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AI Research Engineer

AI Research ScientistMachine Learning EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 11-50Since 2023H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

37 days ago

Salary

$200K - $250K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishPython

Job Description

AI Research Engineer

Dropzone AI

• Design and implement advanced multi-step reasoning agents (tool use, planning, reflection, self-improvement loops) • Develop frameworks for multi-agent coordination and task decomposition • Improve reliability, latency, and cost efficiency of agent execution • Architect short-term and long-term memory subsystems (episodic, semantic, retrieval-based, hybrid) • Define and implement evaluation frameworks for agent performance (task success, reasoning quality, robustness) • Translate latest community research ideas into production-grade systems

Job Requirements

  • 5+ years in software engineering, with at least 1+ year applying GenAI in production
  • Proven experience building or researching: Agent frameworks / tool-using LLMs Memory / retrieval systems (RAG, vector DBs, hybrid retrieval)
  • Expert Python developer
  • Familiar with openclaw and Claude Code harness architecture
  • Early-stage startup mindset. You thrive on ambiguity and move with lightspeed execution

Benefits

  • company paid health insurance
  • 401K Plan with employer match
  • Self-Managed PTO
  • parental leave
  • more

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