Axon
SeniorAgenticAIResearchScientist
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“Senior Agentic AI Research Scientist at Axon. Skills: Agentic AI, Multimodal reasoning, Video understanding, Machine learning. Collaborate with scientists, engineers and product managers. Build proof-of-concepts”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving skills; Analytical thinking
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
PhD and 3+ years of experience, Experience owning and driving ML development lifecycle, Proficiency in Python, Proficiency in PyTorch, Proficiency in TensorFlow, Proficiency in Keras
Nice to Have
Master's degree preferred, Specific ML framework experience, Cloud platform certs
What You'll Do.
Collaborate with scientists
engineers and product managers
Build proof-of-concepts
Lead research efforts
Advance techniques for cloud and devices
Design models for inference and analysis
Develop metrics for models and systems
Validate effectiveness in real-world settings
Stay up-to-date with research and advances
Translate findings into products
Contribute to academic publications
Contribute to technical documentation
Contribute to patent disclosures
Coach junior scientists
Mentor junior scientists
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Product managers; Engineers
Communication Scope
Present complex technical concepts
Full Job Description
Join Axon and be a Force for Good. At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other. Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter. Your Impact We are seeking a skilled and innovative Senior AI Research Scientist to join a new team focusing on agentic video and multimodal reasoning systems. As a research scientist at Axon you will play a crucial role in developing AI solutions that transform both the enterprise and public safety domains and support our company’s mission: accelerate justice, protect truth, and save lives. You will advance the state-of-the-art in machine learning and multimodal technology and apply your research findings to create new responsible AI capabilities for Axon products. You will collaborate with product managers, engineers and cross-functional teams to train models and develop cutting-edge algorithms and solutions that enable intelligent perception and understanding of visual and multimodal data. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. What You’ll Do Reports to: Director of AI Research Location: This role is based out of our Seattle, WA office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to wor
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