Applied AI Scientist, Small Language Model and AI Training
Postman · San Francisco, CA · AI
About this role
Postman is hiring a mid-level Applied Scientist in the machine learning function based in San Francisco, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Reinforcement Learning. Compensation is listed at $218,500–$288,000 per year.
- Role
- Applied Scientist
- Function
- machine learning
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Department
- AI
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Job description
from Postman careersWho Are We?
Postman is the world’s leading API platform, used by more than 45 million+ developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. Postman is helping developers and professionals across the globe build the API-first world by simplifying each step of the API lifecycle and streamlining collaboration—enabling users to create better APIs, faster.
The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, and Bangalore - where Postman was founded. Postman is privately held, with funding from Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Learn more at postman.com or connect with Postman on X via @getpostman.
P.S: We highly recommend reading The "API-First World" graphic novel to understand the bigger picture and our vision at Postman.
The Opportunity
As an Applied Scientist specializing in Small Language Models and AI Training, you will lead research and development efforts focused on building efficient, high-performance language models tailored for practical applications. You will work closely with research, engineering, and product teams to advance model training techniques, optimize architectures, and scale AI solutions. Your work will directly contribute to AI systems that are safe, interpretable, and impactful across diverse usage scenarios.