Percepta · 2 days ago
Embedded Researcher
New York City
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior LevelPercepta is dedicated to transforming critical industries through applied AI, partnering with leading companies to drive AI innovation. As an Embedded Research Engineer/Scientist, you will work closely with customers to identify impactful research problems and develop solutions that translate cutting-edge AI research into practical applications.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Work directly with customers to identify high-impact research problems at the intersection of frontier AI capabilities and critical business needs
Design and execute research strategies across LLM post-training, RL, agentic modeling, and specialized model development that address customer-specific challenges
Prototype and scale training pipelines, experiment with model architectures, optimization techniques, and post-training strategies with rapid iteration cycles based on customer feedback
Conduct customer-facing evaluations at scale that demonstrate clear business value and drive adoption of AI systems in production environments
Translate ambiguous business problems into concrete research questions, and translate research outcomes back into actionable insights for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Partner closely with Applied AI Engineers to transition successful research ideas into robust, production-ready features of our Mosaic platform
Build trusted relationships with customer technical teams and executives, helping them understand how cutting-edge research can solve their specific problems
Contribute to infrastructure for high-performance distributed training and establish reusable patterns that accelerate future research and deployment
Qualification
Required
Have an MS/PhD in Computer Science, ML, a related field, or equivalent experience
Have depth in LLM and ML fundamentals
Are comfortable implementing and debugging large-scale ML systems
Can work directly with customers: translate business problems into research problems, communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and iterate based on customer feedback
Motivated by seeing your research deployed in production and creating value in critical industries including healthcare, supply chains, energy, and finance
Have a proven track record of execution
Are an excellent communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Enjoy extreme ownership and bringing structure to evolving requirements
Are passionate about AI's transformative potential and bridging the gap between research and real-world deployment
Company
Percepta
Percepta (a GC Transformation Company) combines applied AI engineering with frontier research to transform enterprises.
Founded in 2025
11-50 employees
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Funding
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