Zoom · 6 hours ago
Research Scientist - AI Incubation
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$207K/yr - $452K/yrZoom's AI Incubation team is seeking a Research Scientist to contribute to the next wave of LLM post-training, reinforcement learning, and federated AI innovation. In this role, you will advance applied AI research and work on cutting-edge technologies to deliver breakthroughs in human-AI collaboration.
CollaborationInformation TechnologyMessagingSaaSVideo Conferencing
Responsibilities
Conducting frontier research in LLM post-training, reinforcement learning, and federated AI to achieve state-of-the-art reasoning, personalization, and reliability
Developing and implementing evaluation and benchmarking frameworks for model performance, safety, and user experience across distributed environments
Contributing to model architectures, fine-tuning strategies, and reinforcement learning pipelines across Zoom's federated AI ecosystem
Partnering with product and infra teams to translate research prototypes into scalable, production-grade AI systems that leverage edge and cloud collaboration
Participating in a culture of scientific rigor, creativity, and rapid experimentation
Exploring emerging AI paradigms—from agentic reasoning and multimodal fusion to self-improving federated systems—to continuously advance Zoom's AI frontier
Qualification
Required
Have a PhD or advanced degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field
Demonstrate proven expertise in LLM post-training, RLHF/DPO/PPO, federated learning, or reinforcement learning for reasoning and alignment
Have deep understanding of large-scale distributed training systems and experience with PyTorch, Transformers, DeepSpeed, or CUDA
Hold a publication or open-source record demonstrating innovation in LLM optimization, federated AI, or agentic intelligence
Demonstrate passion for applied AI research that bridges scientific discovery and real-world impact
Have experience implementing AI research concepts and translating them into practical applications
Benefits
A variety of perks, benefits, and options to help employees maintain their physical, mental, emotional, and financial health; support work-life balance; and contribute to their community in meaningful ways
Company
Zoom
Zoom is a software company that offers a communications platform that connects people through video, voice, chat, and content sharing.
Founded in 2011
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$276MKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementSequoia CapitalEmergence Capital
2021-11-04Post Ipo Equity· $130M
2019-04-19Post Ipo Equity
2019-04-18IPO
Leadership Team
Eric Yuan
Founder & CEO
Xuedong Huang
Chief Technology Officer
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