Prolific · 9 hours ago
Field Research Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
3+ years expProlific is an innovative company in the AI space, focused on reshaping AI development through quality human data infrastructure. The Field Research Engineer will serve as a technical research partner to AI labs and enterprise customers, advising on methodologies and delivering research engagements to improve AI systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)CrowdsourcingData Collection and LabelingMachine LearningMarket ResearchProduct ResearchPsychology
Responsibilities
Serve as Prolific's technical research partner on customer engagements with AI labs and enterprise AI teams
Advise and prototype bespoke solutions like evaluation methodology, rubric design, data collection approaches, quality frameworks, verifiers and validation frameworks, as well as RL environments
Own methodology for projects - from scoping through delivery - working alongside our services team
Build trusted relationships with customer research and engineering teams
Surface patterns from customer work that should become platform capabilities, partnering with Product and Engineering to shape roadmap priorities
Work with Services and Account teams to qualify opportunities and shape proposals
Share learnings across the Research Engineering function to strengthen our collective expertise
Contribute to Prolific's research publications and external collaborations as opportunities arise
Collaborate with product teams to translate research insights into practical applications
Mentor team members on advanced AI concepts and emerging research
Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience in AI/ML research, research engineering, or applied ML
Strong knowledge of LLM evaluation methodologies, data collection design, and human feedback approaches
Experience designing AI-assisted or model-in-the-loop workflows - you think creatively about where AI can augment human judgment
Track record of executing research or applied AI/ML projects with clear outcomes
Can build quickly when needed - you're comfortable prototyping solutions and build your own tooling
Strong communicator across contexts - you can hold your own with AI lab researchers, translate methodology into actionable recommendations for customers, and bring internal teams along on what matters and why
Based in US, Canada, or Mexico (or able to work US timezone hours)
Preferred
Prior customer-facing or consulting experience is a plus but not required
Benefits
Competitive salary
Equity
Benefits
Opportunity to earn a cash variable element, such as a bonus or commission
Company
Prolific
Building the most advanced global infrastructure for People Science.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$33.54MKey Investors
Oxford Science Enterprises,PartechAltaIR Capital,Pioneer Fund
2023-07-11Series A· $32.34M
2019-12-04Seed· $1.2M
Leadership Team
Phelim Bradley
CEO
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