Member of Technical Staff, Research (2026 PhD New Grad)New$200K–$300K
The opportunity
Fireworks is the platform for specialized intelligence, enabling companies to build, train, and serve AI models tailored to their own data, workflows, and products. Founded by the team behind PyTorch and backed by AMD, Atreides, Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Lightspeed,…
What you'll do
Conduct foundational research to advance the capabilities, efficiency, and: reliability of LLMs and multimodal systems
Design, implement, and evaluate novel model architectures, training methods, and optimization techniques
Work alongside engineering teams to transition research prototypes into production-grade systems
Analyze empirical results, identify performance bottlenecks, and iterate quickly to improve model quality
Bring ideas and emerging directions from your doctoral research into our internal research agenda
PhD completed within the last 6 months, or expected completion by December: 2026, in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computational Physics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field
What they're looking for
- Research background in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Physics, or: a related area, demonstrated through your dissertation, publications, or research projects
- Experience solving analytical problems using analytic and quantitative approaches
- Experience communicating research to audiences with different backgrounds
- Proficiency coding in Python, C/C++, or other similar languages
