Applied Researcher II (AI Foundations)
Core
Building AI foundation models and high-impact applied research to reimagine customer experiences in banking.
Role type
Senior Applied Researcher (AI Foundations)
Builds
Production AI foundation models, libraries, and scalable AI infrastructure for banking products.
Domain
Financial Services / Artificial Intelligence / Deep Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Deep learning model development, training optimization, self-supervised learning, robustness, explainability, RLHF, open-source frameworks, cloud computing, research agenda ownership, large-scale data handling
Preferred skills
Geometric deep learning (GNNs, sequential models), scaling graph models to 50m+ nodes, large-scale recommender systems, real-time streaming environments, LLM fine-tuning (SFT, Instruction-Tuning), transfer learning, dataset curation, tokenization
Technologies
PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, HuggingFace, Lightning, VectorDBs
Responsibilities
Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products, build AI foundation models through design to implementation, engage in high-impact applied research, translate technical complexity into business goals, own and pursue independent research agendas
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with research leadership
