Principal Applied AI Researcher - Domain- Specific Models (India)

About the role

You will lead research across the full model development lifecycle: domain data strategy, continued pre-training, supervised fine-tuning, post-training, evaluation methodology, and the strategic decisions that determine where Articul8 can create and sustain model superiority in the market.

What you'll do

• Lead cross-cutting research initiatives that multiply organizational capability — ensure advances in data perception, retrieval, post-training
• Influence platform-level decisions — shape model lifecycle management, portfolio strategy, release criteria, and integration architecture
• Mentor senior researchers and raise the ceiling on human potential — coach Staff and Senior researchers on designing agent-augmented research programs
• Maintain hands-on research impact at the highest level — sustain a meaningful personal research contribution through technical work, publications, patents

What you need

• 10–18 yrs of experience
• Machine learning
• Python
• NLP
• PyTorch
• ETL
• IPR
• M.Sc or PhD