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Applied Research Lead, Reinforcement Learning

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280000.00 - 380000.00 USD / Year
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We are building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science. We believe that world models are at the frontier of progress in artificial intelligence. Language models alone won’t solve the world’s hardest problems – robotics, disease, scientific discovery. Real progress requires models that experience the world and learn from their mistakes, the same way that humans do. And this kind of trial and error can be massively accelerated when done in simulation, rather than in the real world. World models offer the most clear path to general-purpose simulation, changing how stories are told, how scientific progress is made and how the next frontiers of humanity are reached.

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Lead efforts in applying reinforcement learning based techniques to improve the quality and controllability of the models that power Runway’s research and tools

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  • 4+ years of relevant engineering or research experience in applying reinforcement learning to align language, image, and/or video generation models
  • Very strong programming skills and ability to write clean and maintainable research code
  • Deep interest in building human-in-the-loop systems for creativity
  • Passion for seeing research through from initial conception to eventual application
  • Experience mentoring and teaching other researchers
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills

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Job Posted:
December 11, 2025

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Fulltime
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