AI Research Engineer
About the role
AI Research Engineer at Prolific focused on evaluating AI systems, alignment, and synthetic data generation, bridging research and practical applications with an emphasis on high-quality human data.
Responsibilities
- Lead independent research projects in AI evaluation methodologies, alignment techniques, and synthetic data generation
- Design and implement novel evaluation frameworks for LLMs and agent systems grounded in human data
- Contribute to the academic AI community through publications and open-source contributions
- Stay at the forefront of AI research and pioneer innovative approaches to tackle open challenges in the field
- Design and conduct rigorous experiments to study AI models and systems with sound methodological approaches
- Develop scalable frameworks for systematic evaluation of model behaviours and capabilities
- Create tools and frameworks that transform research insights into practical applications
- Build infrastructure to support large-scale research experiments when needed
- Apply knowledge of model fine-tuning, optimization techniques, distillation, and other ML engineering practices to support research goals
- Work closely with ML engineers, data scientists, and product teams to translate research insights into practical applications
- Mentor team members on advanced AI concepts and emerging research directions
- Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
Qualifications
- 5+ years of engineering experience with significant AI/ML focus
- Demonstrated research experience through publications, open-source contributions, or impactful projects
- Strong engineering fundamentals and experience implementing AI systems in production environments
- Deep knowledge of LLM evaluation methodologies, alignment techniques, and model optimization approaches
- Experience with model fine-tuning, adapters, quantization, and distillation frameworks
- Self-motivation and ability to define and pursue research directions independently
- Excellent understanding of current challenges in AI safety, reliability, and alignment
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex research concepts clearly
- Passion for staying current with the rapidly evolving AI research landscape
Skills
Benefits
- competitive salary
- benefits
- remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture
About Prolific
Making diverse, high-quality data easily available to anyone, anywhere
Prolific helps dedicated research teams to collect the very highest-quality human-powered data - at scale - using our simple-to-use platform to target and manage participants from our diverse, vetted participant pool. The truth matters: the best decisions, and biggest discoveries, are built on the highest-quality data. And with the increasing proliferation of AI, access to reliable, diverse data to develop and train AI models has never been more important. Created by researchers for researchers, Prolific was founded to provide a better way for researchers and organisations to get high-quality human data and feedback at scale for important research. Now, more than 30,000 researchers across academia and industry use Prolific to gather definitive human data and feedback from reliable, engaged and fairly-treated participants – with a new study launched every 3 minutes.
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