Field Research Engineer
Prolific
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Serve as Prolific's technical research partner on customer engagements with AI labs and enterprise AI teams
- Advise and prototype bespoke solutions like evaluation methodology, rubric design, and data collection approaches
- Own methodology for projects - from scoping through delivery
- Build trusted relationships with customer research and engineering teams
- Surface patterns from customer work that should become platform capabilities
- Work with Services and Account teams to qualify opportunities
- Share learnings across the Research Engineering function
- Collaborate with product teams to translate research insights into practical applications
- Mentor team members on advanced AI concepts
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in AI/ML research, research engineering, or applied ML
- Strong knowledge of LLM evaluation methodologies, data collection design, and human feedback approaches
- Experience designing AI-assisted or model-in-the-loop workflows
- Track record of executing research or applied AI/ML projects with clear outcomes
- Can build quickly when needed - you're comfortable prototyping solutions
- Strong communicator across contexts
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Benefits and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture
- Access to unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AI researchML researchapplied MLLLM evaluation methodologiesdata collection designhuman feedback approachesAI-assisted workflowsmodel-in-the-loop workflowsprototyping solutionsresearch project execution
Soft Skills
strong communicatorrelationship buildingmentoringcollaborationadvisingpattern recognitionqualifying opportunitiessharing learningsscoping projectsdelivery ownership