# Research Engineer/ Applied Scientist at Wisdom AI

- Company: Wisdom AI
- What the company does: WisdomAI delivers agentic analytics and context-aware AI agents to automate data insights, transform enterprise analytics, and drive business outcomes with proactive, conversational tools. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Alchemist.
- Company website: https://www.wisdom.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Mateo
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/wisdom-ai/4e6846ea-9fca-4243-a5bb-11832ed54fc4
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/wisdom-ai-research-engineer-applied-scientist/

## About the role

Design and run rigorous experiments, including ablations, benchmarking, and error analysis, to improve NL-to-SQL generation, retrieval, ranking, and agentic reasoning. Advance multi-turn conversational understanding through improved context retention, entity resolution, conversational memory, and intelligent clarification strategies.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience in applied machine learning, NLP, large language models, or AI research, with a proven track record of shipping production AI systems
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, NLP, or a related field required, PhD is a strong plus
- Deep experience with modern LLMs and agent architectures
- Strong software engineering skills with production-quality Python and experience using modern AI frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to design rigorous evaluation frameworks, benchmark models, and make data-driven decisions balancing quality, latency, cost, and reliability
- Demonstrated ability to improve model cost/quality through experimentation—including retrieval optimization, fine-tuning, distillation, inference optimization, and agent design

Tags: Engineering