Binance Accelerator Program - AI Research Scientist (LLM Reasoning & Post-Training)

Binance; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 167,400 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth opportunities

Work-from-home arrangement

Job summary

Binance is offering an exciting opportunity with its Accelerator Program in Hong Kong, designed for current university students and recent graduates. Participants will work alongside senior research scientists, tackling challenges in LLM reasoning and agentic AI within a cutting-edge blockchain environment.

This role involves designing experiments and implementing training pipelines, focusing on real-world implications in the finance and crypto sectors. The program emphasizes networking and professional development, making it ideal for those eager to kickstart their career in an innovative space.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master’s or PhD in Machine Learning or related field.
• Strong foundations in Python and PyTorch.
• Comfortable with AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and run experiments in reasoning model training.
• Implement model variants and training pipelines in PyTorch.
• Synthesize recent work to sharpen research directions.
• Apply LLM reasoning to crypto-native data.
• Maintain rigorous experiment tracking and reproducibility standards.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

Machine Learning

C++

Rust

Transformer architectures

Education

Master’s or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics

Tools

AI-assisted development tools

Hugging Face

Job description

Binance Accelerator Program

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.

About Binance Accelerator Program

Binance Accelerator Program is a concise fixed-term program designed for Early Career Talent to have an immersive experience in the rapidly expanding Web3 space. You will be given the opportunity to experience life at Binance and understand what goes on behind the scenes of the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem. Alongside your job, there will also be a focus on networking and development, which will expand your professional network and build transferable skills to propel you forward in your career.

Who May Apply

Current university students and recent graduates.

Current university students (Masters, PhD in AI track) or recent graduates who don’t mind starting as an intern.

About The Role

You’ll work alongside senior research scientists on problems at the frontier of LLM reasoning, post-training methodology, and agentic AI — in one of the few environments where your models interact with live global markets at scale. This isn’t a support or literature-review role. You’ll run experiments, form independent hypotheses, implement ideas from recent papers, and work closely with engineering teams to understand how research behaves under real production constraints — 24/7, zero-downtime, hundreds of millions of users.

Responsibilities

• Design and run experiments in reasoning model training, post-training alignment, test-time compute scaling, and systematic model evaluation — grounded in financial and crypto-native problem settings.
• Implement model variants, training pipelines (including RLVR-based approaches), and evaluation frameworks in PyTorch and the Hugging Face ecosystem.
• Synthesize recent work from NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, and ACL to sharpen active research directions — not just track the field, but translate it into testable ideas.
• Apply LLM reasoning to crypto-native data: on‑chain signals, market microstructure, and multi‑modal market intelligence — research opportunities that don’t exist anywhere else.
• Maintain rigorous experiment tracking and reproducibility standards (W&B or equivalent).
• Partner with applied engineering to understand how research translates into production systems and what constraints actually matter.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Master’s or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field (preferably graduating between 2026 to 2028).
• Strong Python and PyTorch fundamentals; C++ or Rust exposure is a bonus.
• Comfortable using AI‑assisted development tools as a natural part of your research workflow — not as a crutch, but as leverage.
• Solid grounding in transformer architectures, LLM pre‑training, and the shift toward reasoning‑capable models.
• You form opinions about research, not just summaries of it.

Why Binance

• Shape the future with the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem.
• Collaborate with world‑class talent in a user‑centric global organization with a flat structure.
• Tackle unique, fast‑paced projects with autonomy in an innovative environment.
• Thrive in a results‑driven workplace with opportunities for career growth and continuous learning.
• Competitive salary and company benefits.
• Work‑from‑home arrangement (the arrangement may vary depending on the work nature of the business team).

Binance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We believe that having a diverse workforce is fundamental to our success.