AI Researcher

Job Title: AI Researcher

Job Type: Full-Time

Location: Remote

Job Summary:

At micro1, we've built an AI recruitment engine to help companies hire top global talent. Our AI agent, Zara, sources & vets candidates autonomously, allowing companies to save 87% on recruitment costs.

We work with top AI Labs to help them hire human data trainers for post-training, staffing firms to reinvent their recruitment, and startups for their core team hiring. Long term, we’ll become the default recruitment engine for all companies & create the highest quality pre-vetted global talent pool on earth.

We’re hiring an AI Researcher to help push the boundaries of applied AI research. You’ll join our core research team to work on cutting-edge problems involving multi-agent interactions, strategic gameplay, and real-world human-in-the-loop data generation. If you love applied research, fast prototyping, and want your work to shape how leading labs train models, this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design vetting architectures for collaborative multi-expert human data generation.
• Experiment with human-in-the-loop pipelines for high-quality human data production.
• Partner with top foundation model labs to run evaluations.
• Prototype rapidly, iterate on ideas, and publish insights through internal memos and external papers.
• Collaborate with external researchers from top AI labs and universities, and share findings at conferences and workshops.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong Python fundamentals and experience writing production-grade code.
• Hands-on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, and RLHF pipelines.
• Research mindset with quick iteration cycles and clear written communication.
• Graduate degree in CS or related field (PhD/Master’s preferred), or equivalent research/publishing experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PHD or recent Masters degree with publications in top-tier AI conferences or journals.
• Competitive gaming experience or a deep understanding of collaborative gameplay mechanics.
• Past collaborations with AI research labs like xAI, DeepMind, Anthropic, or OpenAI.