Snowflake
Technology
Post-DoctoralResearcher(Fixed-Term)
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“Post-Doctoral Researcher (Fixed-Term) at Snowflake. Skills: Machine learning, AI, Deep learning. Collaborate with research mentors. Formulate research projects”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
PhD in Computer Science, PhD in Statistics, PhD in Mathematics, Related STEM field PhD, Equivalent practical experience, Research experience in machine learning, Research experience in AI techniques, Proficiency in Python, Experience training deep learning models, One or more scientific publication submissions, Ability to work independently, Ability to collaborate effectively
Nice to Have
Research at intersection of AI and medicine, Research at intersection of AI and finance, Research at intersection of AI and law, Experience designing LLMs, Experience fine-tuning LLMs, Experience evaluating LLMs, Experience designing foundation models, Experience fine-tuning foundation models, Experience evaluating foundation models, Familiarity with evaluation challenges, Publications at domain-applied AI venues, Experience with retrieval-augmented generation, Experience with knowledge graphs, Experience with structured reasoning
What You'll Do.
Collaborate with research mentors
Formulate research projects
Apply machine learning
Conduct independent research
Conduct collaborative research
Publish high-quality work
Design large-scale experiments
Execute large-scale experiments
Ground research in practical constraints
Contribute to research community
Collaborate with partners
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Research teams; Domain experts; Applied engineering
Full Job Description
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Location: US-WA-Bellevue Workplace: On-site / Hybrid Team: AI Research Business Unit: Engineering Contract Type: Fixed-term, 24 months At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don't just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset, rapidly testing emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done. Snowflake is about empowering enterprises to achieve their full potential, and people too. With a culture that's all in on impact, innovation, and collaboration, Snowflake is the sweet spot for building big, moving fast, and taking technology and careers to the next level. We are hiring a Post-Doctoral Researcher for our AI Research team. This 24 month fixed-term position is designed for recent PhD graduates looking to deepen their research experience
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