Snowflake
Post-Doctoral AI Researcher (2 year Fixed-Term)
$160K–$220K
US-WA-Bellevue · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Jul 24, 2026
- Experience
- Research experience in machine learning or AI; no number of years specified. Position is 24 months.
- Education
- PhD (or expected completion by start date) in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related STEM field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Conducts independent and collaborative AI research applying machine learning to medicine, finance, or law, and publishes findings while developing models and systems for real-world use.
What you'll do
- Formulate and conduct research projects, including large-scale experiments using deep learning frameworks.
- Publish research and contribute through open-source releases and collaboration with academic and industry partners.
- Develop AI models and systems for high-stakes, regulated domains in collaboration with researchers, engineers, and domain experts.
What they ask for
- PhD (or expected completion by start date) in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related STEM field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Research experience in machine learning or AI techniques.
- Proficiency in Python and experience training deep learning models using PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, or equivalent frameworks.
- One or more scientific publication submissions to top AI or applied domain research venues.
Nice to have
- Research at the intersection of AI and medicine, finance, or law; experience with LLMs or foundation models in applied settings.
- Familiarity with high-stakes AI evaluation, domain-applied AI publications, RAG, knowledge graphs, or structured reasoning over domain-specific data.
Pay
$160K – $220K (currency not stated; compensation type not stated)
Tools
Python, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow
AI focus
Fundamental and applied machine learning research for medicine, finance, and law, including high-stakes AI systems; optional work with LLMs, foundation models, RAG, and knowledge graphs.
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