Research Engineer - Brain Computer Interface Models

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 Py. Torch 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