MongoDB · 3 months ago
Staff Research Scientist
Palo Alto
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $270K/yrMongoDB is a company that empowers innovators to create and transform industries through software and data. They are seeking a Staff Research Scientist to contribute to the development of next-generation AI models, focusing on cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, information retrieval, and collaboration with research teams.
Cloud ComputingDatabaseOpen SourceSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Conduct cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, from frontier LLMs to embedding models and rerankers
Innovate in next-generation information retrieval and LLM agent paradigm
Collaborate closely with other research scientists and research engineers as well as peers across the organization
Qualification
Required
PhD degree in Computer Science or related field
A track record of coming up with new ideas or improving upon existing ideas in machine learning, demonstrated by accomplishments such as first author publications in top venues
Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing
Experience building complex neural networks for language and visual understanding
Capable of conducting rigorous empirical studies to validate theoretical results
Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills
Benefits
Equity
Participation in the employee stock purchase program
Flexible paid time off
20 weeks fully-paid gender-neutral parental leave
Fertility and adoption assistance
401(k) plan
Mental health counseling
Access to transgender-inclusive health insurance coverage
Health benefits offerings
Company
MongoDB
MongoDB is a next-generation database that helps businesses transform their industries by harnessing the power of data.
Founded in 2007
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$311MKey Investors
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2024-11-14Post Ipo Equity
2024-10-16Post Ipo Debt
2018-03-06Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Chirantan Desai
President & CEO, MongoDB
Jim Scharf
Chief Technology Officer
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