Top 10 Research Scientist Hiring Companies in the USA (July 2026)

1. #1

   SA

   Scale AI

   13 open Research Scientist roles·Partially remote (8/13 remote)
   Research Scientist, Safety Post TrainingRemote · May 18Tech Lead/Manager, Machine Learning Research Scientist- LLM EvalsRemote · May 8Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, LLM EvalsRemote · May 8Senior / Staff Machine Learning Research Scientist, AgentsRemote · May 8Research Scientist, Frontier Risk EvaluationsSan Francisco, CA · May 8
   All 13 Scale AI roles →
2. #2

   O

   OpenAI

   10 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (1/10 remote)
   Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, Personality and Model BehaviorSan Francisco · $295k – $555k · Jul 7Research Engineer / Research Scientist -Personal AGI, ProactivitySan Francisco · $295k – $555k · Jun 25Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Personal AGI, North StarsSan Francisco · $295k – $555k · Jun 25People Research Data Scientist, AI Fairness & BiasSan Francisco · $198k – $220k · Jun 15People Research Data Scientist, AI Fairness & BiasRemote · $198k – $220k · Jun 15
   All 10 OpenAI roles →
3. #3

   D

   Databricks

   6 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/6 remote)
   Principal Research Scientist/TLM - AI ScalingMountain View, California · Jul 2Staff GenAI Research Scientist - AgentsNew York City, New York · May 14Senior GenAI Research Scientist - AI Efficiency & OptimizationMountain View, California · May 14Principal Research Scientist – ScalingSan Francisco, California · May 14Principal Research Scientist - AI Scaling & OptimizationMountain View, California · May 14
   All 6 Databricks roles →
4. #4

   N

   NVIDIA

   4 open Research Scientist roles·Partially remote (1/4 remote)
   Quantum Research Scientist Intern - Fall 2026Remote · May 27Senior Research Scientist, Fundamental Generative AIUS, CA, Santa Clara · Apr 2Senior Research Scientist for Generative AIUS, CA, Santa Clara · Feb 19Senior Research Scientist, Efficient Deep LearningUS, CA, Santa Clara · Jan 9
5. #5

   Z

   Zillow

   4 open Research Scientist roles·Remote-friendly (4/4 remote)
   Applied Scientist, Shopping AIRemote · Jun 29Senior Applied Scientist, Rich Media ExperiencesRemote · Jun 24Senior Applied Scientist, Agentic AIRemote · Jun 24Principal Applied Scientist, Agentic AIRemote · Jun 24
6. #6

   G

   Google

   3 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/3 remote)
   Staff Research Data Scientist, Search Ads GenAISunnyvale, CA, USA · Jul 5Research Data Scientist, Cybersecurity, Google CloudSunnyvale, CA, USA · Jul 1Senior Research Data ScientistKirkland, WA, USA · Jun 12
7. #7

   A

   Adobe

   2 open Research Scientist roles·On-site mostly (0/2 remote)
   Applied ScientistSeattle · Jun 23Applied ScientistSan Jose · May 5
8. #8

   C

   Cursor

   1 open Research Scientist role·On-site mostly (0/1 remote)
   Research ScientistSan Francisco, New York · Jan 27
9. #9

   D

   Deepgram

   1 open Research Scientist role·Remote-friendly (1/1 remote)
   Research Staff, Data ScienceRemote · $150k – $220k · Jun 30
10. #10

    R

    Roku

    1 open Research Scientist role·On-site mostly (0/1 remote)
    Sr. Research Data ScientistBoston, Massachusetts · $330k – $375k · Jun 25

Methodology: companies are ranked by number of live Research Scientist listings located in the USA on our board, sourced daily from company career pages and ATS APIs. No sponsored placements.