Applied Researcher 2/ Senior Applied Researcher

United States, Washington, Redmond💼 Full-time🗓 2026-05-20 → 2026-09-26

Core

Conduct research on the future of AI for developers, staying current with literature and product advances in AI for software engineering.

Role type

Senior Applied Researcher (AI for Software Engineering)

Builds

Large-scale ML experiments and models for developer tools

Domain

Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Large Language Models (LLM)

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

LLM research, CodeLLM experience, Code agent development, AI IDE integration, academic paper publication, top conference participation

Preferred skills

Doctorate in relevant field, 3+ years research/industrial experience with LLM

Technologies

LLM, CodeLLM, Code agents, AI IDEs

Responsibilities

Contribute to projects on the future of AI for developers, stay up to date with research literature and product advances, build and manage large-scale ML experiments and models

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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