JPMorgan Chase
AI Algorithms Research Scientist-Vice President
$170K–$260K
New York, NY · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Experience
- At least 2 years of industry or postdoctoral experience.
- Education
- Ph.D. in computer science, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, statistics, or a related field.
About the job
Develops and theoretically analyzes algorithms for large-scale AI, implements and validates them in performant software, and shares research findings with internal teams and the scientific community.
What you'll do
- Advance algorithms for AI model training, inference, and agentic systems, improving accuracy, latency, and compute cost.
- Develop theoretical foundations and performant implementations; validate algorithms at scale and solve research problems for internal teams.
- Document and present findings, and contribute to the firm's intellectual property protections.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated research ability in AI/ML algorithms, optimization, or theory, with a foundation in optimization, probability, linear algebra, and learning theory.
- Proficiency in Python and C/C++ or CUDA, and experience developing performant code.
- Scientific technical writing and strong communication skills, including presenting to non-technical audiences.
- Experience in at least one area: efficient learning and inference, optimization, foundations of scale, or hardware–algorithm co-design.
Nice to have
- Strong publication record; experience with GPU/accelerator programming and profiling, or contributions to open-source ML systems, libraries, or performance-critical code.
Pay
New York,NY $170,000.00-$260,000.00 base salary
Tools
Python, C/C++, CUDA, Triton, Nsight
AI focus
Research and develop efficient algorithms for large language models and agentic systems, including training, inference, optimization, scaling, and hardware–algorithm co-design.
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