Applied Scientist II (GenAI)

TL;DR

Applied Scientist II (GenAI): Developing agentic AI capabilities and foundational primitives for visual shopping experiences with an accent on multimodal understanding and real-time image/video generation. Focus on building scalable agentic systems, personalized virtual try-on, and automated quality assurance to enhance customer purchase confidence.

Location: Must be based in Sunnyvale, CA or Seattle, WA

Salary: $142,800 – $222,200 per year

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in ecommerce and AI, focusing on innovative visual shopping experiences and customer-centric AI research.

What you will do

• Develop core science primitives for vision and language understanding, content generation, and virtual try-on using SOTA CV and GenAI.
• Design and implement visual agentic systems, optimizing for visual quality, relevance, latency, and cost.
• Define success metrics and conduct rigorous validation of scientific initiatives across customer touch points.
• Own the end-to-end delivery of research projects from problem formulation through to production deployment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional product and engineering teams to integrate AI capabilities into customer-facing features.

Requirements

• PhD, or Master's degree with 4+ years of experience in CS, CE, ML, or a related field.
• Proven experience building machine learning models for practical business applications.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++.
• Must be based in the USA (Sunnyvale, CA or Seattle, WA).

Nice to have

• Deep expertise in implementing deep learning algorithms, specifically for computer vision.
• Experience prototyping and delivering innovative system solutions in a research-oriented environment.
• Ability to use generative AI tools to optimize workflow efficiency and prompt engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Financial security with 401(k) matching and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Generous paid time off and parental leave.
• Support for adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
• A culture centered on scientific excellence and customer obsession.