Autodesk
Technology
ResearchLead/PrincipalScientist&Manager
“Research Lead / Principal Scientist & Manager at Autodesk. Skills: Post-training, Alignment, Reinforcement Learning, Foundation models. Own post-training strategy. Develop novel algorithms”
What You'll Achieve.
Post-trained models show measurable improvements; Team members growing stronger; Leadership relies on judgment; Autodesk AI Lab advances reputation
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep hands-on expertise in reinforcement learning, Fluency with post-training methods, Proven experience leading technical research teams, Experience designing evaluation systems, PhD or equivalent depth of industry research experience
Nice to Have
Experience at a frontier model lab, Publication record at leading ML or AI venues, Background in alignment research, Experience deploying production AI systems, Familiarity with large-scale training infrastructure
What You'll Do.
Own post-training strategy
Develop novel algorithms
Make architectural decisions
Design and run experiments
Partner with infrastructure teams
Contribute to publications
Design evaluation frameworks
Drive human-in-the-loop evaluation
Establish model readiness criteria
Communicate technical risks
Set technical direction
Foster research culture
Partner with pre-training teams
Translate research trade-offs
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with infrastructure teams; Partner with pre-training teams; Partner with product organizations
Communication Scope
Communicate technical risks; Communicate trade-offs
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