AI Research Scientist
webAI is an Austin-based sovereign AI company developing local-first, specialized AI systems that organizations can build, deploy, and operate on infrastructure they own.
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About webAI
webAI provides collaborative intelligence software centered on the webAI App, specialized Personas, and its Intelligence Delivery Network. Its platform is designed to keep intelligence close to organizational data and hardware, support private and specialized models, and enable teams to build, share, and improve AI without relying exclusively on centralized cloud systems.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
Conduct hands-on AI research in a high-uncertainty environment by designing and training novel architectures, defining benchmarks and loss functions, evaluating emerging research, building proof-of-concept models, documenting findings, and mentoring engineers on mathematical aspects of models.
Requirements
- 5+ years of postdoctoral or industrial research experience, or equivalent university experience, with a track record of publications or significant model releases.
- Mastery of linear algebra, calculus, and probability.
- Deep proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks.
- PhD in Machine Learning, Mathematics, Physics, or a highly quantitative field.
Responsibilities
- Design and train novel architectures, including Transformers, State-Space Models, and Diffusion models, to solve complex business problems.
- Lead hypothesis testing by defining evaluation benchmarks and loss functions aligned with human intent.
- Review and apply or improve upon current research from ArXiv and academic conferences.
- Build proof-of-concept models that improve accuracy, speed, or reasoning capability.
- Document findings and mentor engineers on the mathematical nuances of models.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package
- 401(k) match
- Equity options
- $200/month Health & Wellness stipend
- Continuing Education support
- $500/year Function Health subscription
- Free parking for in-office employees
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Parental leave for eligible employees
- Supplemental life insurance
