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Fireworks AI · 1 day ago

AI Researcher

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$175K/yr - $220K/yr

Fireworks AI is a leading company in generative AI infrastructure, known for its high-quality models and rapid inference capabilities. As an AI Researcher, you will advance LLMs and multimodal systems through foundational research, enhancing model efficiency and scalability while collaborating with experts in the field.

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Responsibilities

Push the boundaries of generative AI, advancing LLMs and multimodal systems through foundational research
Enhance model efficiency, accuracy, and scalability, directly shaping high-performance AI infrastructure
Collaborate with top experts in deep learning, distributed systems, and optimization to bring cutting-edge research into real-world applications
Shape how leading companies build and deploy AI through the models and tools created

Qualification

Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningC/C++PythonML frameworksResearch communicationAnalytical problem solvingPublicationsCollaboration

Required

Research background in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Physics, or similar field
Experience solving analytical problems using analytic and quantitative approaches
Experience communicating research to audiences with different backgrounds
Experience coding in C/C++, Python, or other similar languages

Preferred

PhD degree in Computer Science, Computational Physics, Mathematics, or a similar field
Research and engineering experience demonstrated via grants, fellowships, patents, internships, work experience, and/or coding competitions
Experience having first-authored publications at peer-reviewed conferences or journals
Experience working with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Jax

Benefits

Meaningful equity in a fast-growing startup
Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits package

Company

Fireworks AI

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Fireworks AI is an advanced platform that enables users to build, tune, and scale AI applications using open-source models
dateFounded in 2022
location
Redwood City, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://fireworks.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Fireworks AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (11)
2024 (3)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$327M
Key Investors
Sequoia CapitalBenchmark
2025-10-28Series C· $230M
2025-10-28Secondary Market· $20M
2024-07-07Series B· $52M

Leadership Team

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Lin Qiao
CEO and cofounder
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Aishwarya Srinivasan
Head of AI Developer Relations
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