Research Scientist

The role

You will contribute to the development of ML models across multiple modalities. You will work across the ML stack including model architectures, data curation, model evaluation, training and inference infrastructure, research, and experimentation.

What you will do

• Contribute to the development of our ML models across multiple modalities.
• Work across the ML stack, including model architectures, data curation, model evaluation, training & inference infrastructure, research, and experimentation.
• Pick promising approaches from the literature to bet on, and create new approaches where necessary to achieve our unique goals.

Required qualifications

• Experience working independently in high-ambiguity environments.
• Published papers in NLP, Speech, or Computer Vision involving large-scale deep learning.
• Familiar with the state of the art in AI.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS or related field.

Nice to have

• Masters/PhD desired.
• Experience working with products.
• Experience in a startup environment.

Benefits

• 401 (k) max employer match: 3.5% of compensation
• 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits for you and your dependents
• Unlimited PTO and sick time
• Flexible spending account with employer matching up to $1,650/year (medical FSA)
• Guardian Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunity to share in the company's success with competitive stock options

About the company

Sesame is designing a new kind of computer focused on making voice agents part of our daily lives. The team includes founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside leaders from Meta, Google, and Apple.