Senior Research Scientist

MongoDB

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Location
Palo Alto, CA
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$101,000–$273,000 / yr
Posted
169 days ago
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About MongoDB

MongoDB is a leading American software company that develops and provides commercial support for a popular, source-available document database. Designed to handle unstructured and structured data natively, its platform is purpose-built for modern cloud applications, analytics, and AI experiences.

MongoDB currently has 46 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,500–$255,000 across 40 roles with salary data.

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The Senior Research Scientist joins the Voyage AI team at MongoDB to develop next-generation AI models. This role involves conducting cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, specifically focusing on frontier LLMs, embedding models, and rerankers. The successful candidate will innovate in next-generation information retrieval and the LLM agent paradigm while collaborating with research scientists and engineers. Key responsibilities include working on the full lifecycle of AI model development from research to production. Required expertise includes a PhD in Computer Science or a related field with a strong background in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing. Candidates must also demonstrate familiarity with training distributed neural networks for language and visual understanding to solve problems regarding accurate and efficient unstructured data search and retrieval for RAG and semantic search.

What does a Research Scientist earn?

Median $216250 from 45 postings across 16 companies.

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Skills

Machine Learning Deep Learning Natural Language Processing LLMs Embedding Models Rerankers Distributed Training Information Retrieval Neural Networks RAG Semantic Search

What you'll do

  • Conduct cutting-edge research on frontier LLMs, embedding models, and rerankers.
  • Innovate next-generation information retrieval systems and LLM agent paradigms.
  • Develop high-quality embedding models for RAG, recommendation engines, and semantic search.
  • Integrate state-of-the-art embedding models into the MongoDB data platform.
  • Manage the full lifecycle of AI model development from initial research to production.
  • Solve complex problems at the intersection of machine learning research and large neural network deployment.

What we're looking for

  • PhD degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing.
  • Familiarity with training distributed neural networks for language and visual understanding.
  • Ability to work in a hybrid model based in Palo Alto.

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