Staff GenAI Research Scientist - Agents (AI)

TL;DR

Staff GenAI Research Scientist - Agents (AI): Developing advanced multi-agent architectures and retrieval techniques for enterprise AI platforms with an accent on Information Retrieval, RAG, and Agent Context. Focus on driving algorithmic innovations for LLMs, establishing Agent benchmarks, and advancing the scientific frontier of knowledge assistants.

Location: New York City, New York

Salary: $192,000 — $270,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is a data and AI company providing a Data Intelligence Platform that unifies data, analytics, and AI for over 10,000 organizations worldwide.

What you will do

• Define and lead independent research agendas on Information Retrieval for reusable Agent components.
• Drive research and technical strategy across enterprise retrieval and search, including workspace and vector search.
• Develop algorithmic innovations for Retrieval within Large Language Models.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to set Agent Benchmarks for retrieval, text-embeddings, and LLM Data Quality.
• Conduct experiments to empirically validate hypotheses and benchmark against state-of-the-art approaches.

Requirements

• PhD or MS in Computer Science or a related field with strong foundations in NLP and Information Retrieval.
• 4+ years of industry experience.
• Experience developing and implementing methods that extend and improve model capabilities, reliability, and safety.
• Strong preference for candidates with first-author publications at top ML/systems conferences (EMNLP, ICLR, ACL, NeurIPs).
• Must be based in or authorized to work in New York City, NY.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and perks tailored to the local region.
• Competitive compensation including base salary, equity, and annual performance bonuses.
• Inclusive work environment committed to diversity, equity, and equal opportunity.
• Opportunity to work at the forefront of GenAI research within a high-growth product company.