Applied Research Lead, Language

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote (North America and Europe), Offices in NYC, San Francisco, Seattle, London, and Tel Aviv
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: $280,000 - $380,000 (U.S. range, subject to change based on location and experience)

Runway is a global AI research and technology company focused on building Universal Simulation systems. We are developing tools that are rapidly becoming foundational for creating various forms of media, from images and videos to interactive games and new forms of learning and entertainment. Our mission is to empower everyone to create without barriers.

The team consists of creative, open-minded, caring, and ambitious individuals dedicated to changing the world by building "impossible things."

About the Role

We are seeking a Sr. Applied Research Scientist to lead efforts in building large language models and vision language models that power Runway's research and tools. The focus will be on multimodal capabilities and reasoning. This role is ideal for individuals with a strong background in building impactful and novel machine learning projects, excellent software engineering skills, and a deep interest in seeing their research materialize in novel user interfaces for creative tasks.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant ML engineering or research experience in language models.
• Very strong programming skills and ability to write clean and maintainable research code.
• Deep interest in building human-in-the-loop systems for creativity.
• Passion for seeing research through from initial conception to eventual application.
• Experience mentoring and teaching other researchers.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.

Company Information & Culture

Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates, and compensation includes more than just salary. We are committed to creating an inclusive space where employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunities to succeed, regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, or veteran status.

Runway has been recognized as a best place to work by Crain's, InHerSight, BuiltIn NYC, and INC.

More about Runway:

• Runway Research
• Runway's AI Film Festival
• Creative Dialogues Series
• Runway Studios
• Our Behaviors and Company Mission