Principal Research Scientist
Job Summary
Job Description
As a Principal Research Scientist at LandingAI, you will shape AI strategy, lead innovation in multimodal AI systems, and develop novel machine learning algorithms. You will mentor a team of machine learning engineers, fostering technical growth and innovation. The role involves defining and executing an innovative AI roadmap, driving the design, development, and integration of advanced multimodal AI systems, and developing novel machine learning algorithms to tackle unsolved challenges in Visual AI. This role requires strong leadership skills and a passion for applying AI to solve complex, real-world problems.
Must have:
- PhD in machine learning, computer vision, or a related field
- 10-15+ years of professional experience in AI research and development
- Deep knowledge of large multimodal models and fine-tuning techniques
- Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams
- Willingness to work from our Palo Alto office at least three days a week
Perks:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Allowance for workstation setup
- Fitness stipend for well-being and fitness programs
- Education stipend for learning and growing
- Generous paid time off
- 401k matching plan
- Regular virtual and in-person events
5 skills required
Job Details
About LandingAI
LandingAI™ is redefining the landscape of computer vision through cutting-edge generative AI and agentic frameworks to address both traditional and novel vision challenges in diverse industries. Our groundbreaking platform, LandingLens™, together with VisionAgent™, enables enterprises to unlock the full potential of visual AI, transforming projects seamlessly from proof-of-concept to production with speed and scale. Using a data-centric AI approach, LandingLens™ ensures top-tier data quality and accuracy, allowing users to build, iterate, and deploy high-impact visual solutions. At the forefront of this transformation is our VisionAgent platform, which generates Visual AI code from text prompts and leverages sophisticated agentic reasoning to select the best models for each vision task. With VisionAgent, users can build vision-enabled applications in minutes, simplifying complex visual AI tasks and delivering a streamlined, intuitive experience that addresses real-world needs.LandingAI is also pioneering research in domain-specific Large Vision Models (LVMs) and Large Multimodal Models (LMMs), making powerful visual AI tools accessible for processing and understanding visual data at an unprecedented scale and precision.Founded by AI visionary Andrew Ng, co-founder of Coursera and the founding lead of Google Brain, and led by CEO Dan Maloney, a serial entrepreneur and three-time CEO with a strong enterprise AI background, LandingAI’s leadership team includes experts from premier organizations such as SAP, Google Brain, Tesla and DataRobot. Together, we are committed to making advanced visual AI technology accessible and transformative for businesses of all sizes and sectors.
Position Overview
- Shape AI Strategy: Collaborate with company leadership to define and execute an innovative AI roadmap, ensuring alignment with our mission to lead in Visual AI
- Lead Innovation: Drive the design, development, and integration of advanced multimodal AI systems into our products, leveraging cutting-edge advancements in vision and language models
- Pioneer Solutions: Develop novel machine learning algorithms to tackle unsolved challenges in Visual AI, opening new opportunities for our customers
- Inspire and Mentor: Lead, mentor, and elevate a team of machine learning engineers, fostering technical growth and innovation across the organization
What We’re Looking For
- Expertise: PhD in machine learning, computer vision, or a related field, with 10–15+ years of professional experience in cutting-edge AI research and development
- Leadership: Visionary leader with a proven track record of driving successful AI projects and mentoring technical teams
- Technical Excellence: Deep knowledge of large multimodal models, fine-tuning techniques, and agentic frameworks, particularly in vision and text applications
- Visionary Thinker: A passion for innovation and a keen interest in applying AI to solve complex, real-world problems
- Collaborative: Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively across teams and with executive leadership
- In-Person Presence: Willingness to work from our Palo Alto office at least three days a week to engage closely with the team
Why Join Us?
- Impactful Mission: Be at the forefront of a transformative industry, shaping the future of Visual AI
- Cutting-Edge Work: Work on challenging, high-impact problems with the latest advancements in AI research
- Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values innovation, growth, and making a meaningful difference for our customers
- Leadership Opportunity: Lead and grow an exceptional team, driving the next generation of AI solutions
Our Benefits
- Health: Our people and their dependents* are covered by comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Environment: We provide an allowance for you to set up a workstation however you want
- Wellness: We offer a fitness stipend to be used on well-being and fitness programs
- Lifelong learning: With an education stipend, you are encouraged to keep learning and growing
- PTO: We provided generous paid time off* so you can strive toward a balanced lifestyle
- Retirement: We offer a 401k matching plan to help you plan for your future
- Events: We love having fun! We set up regular virtual and in-person events to connect with each other
- Global Citizen: Our people reside in North America, Latin America, and Asia. Come and join our global network! *Subject to country of employment
At LandingAI, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. LandingAI believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Selection for employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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