# Member of Technical Staff, Research (2026 PhD New Grad) at Fireworks

- Company: Fireworks
- What the company does: Fireworks’ state of the art training and inference platform take you beyond the frontier, transforming open models into your specialized intelligence. Backed by Bessemer, Index and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://fireworks.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Mateo
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $200K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/fireworks/82b41f4a-a945-4aee-a1fd-1ef9ab513e58
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fireworks-member-of-technical-staff-research-2026-phd-new-grad/

## About the role

This role is designed for researchers finishing their PhD who want their work to reach production, not just publication. As a Member of Technical Staff on the Research team, you'll push the boundaries of generative AI, advancing LLMs and multimodal systems through foundational research. Your work will enhance model efficiency, accuracy, and scalability, directly shaping our high-performance AI infrastructure.

## What they're looking for

- PhD completed within the last 6 months, or expected completion by December 2026, in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computational Physics, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field
- Research background in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Physics, or a related area, demonstrated through your dissertation, publications, or research projects
- Experience solving analytical problems using analytic and quantitative approaches
- Experience communicating research to audiences with different backgrounds
- Proficiency coding in Python, C/C++, or other similar languages
- Hands-on experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow

Tags: Engineering