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The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. NVIDIA is a leading technology company known for its innovative work in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The
Senior Applied Research Scientist will collaborate with a team focused on agentic AI, tackling challenging problems and driving innovation through competitive machine learning competitions. Responsibilities • Drive competitive ML excellence by competing in top-tier machine learning competitions (Kaggle, NeurIPS, CVPR challenges).
Share winning techniques with NVIDIA solution and product teams. Also, share internal guidelines • Engage with the ML community by sharing insights through Kaggle notebooks, technical blogs, social media, conference presentations, and open-source contributions. Represent NVIDIA as a leader with a point of view in competitive ML and agentic AI • Collaborate with product, research, and engineering teams to develop brand new solutions • Work with external customers on real-world problems by applying SOTA techniques using NVIDIA technology Skills • MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or equivalent experience with 5+ years of applied ML/AI work • Demonstrated success in competitive ML: Kaggle competition master or higher, high rankings in significant ML contests, or comparable proven expertise in competitive data science • Excellent communication skills: ability to write clear technical documentation, papers, and blog posts; active engagement in ML communities; and comfort presenting to diverse audiences • Self-directed and collaborative: proven ability to work autonomously on ambiguous problems while effectively partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver results • Kaggle Grandmaster status with gold medals in NLP/LLM contests, or several top-10 placements in prominent ML competitions • Published research in top-tier venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP) on topics related to LLMs, agents, or ML algorithms • Experience with NVIDIA AI platforms: NeMo, NIMs, TensorRT-LLM, RAPIDS Benefits • Equity • Benefits Company Overview • NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
It was founded in 1993, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • NVIDIA has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1418 in 2025, 1356 in 2024, 976 in 2023, 835 in 2022, 601 in 2021, 529 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job