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LAYIQ - Staff Research Scientist at ServiceNow, Santa Clara, CA

PhD in computer science, machine learning, or a related field, or equivalent research experience
2 or more years of research experience post-PhD, a significant portion of it in an industrial setting or in direct contact with deployed systems
Established publication record at top-tier venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, or equivalents), with contributions recognized as influential in your field
Demonstrated track record of setting/executing research agenda, not only executing one: you have chosen problems before the community turned to them, and you can explain why
Experience working on cross-disciplinary teams or projects collaborating with researchers and engineers
Strong software development skills: you write, maintain, and optimize high-quality research code, and you know what it takes for a result to survive the move into production
Advanced use of agentic tools in your own research practice, and a willingness to advance the team's practices in this area
Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions beyond your own team, particularly with product and engineering teams
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical work to non-specialist audiences and to executives
Nice to have
Expertise in one or more of the following areas: agent memory and tacit knowledge, continual learning, safety and alignment, security and threat detection, privacy, agent evaluation
Experience with AI systems operating in real enterprise environments, with the compliance, governance, and scale constraints that entails
Contributions to open source software, datasets, or evaluation benchmarks used by the community
Scientific service roles: program committees, editorial work, workshop organization
Academic collaborations or supervision of doctoral students
For positions in this location, we offer a base pay of $202,500 - $354,400
, plus equity (when applicable), variable/incentive compensation and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer health plans, including flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, matching donations, a flexible time away plan and family leave programs. Compensation is based on the geographic location in which the role is located and is subject to change based on work location.
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