AI Research Engineer

AI Research Engineers bridge research and production by implementing research papers, prototyping novel algorithms, and transferring research innovations into scalable systems. They combine strong research skills with production engineering expertise.

Key Responsibilities: • Implement state-of-the-art research papers • Prototype novel AI algorithms • Optimize research code for production • Collaborate with research scientists • Build internal research tools and frameworks • Contribute to open-source AI projects

Required Skills: PyTorch/JAX, research paper implementation, distributed training, optimization techniques, Python, C++, GPU programming, experiment tracking, technical writing, version control

Career Path: Junior research engineers implement papers under guidance. Mid-level engineers independently prototype research ideas. Senior engineers lead research-to-production transitions. Principal engineers define research engineering practices.

Top Hiring Companies: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta AI, Microsoft Research, Amazon Science, NVIDIA, Hugging Face, Stability AI, Cohere, AI21 Labs