# Applied Researcher at Variant

- Company: Variant (YC F24)
- What the company does: Creative intelligence. Backed by Y Combinator and a16z speedrun.
- Company website: https://variant.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-09-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/variant/jobs/aBbdYjK-applied-researcher
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/variant-applied-researcher/

## About the role

Variant is code generation with creativity and taste. Instead of a confined conversation, you can generate endless designs from a single idea. Freely explore, discover directions you wouldn’t have thought of, and build better software as a result. We're well-capitalized and looking for an applied researcher to join us at Variant.

## What they're looking for

- 2+ years in PhD program or in industry
- Experience training deep neural networks
- Proficiency in frameworks like Pytorch
- Published 1 or more papers in the subject of deep learning
- Experience training LLMs, including SFT, RL-based techniques, etc
- Experience in the domain of code generation

Tags: Engineering