Applied AI Research Engineer — RAG & GenAI Prototyping

Drata; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 145,200 - 196,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock equity

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Flexible vacation policy

Generous annual stipends

Job summary

Drata is looking for an Applied Research Engineer to enhance AI system effectiveness through rigorous research and experimentation. You'll collaborate with engineers to implement validated methods into production systems while focusing on information retrieval and reasoning strategies.

The role demands 3+ years in applied research, proficiency in Python, and experience with AI/ML systems. The salary range is competitive, offering from $145,200 to $196,400, and includes comprehensive health benefits, equity, and professional development perks.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in applied research, data science, or ML focusing on NLP.
• 1+ years of hands-on experience building production AI/ML systems.
• Strong foundation in information retrieval and dense retrieval.

Responsibilities

• Design and evaluate information access & reasoning strategies.
• Prototype GenAI workflows mapping compliance objects.
• Run experiments to validate hypotheses before production.

Skills

Applied research

Data science

Machine learning

Natural language processing (NLP)

Information retrieval

Python

Job description

Drata is looking for an Applied Research Engineer to enhance AI system effectiveness through rigorous research and experimentation. You'll collaborate with engineers to implement validated methods into production systems while focusing on information retrieval and reasoning strategies.

The role demands 3+ years in applied research, proficiency in Python, and experience with AI/ML systems. The salary range is competitive, offering from $145,200 to $196,400, and includes comprehensive health benefits, equity, and professional development perks.