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Applied Researcher 4 (AI Foundations, LLM Core and Agentic AI)

San Jose, CA, USFull-time$219k2026-10-13 → 2026-11-10
Visa sponsorship offered

Core

Building AI foundation models (LLMs, agentic AI) and production systems to transform customer banking experiences.

Role type

Senior Applied Researcher (AI Foundations/LLM Core)

Builds

Production AI systems, foundation models, and scalable AI infrastructure for banking.

Domain

Financial Services / Large Language Models / Deep Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Deep learning model development, LLM pre-training, training optimization, self-supervised learning, RLHF, model evaluation, open-source tooling, cloud computing, research agenda ownership

Preferred skills

LLM training from scratch (10B+ params), model sparsification/quantization, instruction tuning, deep learning theory publications, compiler design

Technologies

PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, HuggingFace, Lightning

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI products, build foundation models through full lifecycle, conduct high-impact applied research, translate technical complexity to business goals, collaborate on tech reports/publications

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with research leadership