AI Research Scientist & Engineer Jobs

AI research roles sit at the frontier. These positions require deep technical expertise and often a PhD, but offer the highest compensation and the chance to push the boundaries of what AI can do.

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$84K - $300K

Salary Range

5%

Remote

Python

Top Skill

Featured AI Research Scientist & Engineer Jobs (169)

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Research Engineer

Research Engineer 6 - TL, Off-Platform and Evidence Personalization

$600K - $1066KRemote

Research Engineer

Research Engineer, Chip Design RL (Reinforcement Learning)

$500K - $850KSan Francisco, CA, US

Research Engineer

Research Engineer

$200K - $400KNew York, NY, US

Research Engineer

AI Vision Research Engineer - PICO - San Jose

$156K - $387KSan Jose, CA, US

Research Engineer

Staff Research Engineer

$140K - $372KRemote

Research Scientist

Principal AI Research Scientist, Research Director - AI Scaling

$270K - $340KMountain View, CA, US

Research Engineer

LTD RET Software Research Engineer/Scientist

Intel Corporation

$173K - $330KHillsboro, OR, US

Research Engineer

Research Engineer, Inference

Normal Computing Corporation

$250K - $325KNew York, NY, US

Research Scientist

Research Scientist, Life Sciences (Computational)

$300K - $320KSan Francisco, CA, US

Research Engineer

Staff Machine Learning Research Engineer, App Store Search

$175K - $308KSeattle, WA, US

Research Scientist

Principal Applied Scientist

$142K - $304KRedmond, WA, US

Research Scientist

Research Scientist, Gemini Commercial Intelligence, DeepMind

$207K - $301KMountain View, CA, US

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Your Path Into AI

Research Scientists at top labs earn $200K-$500K+, among the highest in all of tech.

Publish papers at top venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, CVPR)
Build strong open-source contributions to demonstrate implementation skills
Balance theoretical knowledge with practical engineering
Target research labs that align with your publication areas

Skills in Demand

PyTorch Python Fine-tuning NLP Computer Vision Pytorch Tensorflow Aws Jax Rag Rlhf Claude

Top Hiring Companies

Amazon Web Services

WindBorne Systems

Sprinter Health

Frequently Asked Questions

AI Pulse currently tracks 169 AI job openings suited for researchers. These positions span multiple categories and experience levels across the US market.

Based on job postings with disclosed compensation, AI roles suited for researchers pay between $84K and $300K. Research Scientists at top labs earn $200K-$500K+, among the highest in all of tech.

The most requested skills in AI roles suited for researchers include: Python, Pytorch, Tensorflow, Aws, Jax. Focus on building practical project experience with these tools alongside any domain expertise you bring.

Yes. 5% of AI positions matching this profile are fully remote. Remote roles are available across most categories, though some research positions may prefer on-site collaboration.

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