Staff Scientist: Autonomous Agents & Frontier Research

Polymath; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Free meals with the team

Wellness stipend & learning stipend

Top of the line tech

Frequent team activities and outings

Job summary

Polymath in San Francisco is looking for a Member of Technical Staff - Research to advance autonomous agent capabilities. The ideal candidate will engage in core research areas, including agent evaluation and environment design, while also contributing to building benchmarks and writing production code. Applicants should have a strong background in engineering and research, as well as a proven track record of publications. Perks include comprehensive health insurance, unlimited PTO, and top-tier technology.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering and research fundamentals.
• Experience in shipping reliable, production-quality code.
• Track record of publications.

Responsibilities

• Work on core research problems in long-horizon evaluation and environment design.
• Develop advanced environment simulation engines.
• Investigate failure modes of frontier models.
• Create rigorous benchmarks for evaluating agent performance.

Skills

Engineering fundamentals

AI tool usage

Production-quality code

Research fundamentals

Job description

Polymath in San Francisco is looking for a Member of Technical Staff - Research to advance autonomous agent capabilities. The ideal candidate will engage in core research areas, including agent evaluation and environment design, while also contributing to building benchmarks and writing production code. Applicants should have a strong background in engineering and research, as well as a proven track record of publications. Perks include comprehensive health insurance, unlimited PTO, and top-tier technology.