Granica is hiring a
Research Scientist

Summary

Granica is seeking a Research Scientist to join its world-renowned research and machine learning team. The successful candidate will own research projects end-to-end, invent new ideas, transfer successful ideas to production, publish novel results, and be an engaged team player in a customer-obsessed environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or International Equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Information Science or related field; advanced degrees a plus
• Deep familiarity with one high level programming language, such as Python (and relevant libraries, e.g. NumPy, Scipy, PyTorch) and one low-level language such as C++ or Golang
• Strong programming skills
• Experience with technical writing and documentation, including academic publications
• Experience with randomized algorithms, information theory, machine learning (both modeling and implementation), optimization
• Mathematical maturity in multivariate calculus, linear algebra, probability, data structures, and algorithms (at the level these tools are used in current research)

Responsibilities

• Own research projects end-to-end, from ideation to production
• Invent: Define a research project and its objective
• Invent: Research and reproduce of state-of-the-art methods
• Own: Formulate new algorithmic ideas
• Own: Prototype these ideas and test them via carefully designed systematic experiments
• Own: Transfer successful ideas to production in collaboration with new products engineering and platform engineering teams
• Publish novel results to continuously grow Granica's research and machine learning team's reach globally

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. background or graduate program in machine learning or related fields is viewed favorably, along with an excellent publication history
• Ability to work three days per week in our Mountain View HQ

Benefits

• Generous 401(k) plan with matching to secure and plan for your financial future
• Comprehensive premium health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• Early exercise provisions of equity options to participate in the company’s growth
• Unlimited PTO to recharge and rejuvenate
• Healthy lunch and dinner options catered daily at our offices
• Immigration sponsorship and counseling
• Regular team-sponsored events and offsites, including hackathons, that help build strong relationships with your colleagues