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AI research scientist

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$234K - $349K/yr

Publish and present original research at top-tier venues - NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, ACL, and others - representing WRITER at the frontier of the field and contributing to the broader scientific community

Writer

AI deployment engineer (Central)

Chicago, IL · On-site

$131K - $166K/yr

You'll contribute significantly to WRITER's mission, working with a dynamic team to push the boundaries of what's possible with generative AI. This is a hybrid role based out of our San Francisco ...

Writer

Software engineer, generative AI

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$111K - $304K/yr

About WRITER WRITER is where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. Our ... contribute to a product that's changing how the world works. This is a hybrid role based out of our ...

Tribune Media

Writer

New York, NY

$28 - $30/hr

In addition to writing, the writer will contribute creative ideas for broadcasts and other duties as assigned. Knowledge of ENPS systems is ideal. The applicant must have at least 3 years of ...

WOWK-TV

Writer

New York, NY

$28 - $30/hr

In addition to writing, the writer will contribute creative ideas for broadcasts and other duties as assigned. Knowledge of ENPS systems is ideal. The applicant must have at least 3 years of ...

Writer

AI deployment engineer (East)

New York, NY · On-site

$146K - $185K/yr

You'll contribute significantly to WRITER's mission, working with a dynamic team to push the boundaries of what's possible with generative AI. This is a hybrid role based out of our San Francisco ...

Writer

AI engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$167K - $328K/yr

Contribute to the research and evaluation of emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and tools to maintain WRITER's leadership in the enterprise generative AI space. * Champion responsible AI practices ...

Nexstar Media Group

Writer

New York, NY · On-site

$28 - $30/hr

In addition to writing, the writer will contribute creative ideas for broadcasts and other duties as assigned. Knowledge of ENPS systems is ideal. The applicant must have at least 3 years of ...

Writer

Global payroll manager

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$127K - $172K/yr

About WRITER WRITER is where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. Our ... This is a high-ownership individual contributor role that sits at the intersection of finance and ...

Apidel Technologies

Individual Contributor

Mahwah, NJ · On-site

$72K - $93K/yr

This is an individual contributor role that requires the use of judgement in applying professional ... Excellent English (both oral and written). Up to 10% travel may be required

Writer

Software engineer, agents

New York, NY · On-site

$111K - $218K/yr

About WRITER WRITER is where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. Our ... Contribute to architectural design decisions and participate in rigorous code reviews to uphold ...

TrueShort

Writer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1

Contribute to the ongoing creative development of original series Preferred Skills & Experience * Experience writing episodic, serialized, short-form, or entertainment-driven content * Ability to ...

AICPA

Writer

Durham, NC · Hybrid

$73K - $94K/yr

You will report to the Senior Manager - Writing & Editing as an individual contributor. You will use a hybrid work schedule. You Will: * Translate technical, specialized, or complex subject matter ...

AICPA

Writer

Durham, NC · On-site

$73K - $94K/yr

You will report to the Senior Manager - Writing & Editing as an individual contributor. You will use a hybrid work schedule. You Will: * Translate technical, specialized, or complex subject matter ...

aicpa

Writer

Durham, NC · On-site

$73K - $94K/yr

You will report to the Senior Manager - Writing & Editing as an individual contributor. You will use a hybrid work schedule. You Will: * Translate technical, specialized, or complex subject matter ...

CIMA

Writer

Durham, NC · Hybrid

$73K - $94K/yr

You will report to the Senior Manager - Writing & Editing as an individual contributor. You will use a hybrid work schedule. You Will: * Translate technical, specialized, or complex subject matter ...

Princeton University

Science Writer

Princeton, NJ · On-site

$89K - $101K/yr

As needed during high-volume periods, this position may also contribute to general news coverage ... The Science Writer must also be able to identify the significance and broader relevance of ...

Princeton University

Science Writer

Princeton, NJ

As needed during high-volume periods, this position may also contribute to general news coverage ... The Science Writer must also be able to identify the significance and broader relevance of ...

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AI research scientist

Writer

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$234K - $349K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

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About WRITER
WRITER is where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. Our vision is to expand human capacity through superintelligence. And we're proving it's possible - through powerful, trustworthy AI that unites IT and business teams together to unlock enterprise-wide transformation. With WRITER's end-to-end platform, hundreds of companies like Mars, Marriott, Uber, and Vanguard are building and deploying AI agents that are grounded in their company's data and fueled by WRITER's enterprise-grade LLMs. Valued at $1.9B and backed by industry-leading investors including Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth, WRITER is rapidly cementing its position as the leader in enterprise generative AI.
Founded in 2020 with office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Austin, Chicago, and London, our team thinks big and moves fast, and we're looking for smart, hardworking builders and scalers to join us on our journey to create a better future of work with AI.
About the role
AI research at WRITER isn't just about publishing papers - it's about building the scientific foundation that powers some of the most ambitious enterprise AI deployments in the world. As an AI research scientist, you'll be at the center of that work. You'll drive a high-impact research agenda focused on large language models, agentic reasoning, and the system-level capabilities that make AI genuinely useful at enterprise scale. This is a rare opportunity to do research that matters twice over - advancing the field and shipping directly into products used by hundreds of thousands of people every day.
We're at an inflection point. Enterprises are moving from experimenting with AI to deeply embedding it across their operations, and WRITER's models are the engine making that possible. The work you do here - on post-training, planning, multi-step reasoning, and agentic workflows - will directly shape how the next generation of enterprise AI behaves, performs, and scales. You'll have the resources, infrastructure, and cross-functional support to pursue ambitious ideas and bring them to life quickly.
This role is hybrid, based out of our San Francisco or New York City hub. You'll report to our VP of AI research.
*Please note: role is open to Senior, Staff, and Sr. Staff applicants
What you'll do
  • Lead an independent, high-impact research agenda on large language models and agentic systems, owning projects from early hypothesis through model training, evaluation, and production deployment
  • Design and execute large-scale post-training experiments using supervised fine-tuning, reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), RLAIF, DPO, and emerging alignment techniques - with a focus on improving multi-step reasoning, planning, and tool use in enterprise agentic workflows
  • Build novel evaluation benchmarks and methodologies that push beyond existing limitations, establishing rigorous measures for how well models perform on complex, real-world enterprise tasks
  • Develop scalable data synthesis and curation pipelines that generate the high-quality training signal driving model improvement - including LLM-as-judge frameworks, synthetic data generation, and adversarial dataset construction
  • Shape WRITER's model architecture and training roadmap by translating your research insights into concrete improvements to our enterprise-grade LLMs, working hand-in-hand with research engineering and product teams
  • Publish and present original research at top-tier venues - NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, ACL, and others - representing WRITER at the frontier of the field and contributing to the broader scientific community
  • Mentor and uplevel fellow researchers and engineers on the team, helping set a high bar for scientific rigor, experimental design, and research culture

☆ What you need
  • 7+ years of hands-on ML research experience, with deep expertise in large language model pre-training and post-training - you've trained models at scale, debugged distributed jobs, and shipped improvements that made a measurable difference
  • A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, NLP, or a related field - or equivalent demonstrated research experience with a strong portfolio of independent, published work
  • Expert-level knowledge of post-training methods including SFT, RLHF, RLAIF, DPO, GRPO, and related alignment and reasoning techniques, with a track record of applying them to real, production-grade systems
  • Strong command of Python and PyTorch (or JAX), with the engineering depth to build and scale training pipelines, evaluation infrastructure, and data synthesis workflows yourself - not just direct others to do it
  • A meaningful publication record at competitive ML/AI venues (NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, ACL, EMNLP, or equivalent), evidencing your ability to originate ideas and execute on a multi-month research agenda independently
  • Hands-on experience designing or evaluating agentic systems - models that plan, reason through multi-step tasks, use tools, and recover gracefully from errors - with a nuanced understanding of where they break and how to fix them
  • The instincts and orientation that match WRITER's values: you Connect - you collaborate openly across research, engineering, and product and communicate complex ideas with clarity to both technical and non-technical audiences; you Challenge - you ask the hard questions, push back on conventional wisdom, and pursue the research directions others haven't tried yet; you Own - you drive your projects end-to-end with urgency, take accountability for results, and care deeply about the impact your work has on real customers

Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees)
  • Generous PTO, plus company holidays
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
  • Paid parental leave for all parents (16 weeks)
  • Fertility and family planning support
  • Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
  • Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
  • Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution
  • Annual work-life stipends for:
    • Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.
    • Learning and development stipend
  • Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
  • Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k

WRITER is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to diversity. We don't make hiring or employment decisions based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state or federal law. Under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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