Machine Learning Scientist

Machine Learning Scientist 

About Sesame

Sesame believes in a future where computers are lifelike, optimized for consumer-focused AI experiences, and with the ability to see, hear, and collaborate with us in ways that feel natural and human. With this vision, we're designing a new kind of computer. Our team brings together visionary founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside proven leaders across Meta and Google with deep expertise spanning hardware and software. We are building a transformative platform to unlock the next era of human-computer interaction. Join us in shaping a future where computers truly come alive.

About the role

As a Machine Learning Scientist at Sesame, you are an academic-oriented person with experience in NLP, Speech, and/or Computer Vision with a focus on deep learning experience. You are up to date on recent papers and approaches and you have the creativity and the intuition to come up with new relevant approaches.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of our ML models across multiple modalities.

• Work across the ML stack, including model architectures, data curation, model evaluation, training & inference infrastructure, research, and experimentation.

• Pick promising approaches from the literature to bet on, and create new approaches where necessary to achieve our unique goals.

Required qualifications:

• Experience working independently in high-ambiguity environments.

• Published papers in NLP, Speech, or Computer Vision involving large-scale deep learning.

• Familiar with the state of the art in AI.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS or related field.

Preferred qualifications:

• Masters/PhD desired.

• Experience working with products.

• Experience in a startup environment.

Sesame is committed to a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We welcome all qualified applicants, embracing diversity in race, gender, identity, orientation, ability, and more. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities—contact careers@sesame.com for assistance.