Senior AI Researcher (Foundation AI)

Core Requirements

• Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of experience in applied ML, AI research, or large-scale modeling, with a track record of delivering production systems.
• Expertise in modern deep learning (e.g., transformers, state space models), multimodal model training. 
• Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow). 
• Familiarity with training models on  mulit-node, multi-gpu distributed compute environments. 
• Familiarity with best practices for data, model, and context parallelisms.
• Strong applied experience with representation learning, self-supervised methods, and post-training for downstream applications.
• Experience with reinforcement learning for post-training foundation models (PPO, DPO, GRPO etc.). 
• Familiarity with MLOps best practices including model versioning, evaluation, CI/CD for ML, and cloud-based compute.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, researchers, and product teams.
• Passion for WHOOP’s mission to improve human performance and extend healthspan through science and technology.