Staff Applied Researcher

Discover Financial
San Francisco, Cambridge, San Jose, New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 306,300 - 349,500 annuallyFunction: Research & Scientific (R&D)Experience: 4-6 yearsEducation: phdSkills: ["Leadership","Mentorship","Innovative thinking","Creativity","Interpersonal communication"]

Build and deploy AI foundation models for customer-facing banking experiences, working with data scientists, software and machine learning engineers, and product managers. Advance applied research across design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation, while defining and steward novel research directions. Use tools such as PyTorch, Hugging Face, Lightning, and AWS Ultraclusters, and translate complex research into tangible business goals as an IC leader and external research representative.

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Staff Applied Researcher

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Job Summary

Build and deploy AI foundation models for customer-facing banking experiences, working with data scientists, software and machine learning engineers, and product managers. Advance applied research across design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation, while defining and steward novel research directions. Use tools such as PyTorch, Hugging Face, Lightning, and AWS Ultraclusters, and translate complex research into tangible business goals as an IC leader and external research representative.
Location: San Francisco, Cambridge, San Jose, New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Research & Scientific (R&D)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with data scientists, software engineers, machine learning engineers, and product managers to deliver AI-powered products for customer interactions.
  • •Leverage technologies such as PyTorch, AWS Ultraclusters, Hugging Face, and Lightning to extract insights from large volumes of numeric and textual data.
  • •Build AI foundation models through design, training, evaluation, validation, and implementation phases.
  • •Engage in high-impact applied research to advance from state-of-the-art AI developments to next-generation customer experiences.
  • •Define and steward novel research directions that expand the organization’s long-term scientific agenda and support deployable capabilities.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 306,300 - 349,500 annually

Key Requirements

  • •PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Mathematics, or a related field plus 4 years of experience in Applied Research, or an MS plus 6 years of applied research experience.
  • •Hands-on experience developing AI foundation models and solutions using open-source tools and cloud computing platforms.
  • •Deep understanding of AI methodology foundations and experience building large deep learning models (e.g., language, images, events, or graphs).
  • •Experience with training optimization and/or related topics such as self-supervised learning, robustness, explainability, and RLHF.
  • •Ability to own and pursue a research agenda, selecting impactful research problems and running long-running projects independently.
Experience:4-6 yearsMachine learningDeep learningAI researchOpen source
Education:PhD / Doctorate
Skills:LeadershipMentorshipInnovative thinkingCreativityInterpersonal communication
Tech Stack:PyTorchAWSAWS UltraclustersHugging FaceLightningPytorch-geometricDGLOpen-sourceCloud computing

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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