Decagon

Staff Research Engineer

Decagon
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7 months ago

Base Salary

$200k - $400k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead research and engineering efforts to enhance conversational capabilities in production.
  • Build and iterate on end-to-end models and pipelines for quality and efficiency.
  • Collaborate with platform and product engineers for model integration.
  • Break down research ideas into clear milestones and roadmaps.
  • Mentor researchers and engineers, setting technical direction and best practices.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering or research.
  • Experience in training and deploying LLMs in production environments.
  • Fluency in Python and modern ML tooling.
  • Proven track record of translating research ideas into measurable production impact.
  • Ability to define roadmaps and lead cross-functional execution.

Benefits

  • Take what you need vacation policy.
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for employees and their families.
  • Life Insurance and Disability Benefits.
  • Retirement Plan options like 401K.
  • Parental Leave and fertility benefits through Carrot.
  • Daily lunches and snacks provided in the office.

Tech Stack

Categories

AI ResearchML Engineering
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About Decagon

501-1,000 employees

Decagon is the leading conversational AI platform empowering every brand to deliver concierge customer experiences. Our technology enables industry-defining enterprises like Avis Budget Group, Chime, Oura Health, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, and Hunter Douglas to deploy AI agents that power personalized, deeply satisfying interactions across voice, chat, email, SMS, and every other channel. We’re building a future where customer experiences are being redefined from support tickets and hold music to faster resolutions, richer conversations, and deeper relationships.