AI Research Engineer

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are all committed to our mission: we firmly believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through innovation and smart technology, we extend the physicians' abilities to heal without limitations. As an innovator and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we work hard to nurture a diverse and inclusive team dedicated to making a difference. For over 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and healthcare teams worldwide to help tackle some of the most challenging problems in healthcare and push forward what is attainable. Intuitive has been constructed by the tremendous efforts of fantastic individuals from a variety of backgrounds. We believe brilliant ideas can originate from anywhere. We aspire to cultivate an inclusive culture centered around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and enable our team members to achieve their best performance as their true selves. Our culture is driven by people passionate about making a difference. Our team members are marked by integrity, possess a powerful ability to learn, have the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real-world experiences to aid us in thinking in novel ways. We actively invest in our team members to back their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and reach their highest potential. Join a team devoted to making significant strides for a worldwide community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let’s progress the field of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Role:

We are looking for an AI Research Engineer with a deep-rooted passion for pushing the limits of AI technology. The chosen candidate will play a vital role in developing and refining cutting-edge AI models and collaborating with cross-functional teams to incorporate these innovations into our products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out advanced research to design and prototype new AI/ML models and algorithms.
• Optimize deep neural network structures for different domains like computer vision, NLP, and speech recognition.
• Implement and experiment with emerging methodologies such as neural architecture search and meta-learning.
• Operationalize AI/ML prototypes for production in collaboration with data scientists and engineers.
• Document and share research results through top-tier academic platforms and internal teams.
• Stay updated with the latest breakthroughs in AI, both in academia and the industry.
• Offer guidance and mentorship to junior researchers and interns.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Master’s or Ph.D. in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, or Mathematics.
• Thorough understanding of deep learning, neural networks, and related algorithms.
• Expertise in deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Keras.
• Strong mathematical foundation in optimization, probabilities, and linear algebra.
• Experience in specialized AI divisions such as computer vision, NLP, and recommender systems.
• Follows software engineering best practices.
• Ability to clearly express complex technical concepts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Bonus points if you also have:

• A proven record of publications in renowned AI conferences or journals is beneficial.
• Experience in:
  • Cloud technologies
  • Data Engineering technologies
  • Distributed Databases
  • Web UI development (node.js, react, Flask...)
  • API development
  • MLOps / AIOps

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