Research Scientist, AI

Olyxee; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Olyxee seeks a world-class researcher to lead its document integrity research for AI systems in production.

You will set a multi-year vision, design rigorous experiments, translate findings into product capabilities, and publish impactful work. You’ll mentor engineers, collaborate with teams, and represent Olyxee at top venues, reinforcing its leadership in trustworthy AI.

Qualifications

• PhD in CS, ML, or a closely related field, plus 8+ years of research beyond your doctorate
• Sustained first-author record at top venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL) with a public Google Scholar profile
• Demonstrable citation impact, with work others build on and cite
• Expert-level Python and modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX); you write research- and production-grade code
• Experience setting and owning a research agenda end to end, not just executing one
• Patents, widely used open-source, or shipped research that reached real users
• Exceptional written communication; you can make complex ideas land for any audience

Responsibilities

• Set and own the multi-year research agenda on model reasoning, verification, and reliability
• Design experiments, build evaluation harnesses, and publish work the field builds on
• Translate research into product capabilities the engineering team can ship
• Represent Olyxee in the research community through papers, talks, and collaborations
• Mentor researchers and engineers and raise the technical bar across the company

Skills

Python

PyTorch

JAX

Research leadership

Academic writing

Communication

Education

PhD in CS/ML or closely related field

Tools

PyTorch

JAX

Job description

Lead the research agenda behind Orgni's document integrity capabilities: verification, evaluation, and reliability for AI systems that take action in production.

Responsibilities:

• Set and own the multi-year research agenda on model reasoning, verification, and reliability
• Design experiments, build evaluation harnesses, and publish work the field builds on
• Translate research into product capabilities the engineering team can ship
• Represent Olyxee in the research community through papers, talks, and collaborations
• Mentor researchers and engineers and raise the technical bar across the company

Requirements:

• PhD in CS, ML, or a closely related field, plus 8+ years of research beyond your doctorate
• Sustained first-author record at top venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL) with a public Google Scholar profile
• Demonstrable citation impact, with work others build on and cite
• Expert-level Python and modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX); you write research- and production-grade code
• Experience setting and owning a research agenda end to end, not just executing one
• Patents, widely used open-source, or shipped research that reached real users
• Exceptional written communication; you can make complex ideas land for any audience