Senior Research Engineer
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New York, NY · Posted November 12, 2026
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About the job
Minimum qualifications: PhD degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or in a Research Engineer-related occupation. Alternatively, will accept a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Computer Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field, and 5 years of experience in the job offered or in a Research Engineer-related occupation. Position requires 2 years of experience in the following: Development with Tensorflow, JAX, or PyTorch machine learning frameworks; Leading a research agenda; Applied research from proof-of-concept to implementation; Machine learning theory application; and Python or C++.