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Toptal

The World's Top Talent, On Demand®

AI Researcher

AI Research ScientistMachine Learning EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2010H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Argentina

Posted

12 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Postgraduate Degree5 yrs expEnglishPythonPyTorch

Job Description

AI Researcher

Toptal

• Advance research on agentic AI systems trained on real-world interaction signals and multimodal data. • Design and experiment with learning paradigms for large-scale models, including RAG, supervised fine-tuning, RLHF, DPO, and GRPO-style methods. • Develop multimodal representation learning approaches, including joint embedding spaces across text, audio, logs, and structured interaction traces. • Improve speech and audio intelligence capabilities, including STT, ASR, and audio-driven learning signals. • Research methods for enhancing agent reasoning, planning, tool use, and adaptation in real-world environments. • Define how complex behavioral and interaction signals can be translated into effective training objectives for large-scale models. • Build and refine evaluation methodologies for agent performance in real-world, domain-specific scenarios. • Collaborate with engineering and product teams to bring research ideas into production systems. • Identify patterns in real-world workflows and convert them into generalizable modeling and representation strategies. • Contribute to the long-term research direction of Toptal’s agentic AI systems and multimodal capabilities. • Stay current with academic and industry research and integrate relevant advancements into internal systems.

Job Requirements

  • PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in applied AI research or ML systems with production impact.
  • Strong background in large-scale machine learning, LLMs, or multimodal AI systems.
  • Hands-on experience with RAG systems.
  • Fine-tuning large language models.
  • Reinforcement learning methods (RLHF, DPO, or GRPO-style approaches).
  • Experience with VLM.
  • Strong understanding of representation learning, embeddings, and joint embedding spaces.
  • Experience with speech and audio modeling, including STT, ASR, or audio signal processing.
  • Proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, Hugging Face ecosystem).
  • Experience designing or improving evaluation methodologies for LLMs or agentic systems.
  • Experience with agentic AI systems, including reasoning, planning, or tool-use architectures.
  • Background in multimodal AI systems (text, audio, vision, or structured logs).
  • Experience embedding AI into real-world products (browsers, IDEs, enterprise tools).
  • Experience with real-time or streaming AI systems.
  • Open-source contributions or publications in top-tier ML/AI conferences.
  • Strong ability to define research hypotheses from ambiguous, real-world problems.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options

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