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Research scientists and research engineers working on models, agents, and applied ML inside early speedrun companies. Updated daily from each company.

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AI Researcher
Improbable · Remote - International · Full Time
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Security Scientist
Figma · San Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United States
$140k - $348k View role →
Wargaming Research Systems Specialist (Game Designer)
Anduril Industries · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Research Intern
Cantina · Singapore · Intern
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Machine Learning Intern
Cantina · Singapore · Intern
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Research Engineer, Audio and Speech
Decagon · San Francisco · Full Time
$200k - $400k View role →
Research Engineer, Safety
Decagon · San Francisco · Full Time
$200k - $400k View role →
Senior Research Engineer, Safety
Decagon · San Francisco · Full Time
$200k - $400k View role →
Applied AI Research Scientist
Sardine · North America · Full Time
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Research Strategy Lead
Sprig · San Francisco, CA · Full Time
$165k - $200k View role →
Computational Scientist, Differentiable Physics
Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA · Full Time
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PhD Autonomy Engineer Intern - Computer Vision / Deep Learning Summer 2027
Skydio · Zurich, Switzerland · Intern
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Staff Consultant, Research
Komodo Health · United States
$160k - $195k View role →
Research Scientist
Anduril Industries · Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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Senior Advanced Research Scientist
Anduril Industries · Broomfield, Colorado, United States +1
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Research Scientist/Research Engineer, Materials
Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA · Full Time
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ML Researcher - Posttraining
krea.ai · San Francisco · Full Time
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ML Researcher - Image / Video Diffusion
krea.ai · San Francisco · Full Time
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Senior Research Scientist, Target Tracking
Anduril Industries · Broomfield, Colorado, United States +1
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Research Scientist, Battlespace Awareness
Anduril Industries · Broomfield, Colorado, United States +1
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Senior User Researcher II (12-Month Maternity Leave Coverage)
Wrapbook · Remote - Canada Only · Full Time
CA$149k - CA$205k View role →
Research Engineer, Agentic Systems
Mirage · Union Square, New York City · Full Time
$175k - $300k View role →
Senior Bioinformatics Research Engineer
Freenome · Brisbane, California
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Founding Research Engineer
Luvu · San Francisco, CA · Full Time
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Research Scientist
Counsel Health · New York Office (Flatiron) · Full Time
$165k - $220k View role →
User Research Associate (UX)
Sleeper · San Francisco · Full Time
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Research Engineer - Data Infrastructure
ElevenLabs · United Kingdom · Full Time
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Research Engineer - Web Crawlers
ElevenLabs · United Kingdom · Full Time
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Research Engineer - Inference
ElevenLabs · United Kingdom · Full Time
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Research, General Agents
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Research, Coding Agents
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Staff Applied Scientist - Metalab
KoBold Metals · Remote
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Research, Post-Training Evals
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Senior Scientist, Cardiac Modeling
Insitro · South San Francisco, CA · Full Time
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Clinical Research Assistant
knownwell · Boston, MA · Full Time
$45k - $60k View role →
Clinical Research Coordinator
knownwell · Boston, MA · Full Time
$60k - $80k View role →
Member of Technical Staff - Research & Post-training
Preference Model · San Francisco · Full Time
$200k - $350k View role →
Research, Safety
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Research Engineer, Model Evaluation and Improvement
Benchling · San Francisco, CA · Full Time
$136k - $265k View role →
Applied Research Scientist, AI Research
Descript · San Francisco, CA or Remote, US
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Research Scientist, Speech Technologies (Senior, Staff, Senior Staff)
Hippocratic AI · Menlo Park, CA · Full Time
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Research Scientist - Humanoid Robotics
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale · Full Time
$250k - $423k View role →
Research, RL Scaling
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Senior Field Application Scientist
Ultima Genomics · Remote US
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Staff Gen AI Research Scientist 
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States +2
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Senior Development Scientist I
Freenome · Brisbane, California
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Wargaming Research & Systems Analyst — White Cell
Anduril Industries · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates +1
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Wargaming Research & Systems Analyst — Red Cell
Anduril Industries · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates +1
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Wargaming Research & Systems Analyst — Red Cell Lead
Anduril Industries · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates +1
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Wargaming Research & Systems Analyst (WRSA)
Anduril Industries · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates +1
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Research Engineer, Generative Video
Mirage · Union Square, New York City · Full Time
$175k - $300k View role →
Research Engineer, Lab Automation
Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA · Full Time
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Research Engineer - New Grad (2027)
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale · Full Time
$140k - $200k View role →
Sr. Research Associate - Gene Therapy
Dyno Therapeutics · Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
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Applied ML Scientist
SentiLink · United States · Full Time
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Lead Wargaming Research & Systems Analyst (WRSA)
Anduril Industries · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates +1
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Research Engineer, Midtraining
Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA · Full Time
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Senior Research Associate
Freenome · Brisbane, California
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Research Engineer, Semiconductor
Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA · Full Time
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Applied Scientist, PhD New Grad
SentiLink · United States · Full Time
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Research Scientist, PhD New Grad
SentiLink · United States · Full Time
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Quantitative Researcher, PhD New Grad
SentiLink · United States · Full Time
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Quantitative Scientist, PhD New Grad
SentiLink · United States · Full Time
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Research, ML
Exa · Singapore · Full Time
S$90k - S$300k View role →
Applied Healthcare Researcher
Protege · Remote · Full Time
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Postdoctoral Clinical Research Scientist
Slingshot AI · New York · Full Time
$65k - $80k View role →
Research, Post-Training
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Senior User Experience Researcher
Anduril Industries · Irvine, California, United States +1
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Research Engineer, Infrastructure, Inference
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Research, Pre-Training Data
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Research, Audio Expertise
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Research Engineer, Infrastructure, Numerics
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Research, Vision Expertise
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Research Engineer, Infrastructure, Kernels
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Research Engineer, Infrastructure, Training Systems
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco · Full Time
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Research Scientist
Anduril Industries · Huntsville, Alabama, United States
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Member of Technical Staff, Research
Primitive Labs · San Francisco, CA · Full Time
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Applied Scientist, Reinforcement Learning (Mid, Senior, Staff)
Hippocratic AI · Menlo Park, CA · Full Time
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Business Intelligence and Research Manager
Cape · New York, NY · Full Time
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Research Scientist, Data
Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA · Full Time
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Simulation Researcher/Engineer
Luma AI · Redwood City, CA · Full Time
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Research Scientist - World Model
Luma AI · Redwood City, CA · Full Time
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Research Scientist / Engineer – Training Infrastructure
Luma AI · Redwood City, CA · Full Time
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Research Scientist / Engineer – Reinforcement Learning Infrastructure
Luma AI · Redwood City, CA · Full Time
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Research Scientist / Engineer – Performance Optimization
Luma AI · Redwood City, CA · Full Time
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Research Scientist / Engineer – Foundation Model: Core Research
Luma AI · Redwood City, CA · Full Time
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Research Scientist / Engineer — Foundation Model (Agent)
Luma AI · Redwood City, CA · Full Time
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Product Manager, Applied Research
Luma AI · Redwood City, CA · Full Time
$225k - $325k View role →
Research Scientist - 3D Vision and Generation, Self-Driving
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale · Full Time
$126k - $423k View role →
Research Associate I/II
Freenome · Brisbane, California
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Research Scientist I/II
Freenome · Brisbane, California
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Research Associate I/II
Freenome · Brisbane, California
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Research Engineer
Decagon · San Francisco · Full Time
$200k - $400k View role →
Senior or Staff User Researcher
Harvey · San Francisco · Full Time
$159k - $265k View role →
Applied Scientist, AI
Sprinter Health · San Francisco, CA · Full Time
$180k - $260k View role →
Applied Scientist, Optimization & Logistics
Sprinter Health · San Francisco, CA · Full Time
$160k - $220k View role →
AI Research Scientist
Sprinter Health · San Francisco, CA · Full Time
$160k - $220k View role →
Applied Scientist
Dialpad · Vancouver, Canada
CA$162k - CA$192k View role →
Applied Scientist
Dialpad · Kitchener, Canada
CA$146k - CA$173k View role →
Computational Scientist, Structural & Thermal
Periodic Labs · Menlo Park, CA · Full Time
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