Axon

SeniorAgenticAIResearchScientist

$195–275k ~AI est. Seattle, Washington, United States Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“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.

Problems you'll solve

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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