28 ai research scientist jobs at 10 companies in Salinas, CA
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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Python, PyTorch, Elasticsearch, LLMs
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Senior Quantum AI Research Scientist, Applied Research
Redmond or Santa Clara
$192k-$305k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOEPh.D. preferred in CS/Physics/Applied Math/EE, 8+ years in quantum computing and/or AI/ML research, deep ML and quantum error correction expertise, strong communication, experience with large-scale model training and hardware-aware models.
CUDA, PyTorch Distributed, Megatron-LM, JAX pmap, LoRA, QLoRA
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Research Scientist - AI Incubation
Seattle or San Jose
$138k-$275k/yr HybridFull Time
PhD in CS/AI/ML; expertise in LLM post-training, RLHF/DPO/PPO, federated learning; distributed training; PyTorch/Transformers/DeepSpeed/CUDA; publications/open-source.
PyTorch, Transformers, DeepSpeed, CUDA
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Senior Quantum AI Research Scientist, Applied Research
Redmond or Santa Clara
$192k-$305k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOEPhD preferred; 8+ years in quantum computing and/or AI/ML; deep ML/DL expertise; strong quantum information science background; excellent collaboration skills.
CUDA, PyTorch, JAX, Megatron-LM, GPU programming
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Research Scientist
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
PhD in Computer Science/AI or related field; strong publication record; experience in Generative AI, diffusion models, large-scale model training; good communication and teamwork.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Machine Learning Frameworks
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AI Research Scientist (Generative Models for Scientific Discovery)
Santa Clara, California, United States
$131k-$180k/yr OnsiteFull Time
MS/PhD in CS, CE, EE, Math, Statistics or related; strong ML/deep learning/NLP background; experience with LLM pretraining, SFT, post-training alignment (e.g., RLHF); Python and PyTorch/TensorFlow proficiency; experience with scientific data, publishing, and mentoring.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow
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Visual Intelligence and Machine Learning Research Scientist
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Conduct research in visual intelligence, computational neuroscience, and AI; prototype algorithms and translate research into product features working with cross-functional teams.
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Machine Learning/Computer Vision Research Scientist
Santa Clara, California, United States
$164k-$194k/yr OnsiteFull Time
2+ YOEPhD (or equivalent) in CS/Engineering + 2 years ML experience; research in ML/DL/CV, generative AI; programming in Python/R/C/C++/Java; experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn; publication or patent record.
Python, R, PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, C, C++, Java
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Principal Applied Scientist, AWS Agentic AI
Seattle or Santa Clara or New York
$199k-$309k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEPhD in ML/CS/EE or Master\u0002s +5 years, industry ML experience, generative AI/Agentic AI experience, publication/patent record, proficiency in Python, experience in NLP/LLMs/CV, strong communication and mentoring skills.
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AI/ML Scientist Intern, AIMS AI Foundations (PhD) – Fall 2026
Los Gatos or United States
$40-$85/hr HybridFull Time, Internship
Currently enrolled PhD student; able to work 40 hrs/week; proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX); strong foundation in ML/DL/statistics; ability to design/run ML experiments and build prototypes; strong communication skills.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, HuggingFace, Transformers, Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Spark, Presto, Airtable
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AI/ML Scientist Intern, AIMS AI Foundations (PhD) – Fall 2026
Los Gatos, California, United States
$40-$85/hr HybridInternship, Full Time
Enrolled PhD student able to work 40 hrs/week in Fall/Winter. Proficiency in Python and major ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX). Strong ML/deep learning/statistics foundation and ability to design/run ML experiments and build prototypes.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, HuggingFace, Transformers, Pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, Spark, Presto, Airtable
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Lead Principal Applied Scientist
Santa Clara or Seattle or United States
$158k-$355k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years applied ML/AI research experience; expertise in dataset preparation, experiment design, model training/fine-tuning, evaluation, deployment, and publication; strong coding, version control, and leadership skills.
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Senior Machine Learning Scientist - Agentic Experience
San Jose or Seattle or Austin
$187k-$262k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years industry experience; designing/deploying agentic or multi-step AI systems; strong Python and PyTorch/TensorFlow/JAX; experience with LLM APIs and orchestration libraries (LangChain, LlamaIndex); evaluation and prompt engineering expertise.
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, LLM APIs, LangChain, LlamaIndex
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