Artificial Intelligence Researcher

We're partnering with a well-funded, early-stage AI startup that's building one of the most ambitious AI research companies in the world.They're looking for an exceptional AI Researcher/ Research Scientist to lead the next generation of multimodal foundation models that combine video, audio, images, text and structured data into intelligent AI systems capable of understanding and automating real-world work.This is not a traditional AI research / Research Scientist position.You'll work directly with the founder to define the company's core research direction while helping build the next generation of enterprise AI systems.What You'll Work On• Multimodal Representation Learning• Foundation Models• Large Language Models (LLMs)• Omni Models• Vision-Language Models (VLMs)• Video Models• AI Agents• Agentic AI• Enterprise AI• Generative AI• Deep Learning• Representation Learning• Multimodal Learning• Computer Vision• Machine Learning• Reinforcement LearningYou'll help train AI models across multiple modalities including:• Video• Images• Audio• Text• Structured data• Large-scale multimodal datasetsWhat We're Looking For• 3-6+ years of AI Research or Machine Learning experience• Deep expertise in one or more of:Multimodal AIRepresentation LearningFoundation ModelsVision-Language Models (VLMs)Large Language Models (LLMs)Computer VisionDeep LearningSelf-Supervised LearningReinforcement LearningPyTorchCUDADistributed TrainingGPU OptimizationPython• Experience training models across multiple modalities• Experience publishing or conducting frontier AI research• Ability to thrive in highly ambiguous, fast-moving startup environments• High ownership and strong research intuitionBonus PointsWe're especially interested in candidates who have:• Built or trained multimodal foundation models• Experience with video generation or multimodal research• Worked at frontier AI labs or elite AI startups• Published impactful research in multimodal AI• World-class achievement in another discipline including Olympiads, competitive programming, quantitative trading, chess, athletics or entrepreneurship. Why This Opportunity Stands Out• Top-of-market compensation ($250K-$500K USD)• Meaningful equity (up to approximately 5%)• Visa sponsorship available• Direct collaboration with the founder• One of the first research hires• Ability to influence the company's core AI architecture• Opportunity to define research strategy rather than execute someone else's roadmap• Small, elite technical team solving frontier AI problems• Well-funded pre-seed company with the capital and ambition to hire world-class talent.If you're passionate about building the future of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Multimodal AI, Foundation Models, and Generative AI, I'd love to connect.#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIResearch #ResearchScientist #MachineLearning #MachineLearningResearch #DeepLearning #FoundationModels #LLM #LargeLanguageModels #MultimodalAI #RepresentationLearning #VisionLanguageModels #VLM #ComputerVision #GenerativeAI #GenAI #AgenticAI #DeepLearningResearch #PyTorch #CUDA #Python #ResearchJobs #StartupJobs #TechJobs #Hiring #SanFrancisco #BayAreaJobs #FrontierAI #AIEngineer #MLResearch #OpenAI #Anthropic #GoogleDeepMind #PhysicalAI