CareerPlan

Applied Researcher 5 (AI Foundations)

New York, NY, USFull-time$263k–$300k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-11
Based in United StatesVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Building AI foundation models and applying state-of-the-art AI research to create production systems that transform customer experiences in banking.

Role type

Senior Applied Researcher (AI Foundations)

Builds

Production AI systems, foundation models, and scalable ML 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, large-scale model training, open-source tools, cloud computing platforms

Preferred skills

LLM pre-training, model finetuning, compiler design, deep learning theory publications, NLP research

Technologies

PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Huggingface, Lightning

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products, build AI foundation models through all development phases, engage in high-impact applied research, lead research threads bridging prototype and deployment.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with research leadership