Applied AI Researcher

About the role

As a stellar & highly ambitious AI/NLP researcher, you will play a pivotal role in building complex AI/NLP models supporting the Verneek AI platform. You'll tackle fundamental AI research problems grounded on our proprietary AI platform, contributing to the development of the most helpful AI for anyone, anywhere, at any time.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain complex AI/NLP models supporting the Verneek AI platform
• Solve unique, highly complex, and socially impactful problems every day
• Move fast in an early-stage startup environment, making a significant impact

Requirements

• MSc. or PhD degree in AI/NLP
• 4+ years of experience with Python
• Good grasp of fundamentals and the state-of-the-art in AI/NLP research
• 4+ years experience developing models with machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch
• Work authorization in the USA at the time of hire
• Continuing work authorization during employment can be sponsored by Verneek

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Natural Language Understanding, Semantic Parsing, Dialogue Systems
• Experience in Transfer Learning and learning with limited data
• Publishations in top-tier AI venues such as ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, etc.
• Demonstrated AI/NLP engineering skillset through having deployed large-scale AI/NLP systems to production
• Experience in building models in the commerce/retail domain
• Working knowledge of Scala

Benefits

• Stellar medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Daily private Chef lunch, curated to personal diets
• Transportation benefits including 401K matching contributions
• Flexible PTO
• Visa/Green Card sponsorship
• Career growth support through sponsoring learning opportunities and mentorship

About Verneek

Verneek is an early-stage deep-tech AI startup, based in the NYC area, founded by a team of leading AI research scientists and backed by a group of world-renowned business and scientific luminaries. Our mission is to build the most helpful AI for anyone, anywhere, at anytime. We are obsessed with what we do and we have fun doing it. Read more about verneek here: https://www.verneek.com/about-verneek.