Principal Research Scientist — Remote (Switzerland)

Inworld; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Inworld is seeking a passionate ML/NLP researcher to advance foundation models and real-time inference for consumer-facing applications. You will contribute to evaluation loops, reward modeling, and open-source projects, while collaborating with US-based leadership and engineers.

You should have a PhD or equivalent practical experience, strong publication record, and a bias for shipping impactful research with clear real-world demos.

Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale ML research and experimentation.
• Proven ability to frame research questions, run experiments, and publish results.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken.

Skills

Foundation models

Evaluation benchmarks

Multimodal models

Reward modeling

Academic publishing

Public open-source

Full-stack research

English fluency

Education

PhD in ML/NLP

Tools

Open-source contributions

Job description

Inworld is seeking a passionate ML/NLP researcher to advance foundation models and real-time inference for consumer-facing applications. You will contribute to evaluation loops, reward modeling, and open-source projects, while collaborating with US-based leadership and engineers.

You should have a PhD or equivalent practical experience, strong publication record, and a bias for shipping impactful research with clear real-world demos.