AI Research Scientist/Manager - Adaptive Intelligence

About the role

At P-1 AI, we are building an AI engineer agent named Archie designed to fit seamlessly into existing engineering teams and workflows. Currently at the level of a junior mechanical and electrical engineer, Archie possesses a quantitative intuition over the product design space and uses complex engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop approaches for continual learning, fast adaptation, memory formation, knowledge retention, and transfer learning in large-scale AI systems.
• Own the full development pipeline from data generation to evaluation to product integration.
• Contribute to both research strategy and technical implementation—this is a hands-on role.
• Investigate topics such as continual learning, online learning, test-time adaptation, memory architectures, meta-learning, self-improvement, and knowledge consolidation.

Requirements

• A PhD (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, Math, or a related field.
• Have conducted research in one or more areas such as continual learning, lifelong learning, meta-learning, online learning, reinforcement learning, memory systems, model adaptation, transfer learning, or related fields.
• Fluent in Python and modern ML stack such as PyTorch or JAX, and distributed training frameworks.
• Creative approach to bringing definition and solutions to under-specificed challenges.
• Excited by fundamental questions around how intelligent systems acquire, retain, and use knowledge over time.
• Thrive in fast-moving, collaborative environments, and communicate technical matters with clarity.
• Take a high-ownership, “make it work” approach to problem solving.

Qualifications

• Publications in top-tier venues.

Skills

• Strong programming skills in Python and modern ML stack.
• Experience with distributed training frameworks.
• Knowledge of continual learning, lifelong learning, meta-learning, online learning, reinforcement learning, memory systems, model adaptation, transfer learning, or related fields.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Meaningful equity ownership.
• Healthcare, dental, vision.
• 401(k) match.
• Unlimited PTO.

Pay

Competitive salary.

Schedule

Onsite in San Mateo, CA. Relocation support available.