Senior Research Engineer

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

OlmoEarth, an open platform built around foundation models for Earth observation, is seeking a Senior Research Engineer to collaborate with partners and tailor the OlmoEarth models to a wide range of applications across multiple domains.

You will contribute to end-to-end workflows from imagery data handling and annotation to distributed model training and inference, within the AI for the Planet group at the Allen Institute for AI, and you will work from our Seattle offices on-site.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with partners to tailor OlmoEarth models to a wide range of applications across multiple domains.

Job description

Persons in these roles are expected to work from our offices in Seattle. On-site requirements vary based on position and team. If you have questions about on-site work arrangements for this role, please ask your recruiter.

Our base salary range is $174,240 - $261,360, and in addition we have generous bonus plans to provide a competitive compensation package.

Who You Are:

OlmoEarth is growing - more partners, more use cases, and a platform that is evolving quickly. We are looking for a Senior Research Engineer who can collaborate with our partners to tailor the OlmoEarth models to a wide range of specific applications across multiple domains.

Who We Are:

OlmoEarth is an open, end-to-end platform built around a family of foundation models for Earth observation. The platform enables users to create custom fine-tuned models to detect and classify novel geospatial features, handling the full loop: imagery acquisition, annotation, distributed model training and inference, and visualization.

Our partners span some of the most respected institutions working on wildfire risk, crop mapping, mangrove conservation, and forest protection. OlmoEarth sits within the AI for the Planet group at the Allen Institute for AI, a small, mission-driven team working on conservation, food security, disaster resilience, and climate solutions.

Learn more: https://allenai.org/olmoearth

What We Believe

• The mission is the point. OlmoEarth exists to put powerful Earth observation tools into the hands of people working on conservation, food security, and climate. Every partner engagement this role supports is connected to that goal. If it matters to you that your day-to-day work adds up to something larger, you are in the