Founding Research Scientist, Applied AI

The role

You will own research problems from formulation through product application. You will develop models, algorithms, and evaluation methods to improve product and marketplace outcomes.

What you will do

• Own research problems from problem formulation through experimentation, validation, and product application.
• Design rigorous experiments and evaluations.
• Develop new methods, models, algorithms, training approaches, datasets, and evaluation methods.
• Partner with engineering to turn successful research into reliable product capabilities.
• Help define Agentio's research agenda.
• Identify high-value research questions.
• Set a high bar for experimental rigor across applied ML work.

Required qualifications

• PhD in machine learning, AI, computer science, statistics, or a related field.
• Track record of original ML research demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications or comparable research contributions.
• Depth in one or more areas such as foundation models, multimodal learning, recommendation and ranking, representation learning, reinforcement learning and decision-making, causal inference, optimizati
• Experience applying research to real products or production systems.
• Strong implementation skills.
• Ability to prototype ideas and work directly with large datasets and modern ML stacks.
• Strong knowledge of current AI research.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO
• Comprehensive Health Coverage through Aetna
• Dental & Vision Plans through Guardian
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• $100 Monthly Lifestyle Credit
• Daily lunches and snacks in the office
• Dinner provided Monday - Thursday
• Fully subsidized gold tier access on Wellhub
• Gym in the building

About the company

Agentio builds AI-native infrastructure for creator advertising. The platform uses AI to turn creative and performance signals into campaign strategies, match brands with creators, recommend sponsorship prices, and review videos against brand requirements.