Snorkel AI
Forward Deployed Researcher - Data as a Service
$160K–$400K
New York City, NY (Hybrid) +5 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Feb 25, 2026
- Location
- New York City, NY (Hybrid)
San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)
United States (Remote)
New York, New York, United States
Palo Alto, California, United States
San Francisco - Experience
- 4+ years in AI/ML research or technical roles.
- Education
- B.S. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
About the job
Partner with frontier AI research labs to design data, environments, and evaluations that improve model performance and translate research goals into actionable technical plans.
What you'll do
- Own a technical domain and guide what data and environments to build.
- Probe and benchmark models, analyze failure modes, and develop evaluation frameworks and quality metrics.
- Lead technical discussions with customer researchers and advise them throughout engagements and the sales cycle.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in Python and familiarity with ML frameworks and LLM APIs.
- B.S. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
- Strong communication skills, including presenting technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree.
- Familiarity with data curation, synthetic data generation, LLM-as-a-Judge, or evaluation framework design.
Pay
$160,000–$400,000 USD (OTE salary range)
Tools
Python, RLHF, DPO, RLAIF, LLM APIs
AI focus
Design training data, RL environments, and evaluation methods; probe model behavior and failure modes to improve frontier AI performance.
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