Staff Research Engineer, Data AgentsActive$190K
The opportunity
The Databricks AI Research organization is pushing the frontier of next-generation enterprise AI. We believe a company's data is its greatest competitive advantage, and we're building the models and agents that unlock it.
What you'll do
Develop the best post-training recipes to train enterprise Data agents, that: are capable of autonomous planning, code generation, and multi-step workflow execution within intricate enterprise settings.
Partner closely with product teams to turn prototypes and research ideas into: the best agentic experience for Databricks users.
Build systems that help the agent discover and use relevant lakehouse: context, including tables, notebooks, code, and cell outputs, to produce more accurate and useful results.
Raise the technical bar for the team through strong design, execution,: debugging, and mentorship, helping shape the long-term direction of agentic experiences at Databricks.
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
+ years of experience in an applied research environment, with a track record: of shipping research prototypes to production.
What they're looking for
- Experience in LLMs, agents, reinforcement learning, post-training workflows.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving environment that blends research: exploration with product and engineering rigor.
- Clear communication and strong cross-functional collaboration with: researchers, engineers, and product stakeholders.
