Research Engineer, NLP

Drive cutting-edge NLP research into production. You'll experiment with LLMs, embeddings, and custom architectures to build high-performance systems that extract structure and meaning from complex scientific data.

Responsibilities

Research, prototype, and productionise NLP models for classification, summarisation, and information extraction
Fine-tune LLMs and embedding models for domain-specific tasks
Build and iterate on RAG pipelines, semantic search, and text-to-structure systems
Collaborate with science and engineering teams to align models with real-world data and product goals
Stay current with the latest NLP research and assess applicability to our domain
Rapidly test, benchmark, and ship improvements to models in production

technical requirements

Strong experience with NLP, including fine-tuning transformers and training custom models
Familiarity with LLMs, embeddings, RAG pipelines, and vector databases
Proficient in Python, PyTorch or TensorFlow, and ML tooling
Experience building and deploying models in production environments
(Bonus) Knowledge of chemical or scientific text, patents, or structured extraction tasks
(Bonus) Experience with FastAPI, Docker, PostgreSQL, or cloud infra

personal attributes

Deep curiosity and drive to solve open-ended research problems
Strong ownership mindset and bias for shipping over perfection
Able to reason clearly under ambiguity and work across disciplines
Fast learner who adapts quickly to new tools and ideas
Comfortable in a fast-moving, startup environment with evolving priorities

what you’ll get

Work at the frontier of NLP and scientific discovery
High-agency environment with rapid iteration and real product impact
Direct access to production data and users — your work will ship fast
Remote-first, flexible work setup with Sydney office option
Collaborate with AI engineers, scientists, and founders solving meaningful problems
Accelerated learning curve and strong career upside

NOTES

We teach computers science.

OUR WHY

We are building the brain behind the chemical industry. Chemistry touches nearly every aspect of our lives and the problem we're trying to solve has significant scope and magnitude and will directly affect people's lives for the better if we're successful. We are doing something that has never been done before - operating at a unique intersection of the physical and digital world.

who we are

We are a fast growing VC-backed start-up bringing AI into the $5T chemical industry. We’re a unique team of engineers and scientists who are all motivated by a common mission to change how chemists work everyday. Despite being an early-stage startup, we have impressive traction and early signs of product market fit. We’re moving fast and have recently secured funding from investors, operators and angels that have backed the likes of Canva, Atlassian, Figma, Zoox and Robinhood.

Research Engineer, NLP

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Join our team.

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