Staff Researcher, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Research

Samsung

Irvine, CA

Full Time

Senior

180k-230k

7 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Core Machine Learning research team at Samsung Research America, part of Samsung's Visual Display Intelligence Lab, is seeking an outstanding and highly self-motivated research scientist. Located in Mountain View, CA, the team focuses on deep learning, language understanding, computer vision, and speech, working on real-world problems and publishing at top-tier conferences. The role involves collaborating with research scientists and engineers to develop innovative solutions for next-generation data platforms supporting Smart TV products and services, including multimodal content understanding, large language models, and on-device deployments.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct advanced research for deep learning, computer vision, and natural language understanding
Collaborate with colleagues to apply research results to prototypes and real-world applications
Quickly prototype new ideas and technologies to create proof of concept and demos
Contribute to the organization’s drive to be on the cutting edge of technology through the generation of patentable ideas
Summarize research findings in high-quality papers and make submissions to top-tier conferences

Requirements

PhD in Computer Science or related discipline (with focus on Machine Learning) or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
4+ years of research science in machine learning experience in the industry
A strong publication record in top-tier machine learning conferences and journals
Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, etc.
Deep understanding of building large-scale machine learning systems
Experience with deep learning and neural networks
Strong Computer Science fundamentals in data structures and algorithm design
Fundamentals in applied statistics and probability
Experience with supervised and unsupervised machine learning models, including algorithms like Regression, Classification, Clustering
Experience with regularization techniques such as Dropout, weight decay, generative pre-training
Familiarity with training mechanisms including SFT, LORA, Distillation, Preference Optimization
Ability to understand recent ML research papers and adapt models to real-world products
Self-directed, flexible, goal-oriented, and strong sense of ownership
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience presenting complex technical information to technical and non-technical audiences

Nice to Have

Experience with Vision Language Models (VLM) and/or Large Language Models (LLM) research and development, including fine-tuning, prompt engineering, retrieval augmented generation
Experience training and fine-tuning open source VLMs/LLMs for specific domains
Experience with on-device model compression/quantization
Experience with computer vision and published papers in computer vision conferences

Working at Samsung

Samsung Research America is committed to complying with all laws related to employment of individuals with disabilities and promotes an inclusive, diverse workforce. The company values innovation, growth, and creating a supportive environment where everyone belongs and has equal opportunities. They aim to build a better tomorrow for customers, partners, and communities through a culture of diversity and inclusion.

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