Research Engineer - Agentic Models

At JetBrains, we are driven by a passion for code. Since our inception in 2000, we've dedicated ourselves to crafting the most powerful and efficient developer tools available. As AI-driven coding agents become integral to Kotlin development, we are committed to ensuring these tools excel in their purpose. The Kotlin AI Value Stream team plays a pivotal role…

About Software Improvement Group Software Improvement Group (SIG) helps organizations strengthen their software quality through detailed source code analysis and hands-on consultancy. Our Sigrid platform supports software portfolio governance, giving clients more control over their technology landscape. With guidance from experienced consultants, clients can turn software into a reliable asset instead of a risk factor. Role Overview: AI Research and Development Engineer Based in Amsterdam, this role sits within the CTO Office. The AI R&D Engineer will focus on designing and prototyping AI-driven solutions for software engineering challenges. The work blends experimentation, engineering, and applied research. What You Will Do Develop rapid prototypes and applications powered by AI Run internal experiments using large language models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and AI coding assistants Analyze data and contribute to machine learning projects, especially those related to software quality and development practices This position suits someone who enjoys quickly building and testing new ideas, especially in a team that values experimentation and innovation. Why Join SIG? Work in a small, innovation-focused team with room to experiment Influence SIG’s AI strategy and future product direction See your work shape client-facing solutions and the evolution of our offerings

Why Join Nebius?Nebius is at the forefront of revolutionizing cloud computing to empower the global AI economy. We develop cutting-edge tools and resources that enable our clients to tackle real-world challenges and revolutionize industries, all while minimizing infrastructure costs and reducing the necessity for large in-house AI/ML teams. Our workforce operates at the forefront of AI cloud infrastructure, collaborating with some of the most experienced and innovative leaders and engineers in the industry.Our Work EnvironmentBased in Amsterdam and publicly listed on Nasdaq, Nebius boasts a global presence with R&D centers across Europe, North America, and Israel. Our diverse team of over 1400 professionals includes more than 400 highly skilled engineers excelling in both hardware and software development, complemented by an in-house AI R&D team.The RoleThis opportunity is part of Nebius AI R&D, a team dedicated to applied research in AI. Recent applied research published by our team includes:Applying reinforcement learning for agent training in long-context multi-turn scenariosDramatically scaling task data collection to enhance reinforcement learning for software engineering (SWE) agentsDeveloping a decontaminated evaluation system for SWE agents that is consistently updatedInvestigating test-time guided search methods to create more powerful agentsThe outcomes of our research frequently pave the way for collaboration with adjacent teams, allowing practical applications of our findings.We are currently seeking experienced ML engineers at the senior and staff levels to engage in research projects that include:Guided search and reinforcement learning for agentic systemsReinforcement learning applications for reasoning modelsWeb-scale data collection for agent trainingEfficient model distillation techniquesKey Responsibilities:Conducting experiments to identify effective methods for training large language models based on interaction traces with various environmentsExploring guided generation and search methodologies within trajectory spacesDevising innovative strategies for mining relevant data at web scale

Join JetBrains as a Staff Research Engineer specializing in pre-training technologies. In this pivotal role, you will lead groundbreaking research initiatives aimed at enhancing our AI capabilities. Collaborate with a talented team of engineers and researchers to innovate and implement cutting-edge solutions that push the boundaries of software development and AI integration.

At JetBrains, we are driven by our passion for coding. Since our inception in 2000, we have been dedicated to developing the most powerful and effective tools for developers worldwide. Our innovative solutions automate routine checks and corrections, accelerating the production process and empowering developers to innovate and create.Currently, we are in the process of building advanced services and intelligent tools designed to provide both AI coding agents and end users with profound insights into codebases. Our existing code retrieval service has already demonstrated significant enhancements in agent performance and task execution. We are eager to advance this further by extracting more comprehensive insights beyond mere snippets, across numerous repositories.We seek a talented AI Engineer to design and implement intelligent tools from the ground up, ensuring that coding with agents becomes smarter, quicker, and more dependable.

Why Join Nebius?Nebius is at the forefront of a new era in cloud computing, specifically tailored to support the burgeoning global AI economy. We equip our clients with innovative tools and resources, enabling them to tackle real-world challenges and revolutionize industries without the burden of exorbitant infrastructure expenses or the need to develop extensive in-house AI/ML teams. Our workforce operates at the cutting edge of AI cloud infrastructure, collaborating with some of the most experienced and visionary leaders and engineers in the industry.Our Work EnvironmentBased in Amsterdam and publicly listed on Nasdaq, Nebius boasts a global presence with research and development centers across Europe, North America, and Israel. Our team of over 1400 includes more than 400 highly qualified engineers with expertise in both hardware and software engineering, complemented by a dedicated in-house AI R&D team.The RoleWe are excited to announce a 3–6 month Early Career program within our AI R&D team. As an AI Researcher, you will collaborate with seasoned researchers to address challenges in large language models (LLMs), reinforcement learning, and agentic systems. We seek early-career talents to assist in research on:Reinforcement learning for agents and reasoning modelsDeveloping reinforcement learning environmentsEfficient model distillation and evaluationYour Responsibilities Will Include:Designing and executing experiments to train LLMs and related modelsAnalyzing experimental results and documenting findingsWriting and maintaining code for data mining, processing, and model evaluationCollaborating with team members to explore innovative solutions

Join Nebius and Shape the Future of AINebius is pioneering a transformative approach to cloud computing, dedicated to empowering the global AI economy. Our mission is to provide the essential tools and resources that enable our clients to tackle real-world challenges and revolutionize industries, all while minimizing infrastructure costs and the necessity of extensive in-house AI/ML teams. Our talented workforce operates at the forefront of AI cloud infrastructure, collaborating with some of the most innovative and experienced leaders and engineers in the industry.Our Work EnvironmentLocated in Amsterdam and publicly listed on Nasdaq, Nebius boasts a global presence with R&D centers across Europe, North America, and Israel. Our diverse team, comprising over 1,400 employees, includes more than 400 highly skilled engineers, equipped with deep expertise in both hardware and software engineering, as well as an in-house AI R&D team.We are on the lookout for a Staff or Principal Applied AI Researcher to join our rapidly expanding team, focused on developing an agent-native search platform—the vital web access layer for AI systems.Unlike traditional search methodologies, we are innovating how AI agents—not humans—access, retrieve, and reason over information available on the internet. As AI increasingly becomes the primary interface for web interaction, this pivotal layer is set to transform the function of conventional search engines.This role involves tackling retrieval and search challenges within entirely new access patterns and scales.Depending on your experience and the responsibilities you take on, this position can be classified at either the Staff or Principal level, granting you ownership over vital aspects of our applied AI research trajectory.You will lead applied research initiatives that directly enhance how AI systems retrieve, ground, and utilize real-world information in production, ensuring that research is closely linked to large-scale deployment.Your ResponsibilitiesEngage in projects at the intersection of search, retrieval, and LLM-based systems, shaping how AI agents engage with the web. This includes designing agent-native retrieval systems (distinct from human search UX), developing systems where LLMs actively query, iterate, and reason over results, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to foster innovation.

Join us at Carv as we revolutionize the recruitment landscape with cutting-edge AI technology. As an AI Native Staff Engineer, you will leverage your experience in building autonomous systems to develop and deploy LLM-powered features that work seamlessly at scale.Your role will go beyond mere CRUD operations; you will architect innovative AI-driven solutions that transform product challenges into scalable success. Your expertise will help shape our AI engineering culture and influence the future direction of our technology.Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop Advanced AI Product SystemsDesign and launch AI-enhanced product features from concept to delivery.Architect systems that integrate LLMs, AI agents, and traditional software components effectively.Implement RAG pipelines, structured reasoning flows, and agent-based tools.Continuously enhance system reliability, response times, and cost-effectiveness.Maximize AI Engineering EfficiencyUtilize AI agents to expedite development processes, testing, and architectural decisions.Rapidly prototype and deliver production-quality systems.Establish internal AI tools that amplify team productivity.Pioneer new possibilities with state-of-the-art AI models.Deliver Impactful SolutionsConvert product challenges into efficient AI-enabled solutions.Assess real-world effectiveness through metrics like accuracy, business outcome, and user experience.Focus on production reliability over mere demo quality.Cultivate an AI-Driven Engineering CultureSet high standards for AI usage within the team.Develop practical evaluation and iterative processes.Mentor fellow engineers on AI-focused workflows.Contribute to the long-term technical vision.

Join our innovative team at Devoteam as a Microsoft Agentic AI Developer. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise in artificial intelligence to develop cutting-edge solutions that enhance user experience and drive business efficiency. Your contributions will directly influence our clients’ success by delivering high-quality AI applications that meet market demands.

Are you a passionate AI Developer with experience in .NET and Azure AI Foundry? Join our innovative team at Devoteam in Amsterdam, where we harness cutting-edge technology to drive business transformation. As an AI Developer, you will be responsible for designing and implementing AI solutions that meet our clients' needs. Your expertise will help us deliver outstanding results in a fast-paced environment.

Mendix builds a low-code application development platform used by organizations worldwide to launch new ideas quickly. Since joining Siemens in 2018, Mendix has blended the scale of a global software company with the flexibility of a fast-growing team. The Solutions Engineer - Core AI position is available in several cities: London, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Munich, Berlin, Erlangen, Frankfurt, or Stuttgart. This role centers on developing and scaling hybrid agentic workforces by combining low-code tools, AI, data, and system integrations. The goal is to help organizations efficiently create and orchestrate agents and applications. What you will do Design and build customer-facing prototypes and lighthouse projects to test and validate AI-driven integration scenarios. Lead strategic workshops and technical sessions with both customers and internal teams, focusing on agentic AI workflows and advanced integrations. Transform successful customer projects into reusable assets, such as reference architectures, blueprints, accelerators, and scalable patterns. Act as the technical lead for agentic system design, guiding tool selection, orchestration, and multi-agent strategies. Develop and manage complex integration architectures to ensure smooth operation across diverse platforms.

Join Reaktor's Award-Winning Tech Community as an AI Developer!At Reaktor, we are on the lookout for innovative AI Developers to enhance our team in Amsterdam. If you excel in utilizing advanced AI technologies, crafting applications powered by large language models (LLMs), and steering projects through the complete software development lifecycle, we want to hear from you! Immerse yourself in our collaborative, low-hierarchy environment where your insights and creativity can lead to significant outcomes.Role OverviewAs an AI Developer, you will be a key player in a wide range of AI-focused software development tasks, encompassing everything from front-end design to production deployment.Your Responsibilities:Crafting and executing end-to-end applications powered by LLMs, including backend architecture and user interfaces, while ensuring both scalability and maintainability.Integrating commercial and open-source LLMs (such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta Llama) into production systems, employing APIs or fine-tuning methods.Developing end-to-end retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, incorporating embeddings, vector databases (e.g., PostgreSQL with pgvector, ChromaDB, Pinecone), and effective prompt engineering strategies.Creating evaluation pipelines for model performance benchmarking and safety assurance.Collaborating with diverse teams to develop AI applications that tackle complex business challenges.Engaging with clients' technological and business teams to identify appropriate solutions tailored to their requirements.Providing exceptional technical expertise to both clients and team members.Conducting other software development tasks, including architectural contributions, test automation, and debugging.Candidate ProfileWe seek a curious and proactive AI Developer who is adept in working with LLMs and is comfortable navigating both the backend and frontend aspects of applications. A solid understanding of infrastructure and the principles behind transformer-based models is essential.

At JetBrains, we are passionate about coding. Since our inception in 2000, our mission has been to develop the most powerful and efficient developer tools available. Our tools are designed to automate repetitive tasks, accelerating production and enabling developers to innovate and explore. The AI features integrated into JetBrains IDEs, crafted by the IntelliJ AI team, have swiftly become essential to a developer's workflow. We collaborate with various product teams across JetBrains to infuse cutting-edge AI capabilities that enhance developer efficiency and provide significant value to software engineers. We are excited to welcome a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to our team. In this pivotal role, you will play a key part in realizing our vision of AI assistance throughout the software development lifecycle within JetBrains IDEs. As a member of the ML subteam within IntelliJ AI, you will oversee the end-to-end development of our machine learning systems, defining evaluation metrics, orchestrating context, and customizing AI features to meet the unique needs of product teams.

Be part of our mission to create innovative digital solutionsAt Riverflex, we are dedicated to engineering impactful digital products that are efficient, scalable, and centered around user needs. As a Full Stack/Product Engineer, you will be an integral member of our dynamic engineering team, tasked with developing high-performance software solutions that facilitate business transformation across various sectors. Your work will involve creating client-facing products, internal tools, and prototypes utilizing contemporary web frameworks, cloud technologies, and data-centric architectures.We seek a curious and proactive engineer who flourishes in agile settings and adopts a user-first approach to tackle technical challenges. If you have a passion for writing clean code, mentoring others, and harnessing technology to deliver meaningful results, we would love to hear from you.Your RoleYou will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and delivering comprehensive digital products, spanning from front-end user interfaces to back-end systems and cloud services. We are particularly interested in candidates with hands-on experience implementing LLM APIs and building RAG applications, including work with embeddings and vector searches.

At JetBrains, we are passionate about code. Since our inception in 2000, we have dedicated ourselves to creating the most powerful and effective developer tools available. By automating routine checks and corrections, our tools accelerate production processes, allowing developers to innovate and create freely.We are seeking a Research Engineer to take ownership of the training stack and model architecture for our Mellum LLM family. This role is challenging yet rewarding: your mission is to enhance the speed, cost-efficiency, and stability of large-scale training. You will profile, design, and implement modifications to the training pipeline, from architecture to custom GPU kernels as necessary.As a valuable member of our team, you will:Enhance end-to-end performance for multi-node LLM pre-training and post-training pipelines.Identify performance bottlenecks using tools like Nsight Systems/Compute and resolve them through compute/communication overlap, kernel fusion, scheduling, etc.Design and assess architectural choices, including depth/width, attention variants such as GQA/MQA/MLA/Flash-style, RoPE scaling/NTK, and MoE routing/load-balancing.Develop custom operations with Triton and/or CUDA, integrate with PyTorch extensions, and contribute upstream when feasible.Maximize memory/performance enhancements using FSDP/ZeRO, activation checkpointing, FP8/TE, tensor/pipeline/sequence/expert parallelism, and NCCL tuning.Ensure robustness in large-scale runs by constructing elastic and fault-tolerant training setups, strengthening checkpointing, enhancing reproducibility, and improving resistance to preemption.Maintain a fast data path through streaming and sharded data loaders as well as tokenizer pipelines, while improving overall throughput and cache efficiency.Establish appropriate metrics, create dashboards, and consistently drive improvements.Efficiently run both pre-training and post-training processes (including SFT, RLHF, and GRPO-style methods) across substantial clusters.We’re excited to welcome you on board if you possess:Expertise in PyTorch and PyTorch Distributed, with experience running multi-node jobs using dozens to hundreds of GPUs.Hands-on experience with Megatron-LM/Megatron-Core/NeMo, DeepSpeed, or substantial FSDP/ZeRO knowledge.Strong profiling skills (Nsight Systems/Compute, nvprof) and familiarity with NVTX-instrumented workflows.Proficiency in GPU programming with Triton and/or CUDA, including the ability to write, test, and debug kernels.A solid grasp of NCCL collectives, as well as topology and fabric effects (IB/RoCE), and their implications in performance traces.

Role overview airapps is looking for an AI/ML Engineer to join the team in Amsterdam. The main focus of this position is to build and deploy machine learning algorithms that enhance product features and improve user experiences. Working alongside a collaborative group, this role helps shape technical solutions and takes projects from initial idea through to implementation. What you will do Design and implement machine learning models for practical, real-world use cases Work closely with colleagues to develop algorithms that strengthen airapps services Apply AI and ML expertise to support the company’s technology goals Location This role is based in Amsterdam and requires on-site presence.

Join our innovative team at pinely as a Staff Research Scientist / Principal Deep Learning Scientist, where you'll spearhead groundbreaking AI research initiatives. In this prominent individual contributor role, you will be at the forefront of technical advancements, crafting research strategies that influence the entire team.We are looking for someone with a profound curiosity and a strong history of leadership in AI laboratories. You should possess hands-on experience with neural networks and applied AI research, ready to take the initiative and make tangible contributions to the development and deployment of advanced models.Key Responsibilities:Lead the creation of AI models that underpin all elements of our trading strategies across global markets.Address the ultimate challenge of forecasting the future by “solving” the complexities of financial markets, leveraging your understanding of deep neural networks amidst diverse, noisy, and ever-evolving dependencies.Guide the direction of research and enhance team capabilities through your deep expertise and insights.Participate in all phases of research, from concept generation to deployment, ensuring the seamless integration of new findings into production systems.Qualifications:Experience as a Senior/Staff/Principal Researcher at a prestigious AI lab or as a faculty member (Professor/Lecturer) at a renowned AI research institution (e.g., Stanford, Berkeley, CMU, MIT, Mila, ETH, UofT, Oxford, UCL, NYU, Princeton).Preferred expertise in competitive, application-driven AI domains such as LLMs, reasoning architectures, generative modalities (e.g., video), or mechanistic interpretability.A drive for impactful research depth with a focus on contributing meaningfully to both the team and the wider field.What We Offer:A unique opportunity to make significant contributions across the entirety of our trading portfolio.Competitive compensation with exceptional profit-sharing potential.A research-driven environment where your deep technical insights directly influence outcomes.Flexibility to work part-time alongside your academic lab commitments.A culture that fosters personal initiative, supports exploration of new ideas, and acknowledges outstanding performance.Flexible work options, with the choice of working from our Amsterdam office or fully remotely, along with potential business travel as needed.

This position is open to candidates of all nationalities who possess the legal right to work in the Netherlands. Please be aware that we cannot provide sponsorship.Why This Role Is ImportantAs an AI Developer at Laterite, you will be a vital member of our Analytics team. Your responsibilities will include the design and execution of AI-driven applications and software solutions aimed at creating a positive social impact. Projects may involve the creation and integration of knowledge graphs using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), the implementation of generative data augmentation through large language model (LLM) pipelines, the construction of models utilizing Google Earth Engine, and the development of AI models for automated analysis of quantitative and qualitative data to improve decision-making in socio-economic development.A significant aspect of Laterite's mission is working with survey and geospatial data. You will harness this data to construct AI models and embed them into user-friendly applications, enhancing the accuracy and efficacy of our research outputs. Additionally, you will focus on innovative, client-centered AI solutions within the international development sector.About LateriteLaterite is a leading data, research, and analytics firm dedicated to helping clients navigate and analyze complex challenges in international development. We specialize in delivering high-quality research services with a focus on five key sectors: education, public health, agriculture, youth & livelihoods, and urbanization & migration. Our expertise includes tested data collection systems, a skilled research and analytics team, and a deep understanding of local contexts. This unique combination empowers us to conduct comprehensive research projects from design through data collection and analysis.We collaborate with universities, think tanks, international NGOs, multilateral donor organizations, foundations, and government ministries and agencies. Our network of offices spans the Netherlands, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, and Peru. Our diverse team comprises over 90 full-time local and international staff and 1,500 enumerators in various countries, fostering a vibrant and inclusive work environment.To learn more about Laterite, visit our website: www.laterite.com.Project OpportunitiesYou may engage in a variety of exciting projects, including:Developing intelligent knowledge hubs to create chatbots for social impact data. This includes improving data retrieval processes by integrating automated data curation pipelines with knowledge graphs, RAG, and LLM agents, as well as curating unstructured data and establishing relationships within knowledge graphs.

About CuspAICuspAI is a pioneering AI company dedicated to unlocking breakthrough materials essential for advancing human progress. While nature has taken billions of years to refine molecules, we leverage the power of AI to achieve trillion-dollar material breakthroughs in mere months instead of millennia. Our founding team is recognized as the most cited globally, featuring elite researchers in AI, chemistry, and engineering.We tackle some of the most pressing and complex challenges, including energy solutions, clean water access, future computing technologies, and carbon capture. This is merely the beginning of what our innovative 'search engine' for next-generation materials can achieve.Join our diverse and forward-thinking team at the intersection of AI and materials science, where your contributions will foster impactful partnerships and drive innovation, scalability, and collaboration across industries. Your work is significant—let’s make it count.Be part of the on-demand materials revolution. Join us!