AI-Native Software Engineering Researcher

About the role

The AI-Native Software Engineering Researcher position focuses on researching and applying AI to industry and government scale software engineering problems. The role involves conducting research, applying findings in both government and industry settings, and sharing insights with the broader research and software engineering community.

Responsibilities

• Assess the rapidly changing capabilities of AI models and coding agents
• Establish metrics to help organizations understand their use of AI in development and guide them through improvements
• Identify gaps in AI workflows that lead to poor outcomes and develop strategies to mitigate these issues
• Create or adapt software engineering practices and workflows to better integrate AI
• Analyze the costs associated with AI usage and develop strategies for more efficient AI deployment
• Work closely with world-class software engineers, researchers, and data scientists on national and global scale problems

Requirements

• A PhD with at least two (2) years of relevant experience
• Subject to a background investigation and Department of War security clearance
• Willing to travel up to 25% of the time to locations outside of your home location

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of software engineering fundamentals
• Ability to keep up with and adapt to rapidly changing technical advances
• Track record of conducting research and applying scientific methods to solve difficult problems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to explain complex technical ideas to non-experts
• Demonstrated publication history in top-tier peer-reviewed venues
• Strong collaboration skills for working with colleagues and sponsors
• Proficiency in writing funding proposals or pitching new research ideas

Skills

• Knowledge of software engineering fundamentals
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technical advances
• Research and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication skills
• Publication history in top-tier venues
• Collaboration and mentoring skills
• Proposal writing and idea pitching skills