Staff Gen AI Research Scientist
Anduril Industries · Costa Mesa, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 86 days Anduril Industries's roles stay open a median of 103 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Anduril Industries's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Anduril Industries
- high 2263 stale, 67 reposted of 2,263 open
- Hiring momentum
- 649 roles opened in the last 90 days ↓ down vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-11-14
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About this role
As a Staff Gen AI Research Scientist at Anduril Industries, you will focus on designing, fine-tuning, and deploying generative AI models and agentic systems for military applications. The role involves a mix of applied research and hands-on coding, with responsibilities including optimizing models for edge hardware and collaborating with various engineering teams to enhance autonomous systems. You will also define data collection strategies and build prototypes based on customer feedback.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Strong production-level coding skills in Python and deep learning frameworks (like PyTorch or JAX)
- Hands-on experience training, fine-tuning, and evaluating LLMs, Generative AI, or multimodal models
- A strong background in a classical technical discipline (Computer Vision, NLP, Robotics, or Speech) with 2+ years of dedicated experience focusing on generative models and modern transformer architectures
- Experience using modern model training, alignment, and orchestration tools (e.g., Axolotl, Hugging Face, DeepSpeed, Megatron-LM, LangChain, or LlamaIndex)
- Ability to operate comfortably in a fast-paced environment, moving from ambiguous mission requirements to concrete code and functional prototypes
- Degree (B.S., M.S., or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field
Nice to have
- Proven track record of compiling and running deep learning models on edge accelerators (e.g., NVIDIA Jetson, custom TPUs/ASICs) under severe power and compute constraints
- Hands-on experience implementing Reinforcement Learning from Human/AI Feedback (RLHF/RLAIF) or direct preference optimization (DPO) loops
- Experience working with multimodal architectures (VLM, video-to-text, or sensor fusion) and diffusion models
- Experience building and shipping AI-powered products used by millions of users, with a deep understanding of the end-to-end lifecycle from research prototype to production deployment
- Track record of successfully applying AI/ML technologies to novel problems and domains where established approaches do not yet exist, demonstrating creativity and first-principles thinking
What you get
- Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full-time offers
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of work-life balance or remote work options
- The role involves significant autonomy but may also come with high expectations and pressure due to the fast-paced environment
- The job location may change to Long Beach, CA by late 2027, which could impact current candidates in other locations
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