Research Engineer, Applied AI

Limitless; Village of Candor (NY); Remote; USD 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Limitless is seeking a researcher to apply cutting-edge AI research to real-world problems. This role will involve designing novel solutions in audio processing and working closely with product teams to implement impactful features, while embracing the company's mission to augment human intelligence.

Benefits

Health insurance

Top-of-market compensation

Flexible vacation

Employee-friendly equity terms

401(k) plan with matching

Final week of the year off

Qualifications

• Proven ability in ML with feature deployment experience.
• Familiarity with ASR and audio nuances is beneficial.
• Strong product instincts and systems-level thinking are crucial.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions for audio and AI.
• Lead ML experiments from prototype to product.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams for feature development.

Skills

Machine Learning

Audio Processing

Transcription

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Foundation Models

Job description

About Limitless

At Limitless, our vision is to free the human mind from its biological limitations. We are starting with memory. 90% of memories are forgotten after just a week. Not only that, but our memory gets worse as we get older. If there is a hearing aid for hearing and glasses for vision then why isn’t there the equivalent for memory? That question is why we started the company. We build software and hardware to capture what you see, say, and hear and make it useful.

The products we have today are just the first step toward our audacious vision.

We have raised over $33m from top-tier investors including Sam Altman, First Round Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and NEA to help make that vision a reality.

Why Limitless

The work you’ll do will have a tremendous impact on not just our company, but on society as a whole. We believe the best version of the future is one in which we augment - not replace - human intelligence with artificial intelligence. This is the key to unlocking humanity’s full potential, and you will play a critical role in helping us get there. Join us.

Benefits

• Health insurance: best-in-class healthcare for employees and dependents. Includes vision and dental.

• Top-of-market compensation: we strive to offer top-of-market salary and equity.

• Flexible vacation: we want you to take the time you need to rest and relax.

• Employee-friendly equity terms: we offer an extended exercise window and early exercise for any options offered.

• Sell equity along the way: Unlike most startups, we don’t believe in holding you captive with golden handcuffs. When there are opportunities for you to sell a portion of your vested stock, we offer them.

• Remote first: we have team members all over the U.S. and everyone is treated equally regardless of location.

• 401(k) plan: for US employees we offer a 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Office reimbursement: prefer working from an office? We provide a WeWork membership or reimbursement.

• Parental leave: we offer all parents 12 weeks of paid time off to spend time with their new family.

• Quarterly retreats: we have offsites quarterly to bring everyone together. Past retreats include Seattle, Breckenridge, Calistoga & Mexico.

• Final week of the year off: Enjoy the final week of the year off while we all take time to recharge.

• Choose your gear: we equip everyone with a new top-of-the-line laptop with all the upgrades.

Why we need you

• We’re looking for a researcher who thrives on seeing their work ship quickly and make a real impact. At Limitless, you won’t be publishing papers into the void: you’ll be applying cutting-edge research to gnarly, real-world problems across audio, speech, and AI. From solving robust speaker diarization to building AI systems that reason across what someone has seen, heard, and said, we need your help to push the boundaries of what’s possible, fast. If you’re excited about turning research into features that help people live more vividly and recall their lives more clearly, you’ll feel at home here.

What will be your responsibilities

• Applied Research & Development: Design and implement novel solutions that power core experiences in the Limitless ecosystem, particularly in audio processing, transcription, summarization, and context-aware reasoning.

• Product-Focused Experimentation: Own end-to-end ML experiments, from prototype to product, and ship research that moves the needle on tangible product outcomes.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with engineering and product teams to translate user needs into deeply useful AI-powered features.

• Measurement & Iteration: Define success metrics for your models, run experiments, and iterate fast based on user and system feedback.

What will help you be successful

• Hands-on Experience: Proven ability to work with both foundation models (e.g. Whisper, GPT, BERT) and traditional ML, with a track record of shipping features powered by your work.

• Audio & Language Domain Expertise: Familiarity with the quirks of real-world audio, ASR, diarization, or related fields will help you ramp quickly and spot real-world edge cases.

• Strong Product Instincts: You understand when “good enough” really is, and when a product or user need demands deeper research or better performance.

• Startup Mindset: You’re energized by ownership, speed, ambiguity, and impact; not by long roadmaps and red tape.

• Systems-Level Thinking: You know how to trace a problem from raw data to model behavior to user impact, and back again.

What cultural values you need to embody

Decisive: Bias for action and learning.

Resourceful: Prioritize well in order to maximize impact with the least effort.

Craft: Good judgment & consideration when deciding something is done enough

Candor: Give candid feedback, receive it well, and speak up if you disagree

️Communication: Be transparent, create clarity out of ambiguity, and do it with zest

Collaboration: Help each other out, have empathy, and listen well.

$200,000 - $400,000 a year

The above compensation range includes salary + equity. The final package may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Based on eligibility, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, paid parental leave, PTO, and other employee benefits.

Internally we aren't fixated on titles & levels since that can lead to needless hierarchy that distracts from the team's collective success. If you're interested in this job, we strongly encourage you to apply: we'd love to see you on our team working toward our audacious vision of freeing the mind from its biological limitations.