CareerPlan

Applied Researcher 5

New York, NY, USFull-time$263k–$327k2026-11-10 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · United StatesVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Building AI foundation models and conducting high-impact applied research to develop production systems for real-time, intelligent customer experiences in banking.

Role type

Senior Applied Researcher (AI/ML)

Builds

AI foundation models, production ML systems, and scalable AI infrastructure for banking products.

Domain

Financial Services / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Deep learning model development, training optimization, self-supervised learning, explainability, RLHF, open-source frameworks, cloud computing, research agenda ownership, cross-functional leadership

Preferred skills

Generative AI (LLMs, Diffusion models), geometric deep learning, graph neural networks, large-scale model training (10B+ parameters), model sparsification/quantization, fine-tuning for recommendation/search, scaling to 100M+ users

Technologies

PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, HuggingFace, Lightning, Kubernetes, KubeRay, PyTorch-Geometric, DGL

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver AI-powered products; build AI foundation models through design, training, evaluation, and implementation; engage in high-impact applied research; lead research threads bridging prototype development and deployment; translate scientific insights into production impact.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with research leadership