Research Scientist (Future)

Pindrop; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pindrop is seeking a Research Scientist to drive core research initiatives, deliver reproducible experimental results, and help translate machine learning models into real‑world product solutions. You may: Conduct research to develop new functionalities and improve existing technologies across our core domains (Fraud, Voice/Speech, Video, Authentication, and Deepfake Detection).

Design, implement, and evaluate deep learning algorithms and ML models tailored to complex datasets.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research to develop new functionalities and improve existing technologies across our core domains (Fraud, Voice/Speech, Video, Authentication, and Deepfake Detection).
• Design, implement, and evaluate deep learning algorithms and ML models tailored to complex datasets.
• Partner closely with research engineers and engineering teams to transition complex research prototypes into efficient, production-ready systems across cloud or edge environments.

Job description

Who We Are

Pindrop is a cybersecurity company delivering continuous identity verification across voice, video, and digital interactions. Powered by the Pindrop Intelligence Network, our unified trust platform helps enterprises answer three critical questions:
Is this identity synthetic? Detect AI-generated and manipulated voice and video.
Is this identity risky? Identify fraud, suspicious behavior, and other risk signals.
Is this identity known? Authenticate identities using voice, device, behavioral, and other signals.
Pindopt brings this intelligence together across purpose-built trust engines to help organizations make informed decisions in real time — protecting customers, workforce interactions, and emerging AI-driven interactions.
Pindopt protects billions of high-risk interactions for enterprises, including leading financial institutions, insurers, and healthcare organizations. Its technology is informed by more than 8 billion real-world interactions annually and protected by 300+ patents.
Recognized by TIME as one of the 10 Most Influential Software Companies of 2026 and by Inc. for Best in Business for Innovation, Pindrop is backed by leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, and CapitalG.

What you'll do

Depending on your level and domain expertise, as a Pindrop Research Scientist, you will drive core research initiatives, deliver reproducible experimental results, and help translate machine learning models into real‑world product solutions. You may:

• Conduct research to develop new functionalities and improve existing technologies across our core domains (Fraud, Voice/Speech, Video, Authentication, and Deepfake Detection).
• Design, implement, and evaluate deep learning algorithms and ML models tailored to complex datasets.
• Partner closely with research engineers and engineering teams to transition complex research prototypes into efficient, production-ready systems across cloud or edge environments.