Research Scientist (Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence)

Title: Research Scientist (Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence)

Location: Mountain View, CA or Irvine, CA

Lab:  VD intelligence lab

Lab Summary:

Samsung is the world’s largest consumer electronics company and the leading provider for smart phones and smart TVs. Samsung smart TVs connect homes to the Internet, providing a full range of intelligence capabilities such as speech recognition, gesture recognition, advanced video processing and personalized recommendation.

The Audience Intelligence research team at Samsung Research America (SRA), part of Samsung’s Visual Display Intelligence Lab, located in Mountain View, CA, is looking for an outstanding research scientist with expertise in deep learning, computer vision, speech and language understanding.

You will work with a team of research scientists and engineers tackling real-world problems. You will also have the opportunity to publish at top-tier conferences in deep learning, computer vision, speech, and language understanding. As a research scientist, you will be involved in very promising team projects with talented people at Samsung. You will benefit a lot by working in a fun and creative environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced research in machine learning, generative AI, computer vision, data mining, and natural language understanding.
• Collaborate with other colleagues to apply research results to prototypes and real-world applications
• Quickly prototype new ideas/technologies to create proof of concept and demos
• Contribute to the organization’s strong 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

• 3+ years of experience researching & developing algorithms for search and/or dynamic content recommendations.
• Strong machine learning and algorithmic background with a deep understanding of advanced language models, computer vision, recommendations systems, and advanced deep learning techniques
• Hands-on experience with machine learning libraries and/or deep learning frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow
• Ph.D. and publications in machine learning, AI, computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, data science, or related technical fields
• Experience with distributed data processing and model training.
• Demonstrated experience successfully training computer vision models that meet or exceed benchmarks for production, published literature, or computer vision competitions.
• Experience with cloud-based software development and deployments particularly using AWS.
• Self-directed, flexible, goal oriented and strong sense of ownership
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills; experience presenting complex technical information, succinctly, to technical and non-technical audiences.

Our total rewards programs are designed to motivate and engage exceptional talent. The base pay range for roles at this level is $153,300 and $210,550, but may be higher or lower in other states due to geographic differentials in the labor market. Within the base pay range, individual rates depend on a number of factors—including the role’s function and location as well as the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, education and training. This is part of our comprehensive compensation package with annual bonus eligibility and generous benefits to help you live life well.

Regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) have access to benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Employee Purchase Program, Tuition Assistance (after 6 months), Paid Time Off, Student Loan Program (after 6 months), Wellness Incentives, and many more.  In addition, regular full-time employees (salaried or hourly) are eligible for MBO bonus compensation, based on company, division, and individual performance.