Research Engineer

Carrerlift; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey, a small, concentrated AI research lab in Palo Alto, is hiring Research Engineers to build general-purpose world models. The role focuses on turning frontier AI research into shipable models and maintaining simulations across long horizons.

You will work closely with research teams, move ideas toward functioning model systems, and connect research breakthroughs to product-ready implementations. Locations include Palo Alto, with options to join from London or Zurich.

Responsibilities

• Turn frontier AI research into models that can actually be shipped.
• Work closely with research efforts rather than operating in a separate engineering layer.
• Help move experimental ideas toward functioning model systems.
• Contribute to the connection between research breakthroughs and product-ready implementations.

Job description

About the role:

• Odyssey is hiring Research Engineers to help build general-purpose world models.
• The company's systems are intended to learn the dynamics of the world and simulate them interactively in real time.
• The research direction includes maintaining useful simulations across long time horizons.

What you'll work on:

• Turn frontier AI research into models that can actually be shipped.
• Work closely with research efforts rather than operating in a separate engineering layer.
• Help move experimental ideas toward functioning model systems.
• Contribute to the connection between research breakthroughs and product-ready implementations.

About the environment:

• Odyssey is a small and concentrated research lab.
• The team has serious compute available for its work.
• Research and product are closely connected without multiple organizational layers between them.
• The company considers world models an important next frontier in AI.

Locations:

• Positions are available in Palo Alto.
• Candidates may also join from London or Zurich.