Remote Enterprise AI Research Engineer

SaidGig
San Diego, US
Remote

Job Description

Role Overview

This position offers a unique opportunity to work as a forward-deployed research partner within enterprise AI systems. You will engage directly with live workflows, identify real-world failure modes, and drive experimental cycles to enhance system performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with domain experts and client teams as a research partner embedded in enterprise AI workflows.
  • Identify, formalize, and prioritize system failure modes in real-world deployments.
  • Design high-signal datasets and evaluation protocols to address identified weaknesses.
  • Conduct rapid experimental loops to validate hypotheses and measure improvements.
  • Produce clear, decision-oriented analyses of system behavior and performance.
  • Develop and benchmark agentic workflows, emphasizing robustness and scalability.
  • Create lightweight tools to support evaluation, data curation, and rapid iteration.
  • Contribute to internal and external research artifacts, including reports and benchmarks.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field.
  • Strong judgment regarding research signal quality, including data selection and evaluation design.
  • Experience in designing datasets and evaluation frameworks for machine learning systems.
  • Ability to translate ambiguous operational issues into structured research problems.
  • Familiarity with reinforcement learning environments and/or agentic system evaluation.
  • Clear and concise communicator with a focus on actionable insights.
  • Proven ability to execute in fast iteration cycles and high-ambiguity settings.
  • Collaborative mindset with experience working across research, product, and domain teams.

Preferred

  • Strong client-facing experience, particularly in technical or research-driven environments.
  • Experience in building internal research or evaluation tools.
  • Contributions to benchmarks, research publications, or open research initiatives.
  • Exposure to enterprise AI deployments or forward-deployed research models.

Work Terms

Full-time position with remote work flexibility.

Compensation

Annual salary ranging from $250,000 to $500,000.

Eligibility

Open to candidates with the required qualifications and experience.

Skills & Requirements

Technical Skills

Computer scienceMachine learningArtificial intelligenceReinforcement learningAgentic system evaluationCollaborationCommunicationProblem solvingCritical thinkingAiMachine learningData science

Salary

$250,000 - $500,000

year

Employment Type

FULL TIME

Level

senior

Posted

5/1/2026

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