Higharc

Research Engineer

Higharc

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Tech Stack

JavaScriptPythonPyTorchReactTypeScript

About the role

  • conduct foundational research in spatial AI for residential construction
  • develop novel approaches at the intersection of reinforcement learning, computer vision, LLMs, and 3D geometry
  • produce research capabilities that power Higharc's AI platform
  • design and conduct original research in spatial reasoning for residential construction
  • apply computer vision techniques to extract semantic structure from architectural inputs
  • develop RL-based approaches for generative architectural design
  • deliver research outputs ready for integration
  • partner with the Prototyping Engineer to deploy fine-tuned models and RAG systems into the Higharc platform

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 2+ years directly on LLM development, fine-tuning, or applied ML systems in production
  • Hands-on experience with model training frameworks (HuggingFace Transformers, PyTorch) and fine-tuning workflows on domain-specific corpora
  • Practical experience with RAG architectures, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector), and embedding model selection
  • Experience with 3D modeling, computational geometry, or computer graphics in a research or production context
  • Strong proficiency in Python across the ML ecosystem; React/TypeScript proficiency for integration work
  • A Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a closely related field
  • A Ph.D., particularly for candidates focused on model research and pre-training is a major plus
  • Open-source contributions or published research is a major plus
  • Familiarity with BIM tools (Revit, AutoCAD) or BIM data formats (IFC, gbXML) is a major plus
  • Experience with Three.js or equivalent 3D frameworks is a major plus
Benefits
  • comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • unlimited PTO
  • meaningful maternity/paternity leave to all U.S based employees that are full-time
  • stipend to create the ideal home office
  • competitive salaries with significant equity
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Hard Skills & Tools
spatial AIreinforcement learningcomputer visionLLMs3D geometrymodel training frameworksHuggingFace TransformersPyTorchRAG architecturesPython
Certifications
Master's degree in Computer ScienceMaster's degree in Machine LearningMaster's degree in AIPh.D.