AI Research Director
webAI™
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Lead webAI’s AI and ML research strategy including long-term vision, experimentation roadmap, and architectural innovation
- Oversee research on LLMs, diffusion and multimodal models, inference optimization, and distributed execution
- Advance techniques for compression, quantization, distillation, and privacy-preserving learning for edge and on-device AI
- Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to translate research breakthroughs into scalable production-ready capabilities
- Build, mentor, and lead a world-class research team fostering creativity, scientific rigor, and innovation
- Evaluate emerging technologies, academic research, and industry trends to influence strategic direction
- Design and evaluate experiments, benchmarks, and methodologies for model performance and efficiency
- Represent webAI in research discussions with customers, partners, and the broader AI community
- Ensure research initiatives align with customer missions, security requirements, and enterprise needs
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in AI, machine learning research, deep learning, or related fields
- Experience leading research teams and delivering impactful ML innovations
- Expertise in modern AI architectures including transformers, diffusion models, multimodal systems, and reinforcement learning
- Experience designing, training, and optimizing large-scale ML models
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, edge inference, and model efficiency techniques such as quantization and pruning
- Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
- Strong research background demonstrated through publications, patents, or deployed innovations
- Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package
- 401(k) match (U.S.-based employees only)
- $200/month Health & Wellness stipend
- Continuing Education support
- $500/year Function Health subscription (U.S.-based employees only)
- Free parking for in-office employees
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Parental leave for eligible employees
- Supplemental life insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AImachine learningdeep learningtransformersdiffusion modelsmultimodal systemsreinforcement learningmodel optimizationquantizationpruning
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcommunicationcreativityscientific rigorinnovationcollaborationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcustomer focus