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Research Scientist, AI

Research Full-time

Help shape Olyxee's research into Organizational Intelligence, including computational approaches to organizational models, adaptive systems, and human-AI coordination.

ResearchHybrid · JohannesburgStaff · 8+ years of applied research
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Compensation

Top-of-band salary, significant equity, performance bonus, conference and learning budget.

A clear, multi-step process. The written application is first; details are below.

Required fields are marked *. You can review what to prepare before applying.

The role

What you'll work on

  • Set and own the multi-year research agenda on model reasoning, verification, and reliability
  • Design experiments, build evaluation harnesses, and publish work the field builds on
  • Translate research into product capabilities the engineering team can ship
  • Represent Olyxee in the research community through papers, talks, and collaborations
  • Mentor researchers and engineers and raise the technical bar across the company

Experience

What you'll need

  • PhD in CS, ML, or a closely related field, plus 8+ years of research beyond your doctorate
  • Sustained first-author record at top venues (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL) with a public Google Scholar profile
  • Demonstrable citation impact, with work others build on and cite
  • Expert-level Python and modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX); you write research- and production-grade code
  • Experience setting and owning a research agenda end to end, not just executing one
  • Patents, widely used open-source, or shipped research that reached real users
  • Exceptional written communication; you can make complex ideas land for any audience

Hiring process

What happens next

  1. 01 6

    Written application

    Submit your application. We review it and contact you by email about next steps.

  2. 02 6

    Founder screen

    A 30 minute conversation with the founder. We talk about your trajectory, your work, and how you think.

  3. 03 6

    Take-home exercise

    A paid, role-specific exercise that takes 6 to 10 hours over a week. We pay market rate for your time on this.

  4. 04 6

    Technical deep dive

    Two hours with two people from the team. We go deep on your exercise, your past work, and a live problem in your domain.

  5. 05 6

    Final interviews

    Three to four conversations with people you would work with most closely. We make sure both sides have everything they need.

  6. 06 6

    References and offer

    We contact your references, then move quickly to a written offer with compensation, equity, and start details spelled out.

Application

Let's get to know your work.

A few focused answers help us understand your experience and what you'd like to do here.

Before you start

Have your CV, LinkedIn, work links and two references ready.

Your details

A little about your experience

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Availability

Your application is sent to Olyxee's hiring team.