Senior AI Research Scientist

Workato • San Francisco, CA

12h

About The Position

Workato delivers enterprise infrastructure for the agentic era, redefining iPaaS and helping enterprises unify data, applications, processes, and AI into a single, governed platform. A leader in Enterprise MCP and trusted by 50% of the Fortune 500, Workato’s cloud-native architecture connects every application, data source, and process to power real-time orchestration at scale. With enterprise-grade security and continuous innovation at its core, Workato provides the trusted foundation for organizations to automate with confidence and operationalize AI across the business. The company fosters a flexible, trust-oriented culture that empowers everyone to take full ownership of their roles. They are driven by innovation and looking for team players who want to actively build the company. Workato believes in balancing productivity with self-care, offering a vibrant and dynamic work environment along with a multitude of benefits.

Requirements

• MS/PhD in Computer Science, ML, or related field—or equivalent experience.
• Hands‑on with PyTorch/JAX and modern LLM frameworks.
• Strong publication record in top-tier ML venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR) or demonstrable impactful experimental work; hands‑on experience with large‑scale model training, transformer architectures, reinforcement‑learning techniques, and CUDA.
• Curiosity‑driven and self‑directed.
• Ability to explain complex ideas to non‑experts.
• Team player who welcomes feedback and knowledge‑sharing.

Responsibilities

• Explore workflow‑aware planning, cost‑optimised RAG, tool‑use evaluation, and multi‑agent collaboration.
• Prototype and benchmark models; present findings internally and externally.
• Collaborate with Product & Engineering to ship research‑backed features.
• Contribute to open‑source repos and author technical blogs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior