Principal Applied Scientist, Amazon Special Projects
Amazon 4.7
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company's Think Big leadership principle to the limits. If you're interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you.
Our team rewards curiosity while maintaining a laser‑focus in bringing products to market. Competitive candidates are responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, startup‑like environment. At the forefront of both academic and applied research in this product area, you have the opportunity to work together with a diverse and talented team of scientists, engineers, and product managers and collaborate with other teams.
We are seeking a Principal Applied Scientist working on machine learning applications in life sciences. This role combines scientific leadership with hands‑on innovation, driving solutions from exploratory research through production‑ready solutions deployment, while maintaining high scientific standards. You will work with Amazon's large‑scale computing resources to accelerate advances in machine learning applications.
Key job responsibilities
Lead ML for life science efforts using computational design approaches and ML‑based tools.
Guide teams in applying SOTA ML methods, experimentation design, and modeling approaches.
Transform complex real world problems into scientific challenges and allocate resources effectively.
Review requirements, conduct technical architecture reviews, and make informed judgments around technical and business tradeoffs.
Provide mentorship to Applied Scientists, Research Scientists and Data Scientists while maintaining scientific rigor.
Collaborate with cross functional teams.
Basic Qualifications
Deep expertise in machine learning, with broad knowledge across biology and life science.
Strong understanding of scientific methodologies and experimental design.
Ability to develop production‑level code and systems.
Track record of working with cross‑functional scientific teams and fostering collaboration.
10+ years of relevant, broad research experience after a PhD degree in computer science, computational biology or relevant field.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
Familiarity with high‑performance computing environments.
Experience with ML for science and structural biology tools.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $179,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $309,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign‑on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit ******************************************************** This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit ********************************************************* for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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$179k-309.4k yearly 2d ago
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Research Scientist - Diffusion Models
Kadence
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Founding Research Scientist - Generative Video
📍 Seattle, WA (Onsite, 5 days/week) | 💼 Full-time
About the Founders
Founded by a collective of PhD researchers from leading global universities (Apple, Stanford & Oxford PhD Alumni) with backgrounds at top AI labs and major technology companies, combining deep theoretical insight with proven large-scale product execution.
About the Company
Our client is a stealth-mode AI startup creating breakthrough technology at the intersection of perception, learning, and expression. The team's mission is to build intelligent systems that can observe and interpret subtle human cues - visual, vocal, and behavioral - to enable natural, emotionally aware digital interaction.
They're developing foundational models that unify multiple input streams to make communication between humans and machines feel effortless and authentic.
Role Overview
This position is ideal for a scientist who thrives at the boundary of research and product impact. As the Founding Research Scientist for Generative Video, you'll lead experimentation on advanced video generation methods, designing architectures that model motion, timing, and realism at scale.
You'll have freedom to explore new diffusion-based approaches, define metrics for visual fidelity and consistency, and bring early-stage research into practical real-time applications.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement generative video models that synthesize realistic movement, depth, and texture.
Develop scalable pipelines for dataset creation, model training, and system evaluation.
Explore diffusion, transformer, and temporal modeling techniques to enhance continuity and expression.
Partner with engineers and scientists across modalities (speech, text, vision) to integrate outputs into unified frameworks.
Evaluate model behavior, benchmark performance, and publish findings where appropriate.
Transition promising prototypes into production-ready, low-latency systems.
Required Background
PhD or comparable experience in Machine Learning, Computer Vision, or Graphics.
Proven expertise in video or 3D generative modeling, preferably using diffusion or transformer architectures.
Strong applied experience with PyTorch, JAX, or similar toolkits.
Understanding of data curation, distributed training, and large-scale evaluation.
Publications, patents, or open-source contributions demonstrating research excellence.
Self-directed mindset with enthusiasm for rapid iteration and open-ended discovery.
What Makes This Unique
Early technical ownership in shaping the research roadmap of a deep-tech organization.
Opportunity to work on high-impact, unexplored problems in real-time generative media.
Close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of machine learning, vision, and graphics experts.
Competitive compensation, strong equity participation, and top-tier backing from investors in applied AI.
$63k-105k yearly est. 3d ago
GenAI Engineer-Data Scientist
Capgemini 4.5
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you'd like, where you'll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you'll be able to reimagine what's possible. Join us and help the world's leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world.
About the job you're considering
We are seeking a passionate and innovative GenAI Engineer/Data Scientist to join our team. This role involves developing GEN AI solutions and predictive AI models, deploying them in production environments, and driving the integration of AI technologies across our business operations. As a key member of our AI team, you will collaborate with diverse teams to design solutions that deliver tangible business value through AI-driven insights.
Your Role
Familiarity with API architecture, and components such as external interfacing, traffic control, runtime execution of business logic, data access, authentication, deployment.
Key skills to include Understanding of URLs and API Endpoints, HTTP Requests, Authentication Methods, Response Types, JSON/REST, Parameters and Data Filtering, Error Handling, Debugging, Rate Limits, Tokens, Integration, and Documentation.
Develop generative and predictive AI models (including NLP, computer vision, etc.).
Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP) and big data tools (e.g., Databricks, PySpark) to develop AI solutions.
Familiarity with intelligent autonomous agents for complex tasks and multimodal interactions.
Familiarity with agentic workflows that utilize AI agents to automate tasks and improve operational efficiency.
Deploy AI models into production environments, ensuring scalability, performance, and optimization.
Monitor and troubleshoot deployed models and pipelines for optimal performance.
Design and maintain data pipelines for efficient data collection, processing, and storage (e.g., data lakes, data warehouses).
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of 1 year of professional experience in AI, application development, machine learning, or a similar role.
Experience in model deployment, MLOps, model monitoring, and managing data/model drift.
Experience with predictive AI (e.g., regression, classification, clustering) and generative AI models (e.g., GPT, Claude LLM, Stable Diffusion).
Bachelor's or greater degree in Machine Learning, AI, or equivalent professional experience.
Minimum of 1 year of professional experience in AI, application development, machine learning, or a similar role.
Experience in model deployment, MLOps, model monitoring, and managing data/model drift.
Experience with predictive AI (e.g., regression, classification, clustering) and generative AI models (e.g., GPT, Claude LLM, Stable Diffusion).
Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility
Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick
Leave Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Ca
Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Ca
Life and disability insurance
Employee assistance pro
Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligib
$96k-127k yearly est. 3d ago
Materials Lab Forensic Scientist - EIT or PE Engineer
Ke|Ad Building Consultants (Kent Engineering | Architectural Diagnostics
Scientist job in Tukwila, WA
Materials Lab Forensics Scientist- EIT or PE Engineer
About KE|AD Building Consultants
KE|AD is a dynamic and multi-layered engineering and architectural consulting firm based in Seattle, WA and Honolulu, HI. Our team of architects, engineers and construction administrators provide services across a variety of industries, including legal, insurance, multi-family, building envelope, plumbing and HVAC and construction administration. Our KE|AD team includes architects, mechanical engineers, structural engineers, materials engineers and construction administrators. KEAD is a tight knit team that takes pride in tackling tough cases and providing high quality results for our clients. Our engineering and architectural expertise includes but is not limited to forensics evaluation/investigation, compliance, Mechanical - Electrical-Plumbing Design (MEP), management support consulting, repair & design. KEAD's primary consulting focus is investigation/evaluation and repair, with a secondary focus of design. We tackle design projects on a case-by-case basis that fit the expertise and resource capacity of our firm.
Job Details Overview and Responsibilities
KEAD is seeking a qualified person with between 0 -10 years of education / work and team experience for our Seattle office. This position will focus on providing project and technical support regarding materials investigation to project leads throughout the organization. Duties include usage and maintenance of our materials lab's equipment, collection and organization of test data, writing technical reports, design and inspection support for some of our MEP, crane or structural projects as well as managing assigned projects as a Project PM. This position includes 10-20% travel which is mostly local.
You will be working in a consulting environment with varying levels of responsibility and a wide variety of technical tasks. Every day will bring something new to learn and you will be challenged on a regular basis. A typical say will be answering “Why did this fail?” or How long till it fails?” You will be a key player among a team of supportive and cross-functional engineers who value each other's opinions and strive to make each day productive and fun.
The hired candidate will be responsible for:
• Site and laboratory work
• Visual inspection/observation
• Testing (destructive and nondestructive)
• Proper utilization and maintenance of shop, testing, and analytical tools equipment
• Documentation (photo, video, notes, checklists)
• Forensic documentation
• Multimedia/video setup for remote inspections
• Learning inspection, testing, and documentation procedures quickly and executing with confidence.
• Clear, proactive, and confident communication with clients and team while on site, especially in a forensic case
• Creation of field, observation and findings reports• Data organization, analysis, and development of spreadsheets
• Input for proposal estimates based on your scope of responsibility
• Manage project life cycle for all material engineering projects and some construction defect and cross functional forensic projects
• Manage proposal/contract execution and receipt of client documents
Minimum Required Experience and Qualifications:
• US Citizenship or current legal work status required
• No felony convictions, drug convictions, restraining/protective orders or domestic violence convictions.
• Minimum bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Materials Engineering from an ABET accredited school with a Materials Science focus or experience
• FE Examination Certificate from NCEES and EIT status• Research / Laboratory experience involving materials or engineering testing
• 0-10 years of work with a technical team
• Experience performing metallurgical analysis using tensile tester, hardness tester
• Metallographic Microscope
• Metallographic preparation equipment including cutting, grinding and etching processes.
• Microscopy including digital (Keyence preferred) and optical methods
• Durometers
• Handling of Chemicals used in etching and surface preparation for inspection
• Experience testing a variety of materials such as metals, plastics, construction materials.
• Experience interpreting ASTM, ASME and ISO testing procedures
.• Experience authoring test procedures and handling protocols
• Proficient with MS Office products (Word, PowerPoint)
• Analysis level expertise with MS Excel
Preferred Experience:
• WA State P.E. or Other US State P.E.
• 1-10 years of Lab Experience
• SEM equipped with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDX/EDS)
• FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy)
• Knoop and Vickers Micro Hardness Testers
• Experience working on or around mechanical systems (plumbing, HVAC, engines, heavy equipment, industrial equipment, vehicles, airplane, boats, Maker, robotics, etc) - Hands on! Tell me what you worked on!!!!
• Working knowledge of firearms including safe handling and design principles
• Experience working on or around industrial and/or construction sites
• Experience working with materials including metals & alloys, aggregates, composites, plastics and ceramics
• Basic fabrication skills including sawing, welding, milling, turning additive manufacturing and use of power tools
• Established experience working with NDT equipment
• Project & time management skills
• Working knowledge of MS Project for managing projects and reporting
• CAD Software proficiency with SolidWorks or AutoCAD
• Leadership skills
• Ability to grow and maintain relationships and trust with past, existing and new clients
Team Introduction Global E-Commerce Content Recommendation team plays a central role in the company, driving critical product decisions and platform growth. The team is made up of machine learning researchers and engineers, who support and innovate on production recommendation models and drive product impact. The team is fast-pacing, collaborative and impact-driven.
In today's content-driven commerce landscape, traditional collaborative filtering and supervised learning methods are no longer sufficient. We're actively exploring how large language models (LLMs) and generative AI can fundamentally transform the recommendation process: from retrieval to ranking, and from static listings to dynamic, generative user-item interactions.
We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at TikTok.
Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.
Responsibilities
* Develop and deploy ML models to power personalized e-commerce recommendations
* Collaborate cross-functionally with product, infra, and data teams to translate business goals into technical solutions
* Evaluate model performance in both offline and online (A/B) testing to drive user experience and GMV
* Focused on scaling, robustness, and production-quality deployment Minimum Qualifications:
* Final year or recent graduate with a background in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
* Proficient coding skills in Python and hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
* Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous research and analyze large-scale data
* Strong problem-solving skills and a high sense of ownership
Preferred Qualifications:
* Publications in top-tier ML/AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, SIGIR, KDD, CVPR, RecSys)
* Experience with recommendation systems, retrieval models, or multi-modal learning
* Familiarity with building and deploying real-time, scalable ML systems in production
* Background in e-commerce or related applied AI research domains
By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: ****************************************
We are looking for talented individuals to join us in 2026. As a graduate, you will get unparalleled opportunities for you to kickstart your career, pursue bold ideas and explore limitless growth opportunities. Co-created a future driven by your inspiration with ByteDance. Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to ByteDance and its affiliates' job globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early. About the Team Join ByteDance's database development team, where you'll build and own cutting-edge database products supporting Bytedance's global infrastructure. Our diverse portfolio includes relational databases, distributed caches, key-value stores, document databases, graph databases, wide-column stores, search engines, and multi-model databases. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to enhance these services in a cloud-native environment, embracing a culture of intellectual curiosity, self-direction, and problem-solving. Responsibilities - Design and develop distributed NoSQL databases, with a focus on one of the following: distributed caches, key-value stores, document databases, graph databases, wide-column stores, search engines, or multi-model databases. - Build high-performance, low-latency, and highly available distributed systems to support mission-critical business operations with scalability and cost efficiency. - Optimize compute and storage engines for cloud-native global deployments, improving efficiency and reducing operational costs. - Provide technical guidance to internal business teams, identifying opportunities for system optimization to improve stability, functionality, and performance. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop robust database products and solutions. - Address technical challenges in cloud service architectures, ensuring scalable solutions for large-scale, high-traffic systems.
Final year or recent graduate with a background in software development, computer science, computer engineering, or related technical discipline. Minimum Qualifications: - Ph.D. in Computer Science or related fields with strong database systems or AI research experience. - Proficiency in one or more programming languages (C, C++, Java, Go, Python, Rust) with strong coding skills in a Linux environment. - Deep understanding of database principles, distributed system design, and multi-threaded programming, with hands-on experience in distributed storage and computing technologies. - Strong knowledge of distributed consensus algorithms, with experience in database kernel development. - Practical experience with large-scale cloud-native architectures and distributed system control platforms. Preferred Qualifications: - Publications at top-tier conferences (e.g., SIGMOD, VLDB, NeurIPS, MLSys, ICDE). - Familiarity with popular database systems and source code such as RocksDB, Redis, MongoDB, HBase, TiDB, Neo4j, Elasticsearch, JanusGraph, YugabyteDB, or CockroachDB.
$127k-184k yearly est. 19d ago
Applied Scientist, AI Evaluation Platform
Apple Inc. 4.8
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something - you'll add something.
Our team, part of Apple Services Engineering, is looking for an Applied Scientist to lead the design and continuous development of automated benchmarking methodologies for AI-powered code assistant tools. In this role, you will investigate how coding-focused LLM agents behave, create rigorous evaluation frameworks, and establish scientific standards for assessing their quality and reliability. This role is crafted to enable the development of scalable evaluation frameworks that ensure our engineers have the right tools to create products that surprise and delight our customers. The successful candidate will have a proactive approach with the ability to work independently and collaboratively on a wide range of projects. In this role, you will work alongside a small but impactful team, collaborating with ML and data scientists, software developers, project managers and other teams at Apple to understand requirements and translate them into scalable, reliable, and efficient evaluation frameworks.
Publications in ML evaluation or related fields. Experience with automated testing frameworks. Experience constructing human-in-the-loop or multi-turn evaluation setups. Prior work on agentic developer tools.
Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent research/work experience. Strong research background in empirical evaluation, experimental design, or benchmarking. Strong proficiency in Python. Intermediate proficiency in Swift. Deep familiarity with software engineering workflows and developer tools. Experience working with or evaluating AI/ML models, preferably LLMs or program synthesis systems. Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to write clear reports.
$115k-157k yearly est. 39d ago
Applied Scientist, Prime Video
Prime Video
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports - including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist, you'll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You'll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You'll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We'll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
Key job responsibilities
As Applied Scientist at Prime Video, you will have end-to-end ownership of the product, related research and experimentation, applying advanced machine learning techniques in computer vision (CV), natural language processing (NLP), multimedia understanding and so on. You'll work on diverse projects that enhance Prime Video's recommendation systems, image/video understanding, and content personalization, driving impactful innovations for our global audience. Other responsibilities include:
• Lead cutting-edge research in computer vision and natural language processing, applying it to video-centric media challenges.
• Develop scalable machine learning models to enhance media asset generation, content discovery, and personalization.
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams to integrate your models into production systems at scale, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Actively participate in publishing your research in leading conferences and journals.
• You will shape the research strategy, create forward-looking roadmaps, and effectively communicate progress and insights to senior leadership
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning to drive future research initiatives.
About the team
At Prime Video, we strive to deliver the best-in-class entertainment experiences across devices for millions of customers. Whether it's developing new personalization algorithms, improving video content discovery, or building robust media processing systems, our scientists and engineers tackle real-world challenges daily. You'll be part of a fast-paced environment where experimentation, risk-taking, and innovation are encouraged.
- Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, machine learning or equivalent quantitative field
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse
- Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code
- Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit ********************************************************* for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit ******************************************************** This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
$129.4k-212.8k yearly 60d+ ago
Applied Scientist
Grid 3.3
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Job DescriptionAbout us Today's financial system is built to favor those with money. Grid's mission is to level that playing field by building financial products that help users better manage their financial future. The Grid app lets users access cash, build credit, spend money, optimize their taxes, and lots, lots more.
Grid is a fast-growing team that's deeply passionate about making a difference in the lives of millions. We're solving huge problems and believe that every team member has a big role to play. Come join our growing team in our brand new Seattle office!
The role We're adding an Applied Scientist to our team to help us build and scale our core product lines. You'll work closely with product, engineering and business leaders to make a difference with data. With access to multiple robust datasets and clear research objectives, you'll have a significant impact on Grid's progress as a business-as well as our users' happiness and success.
Projects will include fraud detection, prevention and mitigation in novel arenas, such as risk underwriting for various lending/advance programs; predictive analytics to drive our payout and repayments systems; and more. The team We're focused on serving our users and building a robust product and business above all else. To this end, Grid's team members experience high levels autonomy and ownership, and as a company we value curiosity, learning and growth.
As an Applied Scientist, you'll have an opportunity not only to identify key leverage points for our data products, but also to set the standard for Grid's statistical inference and machine learning practice.
The tech stack Our backend tech stack is based on Python, GCP, Go, protobufs, BigQuery and MySQL. We have built our platform from the ground up to optimize for clean data sources, and we have made numerous investments into data warehousing, streaming analytics infrastructure and offline data cleanliness. As a result, we think Grid is positioned for efficient and powerful applied science.What you'll do
Research & Analysis: Perform data research and analysis using Grid's proprietary dataset as well as other relevant sources
Model Development: Develop and validate models that enable strategically relevant business objectives, such as enabling growth, mitigating fraud, controlling risk, etc.
Deployment & Iteration: Iterate on new and existing models based on feedback from team and real-world performance
Productionization: Collaborate with data engineers, product managers to help translate your work into production-grade, high scaled data products
Present Findings: Present your findings and communicate with members of the team with varying levels of technical depth
Foster DS @ Grid: Help build out our Applied Science and Machine Learning as a team and practice at Grid
What we're looking for:
Applied Science Expertise: Proven experience in Machine Learning and/or Applied Science, including a strong background in statistical inference, machine learning. This is a requirement, a bachelors or master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science with a focus on machine learning is required. We are currently not accepting applicants with bachelor or master's degrees in Business Analytics, Information Systems, or Data Science.
Deep Expertise in Applied Science & Machine Learning: Proven experience in applied machine learning, including a deep understanding of statistical inference and predictive modeling. Demonstrated practical experience with deep learning techniques, particularly transformer-based models.
Research to Implementation Proficiency: A strong track record of reading, understanding, and implementing research papers in machine learning or related fields.
Robust Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with Python (with libraries like PyTorch/TensorFlow) and SQL is essential.
Autonomy and Initiative: Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects, showcasing a proactive approach to identifying key leverage points for data products.
Curiosity and Optimism: People who are constantly asking why the world around them works the way it does, and who have the will to change it.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in the modern machine learning techniques, such as Model Evaluation and Validation, Deep Learning and Time Series Analysis, Logistic Regression, Naive Bayes, Tree based Models (i.e., Random Forest).
Self Starter: Confidence to prioritize work and delivery demonstrable results on a tight cadence.
Domain Knowledge: Demonstrated experience or understanding of the financial industry, especially in the context of building and scaling FinTech products.
BenefitsMedicalDentalVision 401K Life Insurance
Salary Range$120,000 - $200,000 per year
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
$120k-200k yearly 7d ago
Applied Scientist II - Moloco Ads
Moloco 3.8
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Moloco builds some of the most powerful AI advertising solutions in the world. Our name-short for "machine learning company"-reflects our core mission: democratizing access to the advanced AI that has historically been reserved for tech giants. Led by machine learning pioneers who built some of the most successful ad systems at Google, including YouTube's monetization engine and key search advertising technologies, we're transforming how businesses grow and compete in the digital economy.
Built with AI from day one, Moloco's planet-scale machine learning platform powers a suite of solutions for advertising growth and monetization. Moloco Ads is an AI-powered platform that delivers real business outcomes for mobile app marketers through performance-based user acquisition. Moloco Commerce Media and Streaming Monetization solutions enable retailers, marketplaces, and streaming platforms to build revenue-generating ad businesses that balance user experience and advertiser performance.
Moloco is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with offices in Seattle, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Beijing, Singapore, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Tokyo, Shanghai, London, Tel Aviv, and Berlin.
Moloco is a truly rewarding place to work and in an exciting period of growth, which you could be a part of. Join us today and apply now!
About the Role
The impact you'll be contributing to Moloco:
The Research Science (RS) team focuses on the operation and optimization of our software systems working closely with infrastructure engineering teams, machine learning teams and data science teams. As an Applied Scientist, you will participate as an individual contributor on research projects alongside other research scientists within the context of a group of cross functional collaborators working in complex multi-causal environments to identify inefficiencies, analyze potential options, and propose solutions. Your work will contribute to driving performance improvements and cost reductions, debugging and investigating production issues, and stabilizing our core system as you develop a deep end-to-end understanding of the system.
Here's what you'll be working on:
Work with other applied scientists on projects to evaluate the health of both internal and external components to make sure the Moloco system is running safely and efficiently.
Learn from your senior peers how to identify new areas to improve our infrastructure and machine learning components by understanding internal system changes, external changes, and data changes, and identify and suggest interesting/useful next steps for your projects.
Complete task as part of larger projects to complete deep unbiased analyses.
Implement, and evaluate new algorithms and features in collaboration with senior Applied Scientists, Software Engineers and Machine Learning Engineers.
Basic Qualifications:
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related field, or industry experience in optimization of market prices or ML systems
At least 4 years of engineering or applied science experience
Proficient verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to contribute to the creation of presentations and reports
Quick understanding of new information and the demonstrated ability to learn new technical skills across engineering, machine learning, and data science
Track record of building positive relationships with collaborators and stakeholders and working effectively with cross-functional partners in a global company
Our Compensation And Benefits (for United States Residents Only)
In accordance with various state laws, the range provided is a reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. We also offer a competitive benefits package.
Base Pay Range:$140,400-$180,400 USD
Moloco Thrive: Benefits and Well-Being:
We take care of you and create the conditions for you to do the best work of your career. We offer innovative benefits that empower our employees to take care of themselves and their families so they can do the best work of their lives.
Moloco Values:
Lead with Humility: Everyone's voice is respected, valued, and heard. With humility, we become more open and accessible to each other. We win, lose, and learn together. Accountability and feedback are essential to our success.
Uncapped Growth Mindset: We see all situations as opportunities to learn, grow, and improve as individuals and as an organization. We seek diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and promote experimentation to push the boundaries of what's possible.
Create Real Value: We pursue the most impactful opportunities with rigor and integrity. We take intelligent risks and make disciplined trade-offs to maintain deep focus. We help our customers win by delivering durable value.
Go Further Together: We're one team working towards one mission and vision. We collaborate proactively and inclusively, involving the right people at the right time and in the right way. We strive to create a more equitable workplace. We won't let each other fail.
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Creating a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion and belonging is core to our existence. To reach our goals, diversity of talent and thought is a critical component of how we operate as an organization. Our workforce is our superpower, and we know that fostering a culture of inclusion, authenticity, and belonging gives us the greatest opportunity to achieve our vision to become the scaling engine for the Internet economy.
Moloco is an equal opportunity employer. We highly value diversity in our current and future employees and do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex and gender, gender expression and identity, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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$140.4k-180.4k yearly Auto-Apply 1d ago
Scientist, Discovery
Umoja Biopharma
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Umoja Biopharma is a game-changing biotech start-up with locations in Seattle, WA and Louisville, CO, focused on transforming the treatment of cancer with a novel integrated immunotherapy platform. Our vision is to develop off-the-shelf therapies capable of treating any tumor, any time. We are a diverse and growing team working in brand-new facilities in downtown Seattle, Washington, and Louisville, Colorado, and we are looking for innovative thinkers who are excited by groundbreaking science and technology, and passionate about squaring up to the challenges inherent to cutting edge drug development. We are committed to the principles of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and strongly invite applications from enthusiastic individuals who share our commitment and help position Umoja as a leader in this front.
We at Umoja believe in the importance of stories; we are looking for great people to join our team to help us create more stories for ourselves, for you, and most importantly for patients and their families.
Umoja Biopharma - Your Body. Your Hope. Your Cure.
POSITION SUMMARY
Umoja is seeking a Scientist to join the Discovery Research team. This position will provide scientific technical leadership in delivering both routine IND-enabling studies, and studies exploring novel CAR T product concepts. This position entails initiating, designing, executing, analyzing, and communicating medium-sized projects consisting of several related experiments. A successful candidate will have experience with in vitro CAR-T assays (e.g. cell growth, cytokine production, cytotoxicity, and phenotypic analysis), and high-throughput screening methods that leverage genome editing (e.g. CRISPR).
This is a fully onsite role based out of our Seattle, WA location.
CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES
Specific responsibilities include:
Lead by demonstrating high standards for experiment design, execution, documentation, analysis, and communication.
Solve moderately complex technical problems pertaining to product, experiment, and assay design.
Perform experimental design, execution, data analysis, and reporting of results for IND-enabling studies.
Design and implement novel screening campaigns to explore new product functionalities.
Execute routine CAR T cell functional assays and assay development (MSD, flow cytometry, Incucyte ) as needed by the department.
Author reports with clear and concise figures and messaging.
Audit Benchling entries and perform data verification.
Collaborate closely with adjacent departments.
Proactively communicate activities, issues, and ideas to the team and serve as a subject matter expert on program teams as needed.
Identify opportunities for product and assay improvements.
Maintain familiarity with current scientific literature, maintain and update knowledge of CAR T biology, vector biology, and immunology.
The successful candidate will have:
PhD/MS/BS in Biological Science, Immunology or related discipline with at least 0+/8+/10+ years of relevant work experience respectively
Expertise with platforms used for T cell analysis including the MSD, Incucyte, dPCR, and Attune/Aurora (or other flow cytometers).
Experience with high-throughput screening methodologies.
Extensive experience with experimental design, planning, execution, and basic data analysis
Strong team communication and collaboration skills, along with self-motivation to contribute to the development of novel cancer immunotherapies
Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced, cross-functional and dynamic environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong analytical capability
Excels as both a team member and individual contributor
Strong communication and organizational skills
Experience with data analysis with JMP, R, and/or python
Experience with INTEGRA pipetting equipment
Experience working with electronic lab notebooks
Experience with regulatory filings
Physical Requirements:
100% compliance with personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements in biological laboratory environments for wet lab work, including gloves, protective clothing, and eye safety glasses.
Perform physical tasks required for the role, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, sitting, working your hands in a biosafety cabinet, and occasionally moving materials up to 50 pounds.
Project-oriented work in this role will require regular on-site presence (5 days/week) to complete essential job-related functions.
Salary Range: $123,250 - $152,250
Benefits Offerings
Umoja Biopharma offers its employees competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans. Additionally, we offer Umojians access to a 401k plan through Fidelity, with a 100% match up to their first 4% deferral. Umoja also provides a generous Paid Time Off policy, employee commuter benefits, and cell phone stipend. For a full breakdown of our benefits offerings, please see the Benefits section of our website.
$123.3k-152.3k yearly Auto-Apply 56d ago
Research Scientist - CTRL Labs
Meta 4.8
Scientist job in Olympia, WA
Reality Labs at Meta is seeking Research Scientists with experience in product-focused machine learning and signal processing research to advance our pioneering work in neuromotor interfaces, which has grown out of the acquisition of CTRL-labs. We're building a practical interface drawing on the rich neuromotor signals that can be measured non-invasively via surface electromyography (EMG) with single motor neuron resolution. This technology could become one of the main pillars for interaction with virtual and augmented worlds.We are a multi-disciplinary team of researchers investigating the nature of human neuromotor signals, developing novel signal processing and machine learning methods to infer a user's intent, and creating novel interaction techniques and user experiences. Help us unleash human potential by removing the bottlenecks between user intent and action.
**Required Skills:**
Research Scientist - CTRL Labs Responsibilities:
1. Research and develop Deep Learning or other computational models
2. Design methods, tools and infrastructure to analyze and leverage rich multimodal data sets
3. Set technical direction for a project of 2-3 researchers and engineers
4. Help transition and deliver our work from research into product
5. Adapt standard machine learning methods to best leverage modern parallel environments (e.g. distributed clusters, multicore SMP, and GPU)
**Minimum Qualifications:**
Minimum Qualifications:
6. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
7. Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Statistics/Mathematics
8. Experience with developing machine learning models at scale from inception to business impact
9. Programming experience in Python and hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch
10. Exposure to architectural patterns of large scale software applications
11. Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
**Preferred Qualifications:**
Preferred Qualifications:
12. Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g. NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, ICCV, ACL, and ICASSP)
13. Demonstrated software engineer experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. GitHub)
14. Experience bringing machine learning-based products from research to production
**Public Compensation:**
$184,000/year to $257,000/year + benefits
**Industry:** Internet
**Equal Opportunity:**
Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.
$184k-257k yearly 60d+ ago
Research Scientist II/Quantitative Research Scientist
Actalent
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
HIRING ASAP! If interested in more information/direct feedback, please reach out to me directly at ghilson@actalentservices. com and attach your resume and contact information. * BENEFITS:YES * PAY: $60-63 an hour depending on experience
* SCHEDULE: Hybrid/Remote flexibility (when converted, it is fully onsite)
Job Description:
* Design and execute research projects to improve workplace experience.
* Generate and analyze surveys; design upfront research to answer business questions.
* Triangulate sentiment-based data with operational data (sales, occupancy).
* Develop analysis plans and utilize various platforms for data analysis.
* Collaborate with other research scientists and stakeholders.
* Work independently with flexible scheduling (minimum 30 hours/week).
Typical Tasks:
* Define core projects and hypotheses.
* Create surveys for new datasets; collaborate on existing datasets.
* Perform heavy analysis and usability testing.
* Weekly syncs with research scientists; optional biweekly team meetings.
MUST HAVES:
* PhD or Master's degree + 4+ years of quantitative field research experience.
* Strong coding skills: SQL required; ability to use Python/R or similar for data analysis
* Experience designing and developing surveys
* Experience applying scientific principles to business problems and analyzing experimental/observational data sets
NICE TO HAVES:
* Experience with large datasets.
* Familiarity with AWS tools.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Seattle, WA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $63.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Seattle,WA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jan 29, 2026.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.
$60-63 hourly 5d ago
Research Scientist
Open Door 4.5
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced Staff / Senior Staff Research Scientist to push the boundaries of applied machine learning and AI at Opendoor. While this role will have a significant impact on our valuation systems - ensuring we provide the most accurate and transparent pricing possible - the scope goes well beyond pricing. You'll work across a range of challenging ML problems, from multi-modal modeling to operational optimization, helping us rethink how we use structured and unstructured data to make better decisions for our customers.
What You'll Need
Strong software engineering and coding skills in Python, with experience contributing to production codebases
9+ years of experience developing and deploying ML models end-to-end - from research and prototyping to implementation in production systems
Hands-on experience with deep learning architectures, including ConvNets, Transformers, or similar
Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or a related quantitative field
Solid foundation in statistics and experimental design
Strong communication and collaboration skills - you're comfortable working with cross-functional stakeholders and can communicate technical ideas clearly
Nice to Have
Familiarity with Pyspark and distributed data processing
Background in search, recommendation systems, or personalization
Experience working with large language models (LLMs) or vision-language models (VLMs)
A genuine interest in real estate - no prior experience required, but you'll engage deeply with housing data
What You'll Do
Design and deploy architectural improvements to our deep neural network (DNN)-based home valuation models
Build interpretable ML models that can help us explain pricing decisions to customers
Incorporate unstructured data - like images, videos, or text - into our forecasting and valuation pipelines using cutting-edge AI models (LLMs, VLMs, etc.)
Collaborate with Engineering and Ops to enhance our human-in-the-loop pricing systems
Improve the feature engineering and model training pipelines that power our production systems
Rethink our risk and optimization models using real-world data and domain insight
We're a small, nimble team - there's ample opportunity to work across the entire research and modeling stack.
Compensation
The base pay range for this position is $238,400 - $327,800 annually, plus RSUs and bonuses. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on your qualifications, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a comprehensive package of benefits including unlimited PTO, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.
At Opendoor our mission is to tilt the world in favor of homeowners and those who aim to become one. Homeownership matters. It's how people build wealth, stability, and community. It's how families put down roots, how neighborhoods strengthen, how the future gets built. We're building the modern system of homeownership giving people the freedom to buy and sell on their own terms. We've built an end-to-end online experience that has already helped thousands of people and we're just getting started.
$70k-115k yearly est. Auto-Apply 13d ago
Applied Scientist, Generative AI/ML
Adobe Systems Incorporated 4.8
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Our Company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe's all about. We give everyone-from emerging artists to global brands-everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We're passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.
We're on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!
The Opportunity
Adobe is seeking to add Applied Scientists in Generative AI to our world-class AI Platform team. We are specifically looking for scientists with expertise in preparing data, training, fine-tuning and adapting large foundation models across all modalities: images, video, 3D, LLMs and cross-modal setups. We welcome outstanding candidates in all related technical fields, such as Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, and Natural Language Processing. The related applications include image/video/3D generation, editing, and understanding, conditioned on controls stemming from large language models, or other innovative interactions tailored for creative workflows, and multimodal priors.
What You'll Do
* Conduct pioneering research and development in Generative AI for visual (image/video/3D), audio, and multi-modal outputs.
* Develop and deploy novel generative AI technologies to existing and new Adobe Products.
* Research and develop novel large-scale foundation models with deep reasoning and world-building capabilities.
* Collaborate with world-class researchers and ML engineers to bring research ideas to creative workflows used by millions.
* Publish and present your work in world-class scientific venues in CV/AI/ML/CG fields
Required Qualifications
* Ph.D. in Computer Science, CV/AI/ML/CG or related fields and 1+ years professional experience.
* Research or industry experience in training Generative AI models (pre-training and/or post-training) in at least one of the following modalities: image, video, 3D, or audio.
* Expertise in large-scale model training and optimization, including data curation, distributed training, and memory-efficient techniques.
* Experience with post-training techniques such as fine-tuning, alignment or distillation.
* Proficiency with modern deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch) and experience scaling models on GPU/TPU clusters.
* Excellent communication skills and a strong great teammate
What You'll Bring
* Experience on large-scale generative model training
* Experience on synthetic data generation
* Experience of working with large-scale datasets
* Experience of working with product teams on technology transfers
#FireflyGenAI
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $151,800 -- $265,350 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $183,300 - $265,350 In Washington, the pay range for this position is $165,600 - $239,725
At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).
In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
State-Specific Notices:
California:
Fair Chance Ordinances
Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and "fair chance" ordinances.
Colorado:
Application Window Notice
There is no deadline to apply to this job posting because Adobe accepts applications for this role on an ongoing basis. The posting will remain open based on hiring needs and position availability.
Massachusetts:
Massachusetts Legal Notice
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.
Adobe aims to make Adobe.com accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email accommodations@adobe.com or call **************.
$183.3k-265.4k yearly 60d+ ago
Research Scientist/Engineer 4 (Temporary )
University of Washington 4.4
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
within the UW School of Medicine is the third largest clinical department within the School of Medicine with 330 full-time faculty members, 460 courtesy faculty members, and over 350 staff. Department faculty provide clinical services in 5 hospitals, 14 primary care locations, and several outpatient sites in addition to telepsychiatry consultations to more than 150 clinics in Washington and beyond. As the only academic psychiatry department serving the five state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho), the Department's highly competitive residency training program is largely responsible for developing the mental health workforce in the Pacific Northwest. The Department's robust research portfolio totals $67 million in grants and contracts per year for projects ranging from clinical neurosciences to treatment development to health policy and population health. The Department is recognized as an international leader in developing, testing, and implementing Collaborative Care, an integrated care model increasingly seen as a solution for population-based mental health care. Other areas of excellence include Addictions, Autism, High Risk Youth, Neurosciences, and Trauma, and the Department is developing innovative new programs in Technology and Mental Health, Global Mental Health, Maternal and Child Mental Health, and Targeted Intervention Development. Psychiatry is the third largest department in the School of Medicine and the largest non-divisioned department. The overall annual operations funding from all sources is over $130 million.
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences within the UW School of Medicine currently has an outstanding opportunity for a
Full-time
,
Temporary
Research Scientist/Engineer 4.
Seven Directions at the University of Washington is the first national public health institute in the United States to focus solely on improving Indigenous health and wellness. We are committed to cultivating and sharing knowledge, connecting communities and resources, and working to achieve shared goals for future generations. Seven Directions partners to support tribal communities to increase the capacity of tribal health systems designed to prevent and respond to the opioid overdose epidemic and address other health disparities, as well as conducting community-driven and community-designed health research. Our work includes culturally tailored technical assistance, community-engaged culture-centered research, evaluation, training, Indigenizing and decolonizing research, Indigenous data sovereignty, policy translation, convenings, and dissemination strategies. These services aim to improve Indigenous-serving organizations' and systems' data collection and epidemiologic surveillance capacity; increase implementation of evidence-based prevention strategies grounded in values respecting tribal sovereignty and cultural traditions; showcase models of tribal promising practices; utilize Indigenous evaluation approaches, and contribute to the Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous research methods and public health literature.
This position (Pro Staff Temp Position (E S)) is in the field of public health research. The position will focus on better understanding and improving Indigenous public health and prevention in the areas of opioid overdose, substance use, and mental health using epidemiological and social science frameworks and data. The Research Scientist (RS) is a key member of the Seven Directions team, works alongside senior team members and guides junior team members in implementing a variety of research, evaluation and training activities, including contributing to project design, grant writing, implementation and management of multiple research projects, IRB submission and modification, data management and data analysis, manuscript development and dissemination, and technical assistance on data and implementation science. The RS will lead and provide collaborative support in deliverables related to overdose prevention Technical Assistance (TA), Indigenous evaluation, urban Indian pilot data analysis, data modernization and broad capacity building and system strengthening in partnership with Indigenous communities.
The RS will be focused on updating our AI/AN substance use and mental health environmental scan (from 2019), Tribal Promising Practices (from 2020), Gathering Grounds peer-reviewed manuscript (from 2019) for dissemination, and drafting Seven Directions Indigenous TA models for both peer-reviewed journal and communities, and other related manuscripts. The RS will develop and update data governance policies and protocols as well as research operations protocols for Seven Direction materials. The RS will draft a scope of Indigenous evaluation training materials including peer reviewed literature sources and community data and research, interfacing with CDC partners and executing Indigenous evaluation training. The ideal candidate will bring doctoral level experience working in research, evaluation or training with AI/AN communities as well as an understanding of and humility toward AI/AN historical, contemporary, and cultural contexts.
Responsibilities
Research study design, grant preparation, data analysis and scientific writing/publication (40%)
The RS will work with Seven Directions team to plan and design opioid, substance use, mental health, or other Indigenous culture-centered research or technical assistance projects related to Indigenous evaluation, Indigenous health and wellbeing and more.
They will take a significant part in project design and operations, including designing project phases; conducting scientific and grey literature reviews, environmental scans; developing interview scripts, project protocols, quantitative surveys; writing grey and scientific manuscripts.
In collaboration with other team members. they will analyze data, formulate conclusions, and present research results in publishable formats, including written documents, presentations, or online modules.
They will work with PIs and faculty to identify external federal, state, local and private grant opportunities.
Research and Project Management (30%)
Lead and assist with project management activities, including developing and monitoring project timelines, ensuring work is successfully executed and completed within time frames to meet research objectives and communicate with diverse academic, practice and community partners.
Develop research operations protocols and train staff in implementing the research activities.
Develop technical assistance, training, workshop plans or training materials and participate in delivering or facilitating these interactions with partners.
Lead project- related communications, logistics, and technical support.
Engage in occasional travel to conferences and partner sites.
Dissemination of Findings (20%)
The RS will support the dissemination of findings to variety of audiences and in a variety of formats, including academic publications, online forums, webinars and virtual and in-person presentations.
They will contribute to manuscript development and report writing.
They will prepare meeting summaries, progress reports, study deliverables, journal articles and other written materials, and present study findings at meetings as needed.
Administration and operations (10%)
Work with PI and senior staff with auxiliary project management duties as requested and anticipate additional areas for support.
Serve on 1-2 Seven Directions internal committees.
Support developing Seven Directions TA model with Implementation Science.
Support TA provision.
Regularly update AIAN substance use, mental health and public health data for dissemination.
Co-develop manuscripts on 7D TA models and implementation, Gathering Grounds principles v2.0, presentations abstracts and other dissemination materials for scientific and community gatherings.
Update Environmental Scan.
Oversee development and implementation and updating of all data governance policies and procedures.
Minimum Requirements
A Master's Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Information School, American Indian Studies, or related fields, and a minimum of four years working in the field.
Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
Additional Requirements
Familiarity with or work experience with Indigenous or other underserved populations and settings.
Familiarity with issues affecting American Indian and Alaska Native Indigenous health, healing, cultural diversity and strengths.
Familiarity with public health evaluation including Indigenous evaluation.
Demonstrated fluency in Quantitative and/or Qualitative and/or Mixed Methods research methodology.
Ability to design interview guides, conduct one-on-one interviews and facilitation of focus groups, organize and analyze and summarize qualitative data (interviews, stories etc.).
Ability to develop survey instruments, collect, analyze, interpret and summarize quantitative data.
Experience in community engagement or community based participatory research (CBPR).
Knowledgeable about substance use and disorder in general and among AI/AN communities.
Experience designing and implementing research studies, including identifying and appropriate research instruments and methodologies.
Experience leading the successful publication of grey and scientific literature.
Knowledge and experience with the grant writing process.
Knowledge and prior experience with human subjects institutional review process.
Baseline knowledge of appropriately indicated statistical design based on desired analysis.
Familiarity with literature management software packages, e.g., EndNote, Zotero, etc. and qualitative software management and analysis software packages, e.g., Dedoose, Atlas.ti etc.
Experience working closely as a trusted resource with communities to identify needs, define strategy, develop action plans, identify deliverables, present results, measure outcomes, and provide recommendations.
Knowledgeable about public health communication best practices and effective communication for different populations.
Experience developing and facilitating trainings for adult learners.
Experience facilitating meetings and discussions for internal and external (i.e., community, funders) partners.
Desired Qualifications
A Doctoral Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Information School, American Indian Studies, or related fields.
Four or more years working in or on behalf of tribal nations and American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in both urban and rural settings.
Advanced statistical analysis and program software knowledge.
Knowledge or prior experience with mixed methods data collection and analysis.
Familiarity with project management tools and/or software packages, e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.
Indigenous research methods.
Compensation, Benefits and Position Details
Pay Range Minimum:
$99,444.00 annual
Pay Range Maximum:
$164,328.00 annual
Other Compensation:
-
Benefits:
For information about benefits for this position, visit ****************************************************************************************
Shift:
First Shift (United States of America)
Temporary or Regular?
This is a temporary position
FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):
100.00%
Union/Bargaining Unit:
Not Applicable
About the UW
Working at the University of Washington provides a unique opportunity to change lives - on our campuses, in our state and around the world.
UW employees bring their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to building stronger minds and a healthier world. In return, they enjoy outstanding benefits, opportunities for professional growth and the chance to work in an environment known for its diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
Our Commitment
The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer, the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81.
To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at ************ or **********.
Applicants considered for this position will be required to disclose if they are the subject of any substantiated findings or current investigations related to sexual misconduct at their current employment and past employment. Disclosure is required under Washington state law.
$99.4k-164.3k yearly 5d ago
Staff Applied Scientist
Cisco Systems Canada Co 4.8
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
The application window is expected to close on: 01/16/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
Splunk, a Cisco company, is building a safer, more resilient digital world with an end-to-end, full-stack platform designed for hybrid, multi-cloud environments. Join the Code Generation group, where we work on automating the code generation process using GenAI techniques. We combine deep AI research expertise with the scale and operational excellence of Splunk and Cisco's global engineering capabilities. Our work spans networking, security, observability, and customer experience, designing and deploying foundation models that enhance reliability, strengthen security, prevent downtime, and deliver predictive insights across Splunk Observability, Security, and Platform at enterprise scale. You'll be part of a culture that values technical excellence, impact-driven innovation, and cross-functional collaboration, all within a flexible, growth-oriented environment.
Your Impact
As a Staff Applied Scientist, you will:
Design, build, and deploy advanced AI models for intelligent code generation, contributing across model architecture, experimentation, evaluation, and integration into production systems.
Push the boundaries of agentic GenAI by developing models that not only generate code but also reason, plan, self-correct, and interact with tools, APIs, and execution environments to improve reliability and usability.
Enhance code-generation capabilities for DSLs and structured languages, helping shape the next generation of developer experiences powered by LLMs in both interactive and automated workflows.
Optimize training and inference workflows through efficient data pipelines, distributed training strategies, and model-level performance improvements to ensure low latency, high accuracy, and cost-effectiveness.
Partner closely with engineering and product teams to ensure research outcomes are aligned with customer needs and translate into scalable, high-impact product features.
Contribute to the scientific culture of the team, sharing best practices in rigorous experimentation, reproducibility, evaluation design, and documentation.
Participate in long-term AI innovation by identifying emerging opportunities, proposing new directions, and shaping roadmap priorities in collaboration with research and engineering leaders.
Minimum Qualifications
PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field with 2+ years of industry or post-doctoral research experience;
or a Master's degree with 6+ years of relevant applied ML or research experience.
Demonstrated expertise in at least one of the following:
Large language models for program synthesis, code understanding, or formal languages
Multi-step planning or agentic AI for developer workflows
Strong programming proficiency in Python and hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Experience translating research prototypes into production systems, including deployment, optimization, and performance evaluation.
Working knowledge of experimental design, benchmarking, reproducibility, evaluation metrics, and scientific documentation.
Preferred Qualifications
LLMs for Code Generation - Experience training, fine-tuning, or adapting models such as Code-LLaMA, CodeT5, StarCoder, or GPT-based code models for program synthesis, bug fixing, refactoring, test generation, static/dynamic analysis, or domain-specific languages (DSLs).
Domain-Specialized Modeling - Experience building models for structured languages such as SQL, DSLs, configuration languages, or proprietary query/automation languages.
Agentic AI & Tool Use - Experience developing systems where models plan, call tools/APIs, self-correct, or execute code iteratively to improve output quality.
Structured Reasoning & Planning - Familiarity with techniques such as chain-of-thought prompting, constrained decoding, self-debugging, or reinforcement learning for code-centric tasks.
Large-Scale Training & Optimization - Experience with distributed training or inference optimization (quantization, LoRA, batching, caching) to improve latency, cost, and accuracy trade-offs.
MLOps & Continuous Evaluation - Exposure to automated retraining, dataset versioning/curation, evaluation harnesses, and reliability monitoring for ML models in production.
Research Visibility - Publications in top AI/ML venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, AAAI, KDD) and/or meaningful contributions to the LLM/code-gen research community (open-source, tools, datasets, or benchmarks).
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:The starting salary range posted for this position is $193,800.00 to $245,300.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$212,300.00 - $317,100.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$193,800.00 - $282,100.00
* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
$106k-136k yearly est. Auto-Apply 5d ago
Applied Scientist III, StoreGen
Amazon 4.7
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Join our Generative AI focus team to innovate Software Development at Amazon
Are you ready to be part of a team that's redefining the future of software engineering? Our team is Amazon's ambitious initiative to pioneer AI development practices that will fundamentally transform how we build software at scale.
Our Mission
We're building the next generation of development tools - uncovering how LLMs can originate new ways of thinking, building, and collaborating.
What Makes Us Different
* Ground-floor opportunity to shape the future of software development
* Direct impact on Amazon's global engineering practices
* Working with the latest technologies and large language models
* Culture of experimentation and innovative thinking
What We're Looking For
You'll lead the research, design, and development of AI technologies that challenge conventional software practices and uncover new ways for engineers to build and collaborate.
You're comfortable working in ambiguous spaces, exploring emergent behaviors, and collaborating with designers, prototypers, and engineers to test hypotheses in live, evolving systems.
You explore where LLMs behave in unexpected yet promising ways, especially in tasks like context retention, code reasoning, or agent behavior , and use those moments to uncover new AI-native workflows.
We're looking for applied scientists with experience in areas like:
+ Information retrieval
+ Context and memory modeling
+ Agent behavior and autonomy
+ Code understanding and generation
+ Human-AI interaction
What You'll Do
* Prototype new ways of working with LLMs in engineering workflows
* Help shape and evaluate scientific approaches behind agentic systems and engineering tools
* Move fast with engineers and prototypers to guide design decisions and model choices
* Make sense of unexpected model behavior and guide what to try next
Impact
Your work will surface where LLMs can meaningfully change how Amazon engineers build.
You'll help the team uncover which surprises are worth pursuing and where to push beyond what's already known.
Always find a way ️
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience
- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Strong analytical, mathematical, and coding skills (e.g., Python, C++, or Java)
- Previous work on agents or LLMs
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc.
- Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit ********************************************************* for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $150,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit ******************************************************* . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
$150.4k-260k yearly 1d ago
Research Scientist, Biomolecular Structure Foundation Models, (Seed AI-for-Science) - 2026 Start (PhD)
Bytedance 4.6
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
Understanding biological structure is central to deciphering the mechanisms of life and advancing drug design. We are developing next-generation, structure-centric, multimodal foundation models that power key applications-from complex structure prediction and functional modeling to de novo molecular design. We are a cross-disciplinary team of experts in machine learning, structural biology, computational chemistry, and bioinformatics, supported by strong engineering infrastructure and access to large-scale compute resources. We aim to develop open, high-precision, generalizable models that drive breakthroughs in biology and drug discovery. Responsibilities: 1) Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of ML researchers, computational biologists, and chemists to tackle cutting-edge scientific challenges in molecular modeling. 2) Develop and optimize large-scale models that integrate diverse biological modalities (e.g., sequences, 3D structures, molecular properties) to address complex biomolecular challenges-ranging from conformational landscape modeling to interaction and binding affinity prediction, and design of proteins and small molecules. 3) Stay current with advances in machine learning and proactively integrate cutting-edge techniques into our biomolecular models. What We Offer 1) A collaborative, impact-driven environment at the intersection of biology and AI. 2) Access to cutting-edge compute infrastructure and proprietary tools. 3) Opportunities to contribute to open science and transformative technologies in drug discovery.
Minimum Qualifications: 1) PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computational Biology, or a related technical field. 2) 1~5 years of research or industry experience applying deep learning to real-world problems, ideally involving scientific or multimodal data. 3) Strong research background in deep learning, with a publication record in areas such as NLP, computer vision, generative modeling, reinforcement learning, or biological applications. 4) Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch. 5) Proven ability to independently drive research ideas from concept to working prototype. 6) Deep intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach to engaging with unfamiliar scientific problems and disciplines.
$127k-184k yearly est. 19d ago
Applied Scientist
Grid 3.3
Scientist job in Seattle, WA
About us Today's financial system is built to favor those with money. Grid's mission is to level that playing field by building financial products that help users better manage their financial future. The Grid app lets users access cash, build credit, spend money, optimize their taxes, and lots, lots more.
Grid is a fast-growing team that's deeply passionate about making a difference in the lives of millions. We're solving huge problems and believe that every team member has a big role to play. Come join our growing team in our brand new Seattle office!
The role We're adding an Applied Scientist to our team to help us build and scale our core product lines. You'll work closely with product, engineering and business leaders to make a difference with data. With access to multiple robust datasets and clear research objectives, you'll have a significant impact on Grid's progress as a business-as well as our users' happiness and success.
Projects will include fraud detection, prevention and mitigation in novel arenas, such as risk underwriting for various lending/advance programs; predictive analytics to drive our payout and repayments systems; and more. The team We're focused on serving our users and building a robust product and business above all else. To this end, Grid's team members experience high levels autonomy and ownership, and as a company we value curiosity, learning and growth.
As an Applied Scientist, you'll have an opportunity not only to identify key leverage points for our data products, but also to set the standard for Grid's statistical inference and machine learning practice.
The tech stack Our backend tech stack is based on Python, GCP, Go, protobufs, BigQuery and MySQL. We have built our platform from the ground up to optimize for clean data sources, and we have made numerous investments into data warehousing, streaming analytics infrastructure and offline data cleanliness. As a result, we think Grid is positioned for efficient and powerful applied science.What you'll do
Research & Analysis: Perform data research and analysis using Grid's proprietary dataset as well as other relevant sources
Model Development: Develop and validate models that enable strategically relevant business objectives, such as enabling growth, mitigating fraud, controlling risk, etc.
Deployment & Iteration: Iterate on new and existing models based on feedback from team and real-world performance
Productionization: Collaborate with data engineers, product managers to help translate your work into production-grade, high scaled data products
Present Findings: Present your findings and communicate with members of the team with varying levels of technical depth
Foster DS @ Grid: Help build out our Applied Science and Machine Learning as a team and practice at Grid
What we're looking for:
Applied Science Expertise: Proven experience in Machine Learning and/or Applied Science, including a strong background in statistical inference, machine learning. This is a requirement, a bachelors or master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science with a focus on machine learning is required. We are currently not accepting applicants with bachelor or master's degrees in Business Analytics, Information Systems, or Data Science.
Deep Expertise in Applied Science & Machine Learning: Proven experience in applied machine learning, including a deep understanding of statistical inference and predictive modeling. Demonstrated practical experience with deep learning techniques, particularly transformer-based models.
Research to Implementation Proficiency: A strong track record of reading, understanding, and implementing research papers in machine learning or related fields.
Robust Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with Python (with libraries like PyTorch/TensorFlow) and SQL is essential.
Autonomy and Initiative: Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects, showcasing a proactive approach to identifying key leverage points for data products.
Curiosity and Optimism: People who are constantly asking why the world around them works the way it does, and who have the will to change it.
Technical Skills: Proficiency in the modern machine learning techniques, such as Model Evaluation and Validation, Deep Learning and Time Series Analysis, Logistic Regression, Naive Bayes, Tree based Models (i.e., Random Forest).
Self Starter: Confidence to prioritize work and delivery demonstrable results on a tight cadence.
Domain Knowledge: Demonstrated experience or understanding of the financial industry, especially in the context of building and scaling FinTech products.
$120,000 - $200,000 a year
BenefitsMedicalDentalVision 401K Life Insurance
Salary Range$120,000 - $200,000 per year
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
The average scientist in Olympia, WA earns between $56,000 and $135,000 annually. This compares to the national average scientist range of $67,000 to $140,000.
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