Databricks · 8 hours ago
Senior GenAI Research Scientist - Scaling
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$166K/yr - $225K/yrDatabricks is a leading data and AI company that empowers data teams to tackle significant challenges. As a Senior GenAI Research Scientist on the Scaling team, you will drive independent research on foundation model efficiency and lead algorithmic innovations for large-scale neural network training.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Define and lead independent research agendas on foundation model efficiency in model training and reinforcement learning, conducting experiments to empirically validate hypotheses and benchmark against state-of-the-art approaches
Drive algorithmic innovations for large-scale neural network training or inference (e.g., novel optimizers, low-precision techniques, model adaptation methods)
Optimize ML systems for distributed training, memory efficiency, and compute efficiency through hands-on implementation
Qualification
Required
MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field with strong foundations in machine learning and systems
Proven ability to write high-quality, efficient code in Python and PyTorch for research implementation and experimentation
Preferred
Strong preference for candidates with first-author publications at top ML/systems conferences (ICLR, ICML, NeurIPS, MLSys) focused on optimization or efficiency
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
Founded in 2013
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25.81BKey Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
David Conte
Chief Financial Officer
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