Research Scientist - AI Incubation

About This Role

Join Zoom's AI Incubation team as a Research Scientist to develop groundbreaking advancements in LLM post-training, reinforcement learning, and federated AI, contributing to the next generation of Zoom AI Companion.

Responsibilities

• Conduct frontier research in LLM post-training, reinforcement learning, and federated AI
• Develop and implement evaluation and benchmarking frameworks for model performance, safety, and user experience
• Contribute to model architectures, fine-tuning strategies, and reinforcement learning pipelines across Zoom's federated AI ecosystem
• Partner with product and infra teams to translate research prototypes into scalable, production-grade AI systems
• Participate in a culture of scientific rigor, creativity, and rapid experimentation
• Explore emerging AI paradigms from agentic reasoning and multimodal fusion to self-improving federated systems

Requirements

• Proven expertise in LLM post-training, RLHF/DPO/PPO, federated learning, or reinforcement learning for reasoning and alignment
• Deep understanding of large-scale distributed training systems
• Experience with PyTorch, Transformers, DeepSpeed, or CUDA
• Publication or open-source record demonstrating innovation in LLM optimization, federated AI, or agentic intelligence
• Passion for applied AI research that bridges scientific discovery and real-world impact
• Experience implementing AI research concepts and translating them into practical applications

Qualifications

• PhD or advanced degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits