Sr. Research Scientist

At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We're explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. As a Sr. Research Scientist, you will investigate the research approach, assess the implementation risk and define the success metrics for multiple AI/ML projects while collaborating with other research scientists and machine learning engineers. You'll be actively involved throughout the entire AI innovation life cycle from model prototyping to deployment and continuous learning. The ideal candidate will have a proven scientific background and a consistent track record of successfully researching and delivering scalable AI-based products with hands-on execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive one or more phases of the ML development lifecycle: shape datasets, investigate modeling approaches and architectures, train/evaluate/tune models and implement the end-to-end training pipeline.
• Leverage state-of-the-art research to deliver high quality models enabling multiple AI projects at scale.
• Contribute to the research community via academic publications, tech blogs, open-source code and contributing to internal/external AI challenges.

Requirements:

• Master's Degree (PhD preferred) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Mathematics or an equivalent highly technical field.
• 5+ years of combined academic and industrial research experience developing Computer Vision solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and GitHub.
• Track record of publications and contributions to the machine learning community.
• Experience with distributed machine learning and deploying models at scale in cloud environments.

Axon offers competitive compensation, including a base salary range of USD 180,000 to USD 290,000, depending on the geographic market. They also provide comprehensive benefits, including 401k with employer match, discretionary paid time off, paid parental leave, medical/dental/vision plans, fitness programs, emotional & mental wellness support, and learning & development programs.

Join Axon to work on challenging problems in public safety, contribute to AI and Machine Learning advancements, and make a real impact on protecting lives around the world.