodology across the research group
Required qualifications
- 3+ years building data or ML systems in production
- Strong Python; comfortable in PyTorch or JAX
- Degree in CS, statistics, physics, or equivalent practical experience
- Solid grounding in experimental design and statistics
- Clear written English, since much of the work is written down
Preferred skills
- Published work, open source, or a public research notebook
- Experience with distributed training or large-scale inference
- Familiarity with vector databases and retrieval evaluation
- Background in a scientific domain outside computing
- Mentoring or teaching experience
Benefits & perks
What we put behind the work
Practical support, stated plainly, with no asterisks attached.
Genuine flexible hours
Four hours of overlap with the team, the rest is yours to arrange.
Research days
One day a fortnight for work you choose, with time to write it up.
Health cover
Medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependants from day one.
Learning budget
$3,000 a year for conferences, courses, and books, approved in a day.
Home lab budget
Machine of your choice plus a setup allowance for desk and chair.
Time to publish
Paid conference travel and support for external papers and talks.
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