Applied Research Scientist

Superhuman offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture.

About Superhuman

Grammarly is now part of Superhuman, the AI productivity platform on a mission to unlock the superhuman potential in everyone. The Superhuman suite of apps and agents brings AI wherever people work, integrating with over 1 million applications and websites. The company’s products include Grammarly’s writing assistance, Coda’s collaborative workspaces, Mail’s inbox management, and Go, the proactive AI assistant that understands context and delivers help automatically. Founded in 2009, Superhuman empowers over 40 million people, 50,000 organizations, and 3,000 educational institutions worldwide to eliminate busywork and focus on what matters. Learn more at superhuman.com and about our values here.

The Opportunity

To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for an Applied Research Scientist with a keen interest and background in natural language processing (NLP), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) to join our Agents team. The team builds user-facing features that work in all Superhuman applications. We help our users write better, faster, and more effectively while working in big groups. The person in this role will bring their unique perspective to our product development process by contributing to ideation and defining the solution space. Based on their deep grasp of ML/DL/NLP concepts, the Applied Researcher will define the approach to solving the complex problems. The role will also build the intelligent functionality of our product offerings.

Superhuman's engineers and researchers have the freedom to innovate and uncover breakthroughs—and, in turn, influence our product roadmap. The complexity of our technical challenges is growing rapidly as we scale our interfaces, algorithms, and infrastructure. Read more about our stack or hear from our team on our technical blog.

As an Applied Research Scientist, you will have the opportunity to harness your passion for building exciting new product offerings that will impact millions of lives. To do this, you'll need to stay up-to-date on the quickly evolving field of NLP while also focusing on building production systems.

In this role, you will:

• Develop state-of-the-art tools for correcting, improving, and enhancing written English using various NLP, ML, and DL technologies.
• Productize and ship these features into Superhuman's product offerings, which millions of users use daily.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest research trends that could improve our product.
• Contribute to the research strategy and technical culture of the company.
• Attract professionals in the industry to build a best-in-class research team that creates a state-of-the-art writing and communication assistant.

Qualifications

• Strong theoretical foundation in ML/DL algorithms and methodologies.
• Minimum 6–7 years of industry experience in researching and developing ML/DL technologies for real-world products.
• Additional 4–5 years of research experience in an academic environment (PhD or equivalent research background preferred).
• Deep experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative AI, and Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Proven track record of applying ML/DL algorithms effectively to NLP tasks.
• Strong research mentality with a math-oriented mindset and ability to innovate in cutting-edge areas.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (preferably Python).
• Demonstrated ability to translate research into scalable, production-ready solutions.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English, knowledge of additional languages is a plus.
• Has a demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance, proactively manages tasks and priorities across multiple projects, analyzes and executes work efficiently, collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, and thrives in fast-paced, results-driven environments.

Support for you, professionally and personally

• Professional growth: We believe that autonomy and trust are key to empowering our team members to do their best, most innovative work in a way that aligns with their interests, talents, and well-being. We also support professional development and advancement with training, coaching, and regular feedback.
• A connected team: Superhuman builds a product that helps people connect, and we apply this mindset to our own team. Our remote-first hybrid model enables a highly collaborative culture. We work to foster belonging among team members in a variety of ways. This includes our employee resource groups, Superhuman Circles, which promote connection among those with shared identities including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ team members, women, and parents. We also celebrate our colleagues and accomplishments with global, local, and team-specific programs.
• Comprehensive benefits for candidates based in Germany: Superhuman offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing life care (including mental health care and risk benefits) and ample and defined time off. We also offer support to set up a home office, wellness and pet care stipends, learning and development opportunities, and more.
• Relocation Support: Superhuman provides comprehensive relocation support to make your move to Berlin seamless. Our package includes visa assistance, destination services to help you and your family settle in comfortably, and a relocation bonus to cover additional expenses, such as temporary housing.

We encourage you to apply

At Superhuman, we value our differences, and we encourage all to apply. Superhuman is an equal-opportunity company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, disability, sexual identity, or age.

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