Research Engineer - Brain Computer Interface Models

Job description

ZYPHRA IS AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANY BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. THE ROLE: As a Research Engineer - Brain Computer Interface Models, you will be a core contributor to Zyphra’s BCI work, building the next generation of open-source EEG and brain–computer interface models. You will be involved across the full model lifecycle, from data collection and preprocessing to designing novel architectures and training methodologies. YOU’LL WORK ACROSS: - Large-scale EEG model training runs and evaluation - Architecture and training methodology ablations and innovations - Dataset collection and preprocessing for EEG and other BCI modalities - Performance optimization of the training stack - Integration of models into real-world BCI applications WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR / REQUIREMENTS: - Organized, methodical researcher who can take ownership of a project component, communicate their process clearly, and deliver a working module - Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with clean and concise coding practices - Strong implementation and prototyping skills, with comfort working across both research and engineering at scale - Ability to learn new domains quickly, orient oneself in the academic literature, and implement new ideas, creatively borrowing concepts from other modalities and applying them to EEG domain - Interest in neural data such as EEG, MEG, fMRI as well as building foundation models in a much less explored space - Proficiency with PyTorch and Python QUALIFICATIONS / ADDITIONAL SKILLS: - Experience with VAEs, GANs, diffusion models, and contrastive learning - Familiarity with signal processing (especially for EEG) and time-series analysis - Experience training on large-scale (multi-node) GPU clusters - Experience contributing to large existing codebases and ramping up quickly - Previously published machine learning research in well-respected venues WHY WORK AT ZYPHRA: - Our research methodology is grounded in methodical, step-by-step approaches to ambitious goals. Both deep research and engineering excellence are equally valued - We strongly value new and crazy ideas and are very willing to bet big on new ideas - We move as quickly as we can; we aim to minimize the bar to impact as low as possible - We all enjoy what we do and love discussing AI BENEFITS AND PERKS: - Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and FSA plans - Competitive compensation and 401(k) plan - Relocation and immigration support on a case-by-case basis - In-office snacks and meals provided - Unlimited PTO and company holidays - In-person team in San Francisco with a collaborative, high-energy environment