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AI Research Engineer

lancedbUnited StatesResearch
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Salary
$150K – $255K
Job type
Full-time
Experience
Senior · 5+ yrs
Posted
14 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Based in the United States, the AI Research Engineer position at LanceDB involves conducting open-ended investigations into end-to-end machine learning workflows and suits a professional with extensive deep learning background. This full-time role focuses on demonstrating how the multimodal lakehouse platform accelerates model development across multiple technology sectors.

Role Overview

The AI Research Engineer collaborates with the research group to perform open-ended explorations centered on complete training pipelines in various artificial intelligence domains. The selected candidate builds replicable experiments, benchmarks workflows, and shares findings to highlight platform capabilities for customers like autonomous vehicle and media enterprises.

Key Responsibilities

Demonstrate platform utility for complete model lifecycles spanning data curation to predictive modeling within specific industry verticals.
Contrast the platform-stacked methodology against standard training pipelines through benchmarked and replicable experiments.
Produce core material and collaborate cross-departmentally to highlight workflow-specific attributes such as blobv2 and distributed indexing.
Release models and investigation papers across company blogs, social channels, and technical symposiums.
Collaborate directly with engineering and product divisions by supplying practitioner perspectives and feedback.

Requirements

Minimum of five years of background in training deep learning models across modalities including video, action, or world frameworks.
Demonstrated history of training state-of-the-art models within commercial environments.
Background in developing and maintaining prominent open-source software repositories.
Ability to translate user feedback into actionable product deliverables.
Strong prioritization abilities, execution efficiency, and product go-to-market understanding.

Nice to Have

Experience training transformer architectures alongside post-training and alignment procedures.
Practical familiarity with PyTorch, distributed training frameworks, and tensor parallelism.
Five or more years of professional tenure, including startup environments.

Skills and Tools

Python
PyTorch
Distributed training
Tensor parallelism
Blobv2
Distributed indexing

Salary and Benefits

Compensation ranges from $150K to $255K.
Equity offerings are included.

About the Company

LanceDB provides an AI-native multimodal lakehouse platform enabling practitioners to curate massive video, audio, and derivative signals using Python. Organizations such as Netflix, Midjourney, and Runway utilize the infrastructure for frontier systems, robotics, and autonomous vehicle development.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply on the official company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

PythonPyTorchblobv2LLMDeep Learning

Questions candidates ask

What is the location of the AI Research Engineer role?

The position is located in the United States.

What is the salary range for this position?

The salary ranges from $150K to $255K with equity offerings.

How many years of experience are required?

Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in training deep learning models.

What type of publishing responsibilities are involved?

The role requires publishing models and research papers on the company blog platform, social media, and in AI conferences.

What companies currently use LanceDB?

Customers include Runway, Midjourney, and Netflix.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official lancedb careers page.

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