Technical Staff Member – Research

Abundant

Member of Technical Staff driving AI model research and execution at Abundant. Leading foundational research and collaborating with top-tier researchers to push AI boundaries.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $500,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive Foundational Research & Execution
Model Alignment & Data Strategy
Autonomous Problem Selection
System Infrastructure

Requirements

What you’ll need

A PhD in a related field (e.g., CS, ML, NLP) with a world-class publication record (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR)
Proven experience shipping research directly to production and live systems
Large-scale agent systems: orchestration frameworks, tool APIs, distributed execution, observability, and logging infrastructure
Experience advising on or shaping governmental policy related to AI safety and governance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, dental, vision + flexible PTO

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Hard Skills & Tools

machine learningnatural language processinglarge-scale agent systemsorchestration frameworkstool APIsdistributed executionobservabilitylogging infrastructure

Soft Skills

autonomous problem selectionadvising on policycommunication

Certifications

PhD in Computer SciencePhD in Machine LearningPhD in Natural Language Processing