# Research Engineer - Model Architectures at Zyphra

- Company: Zyphra
- What the company does: The future of intelligence is open.
- Company website: https://www.zyphra.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-03-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zyphra/e509d439-ac21-4740-9989-38f385a37da4
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/zyphra-research-engineer-model-architectures/

## About the role

As a Research Engineer - Model Architectures , you will be a core contributor to Zyphra’s AI Architecture Research Team. This will involve designing and rigorously testing novel model architectures and training methodologies, with a focus on improving core modeling capabilities (e.g., loss per flop or loss per parameter) and addressing fundamental bottlenecks in contemporary models. You will also work extremely closely with our pre-training team, who will integrate your insights into our next-generation models.

## What they're looking for

- Strong research taste and intuition
- The ability to work through a research project from conception to execution to write-up
- Strong implementation and prototyping ability can take an idea from conception to experimentation extremely quickly
- The ability to work well and cooperate with others in a high-paced research setting
- Curiosity, interest, and joy in understanding intelligence
- Previous experience with long-term memory, RAG/retrieval systems, dynamic/adaptive computation, and alternative approaches to credit assignment

Tags: R&D - Engineering