Bellevue, WA Hybrid Full-time USD 200,000 – 270,000 / year

Cognitiv is hiring a Staff Research Scientist, AdTech Product Innovation

Responsibilities

  • Identify emerging opportunities in programmatic advertising, AdTech, and large language models, and advocate for promising product concepts.
  • Rapidly build proof-of-concept prototypes using LLMs, embeddings, and deep learning techniques to validate ideas.
  • Lead projects from initial research to production deployment, collaborating with engineering teams to ensure successful implementation.
  • Advance research in context modeling, persona development, and embedding systems that power core AI-driven advertising products.
  • Collaborate with product and marketing teams to shape compelling narratives around technical innovations for public launches.
  • Maintain expert-level knowledge of real-time bidding, AdTech trends, and the evolution of LLM-based advertising solutions to inform strategic direction.
  • Engage with cross-functional teams including research, engineering, product, and leadership to refine and advance product ideas.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for U.S. staff; extended health benefits for Canadian employees
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave with an additional 4 weeks of remote work
  • Unlimited paid time off and a month-long work-from-anywhere option in August
  • Structured career growth with defined promotion pathways
  • Equity compensation available to all team members
  • Hybrid work environment with daily team-provided meals
  • Stipends for health and wellness expenses plus cell phone cost reimbursement
  • Retirement savings plans with company matching in the U.S. and Canada
  • Complimentary parking at CA, WA, and Vancouver offices; pre-tax transit benefits
  • Confidential Employee Assistance Program for personal support
  • In-depth onboarding program including training curriculum and orientation
  • Additional perks and benefits available to employees

Work Arrangement

Hybrid — Bellevue, WA, San Mateo, CA

Work Arrangement

Hybrid schedule requiring 3 days per week in office (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) and 2 remote days (Thursday, Friday)

Other

AI tools may be used for administrative tasks during hiring, such as note-taking and reporting, but do not impact candidate assessment or hiring decisions

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Cognitiv
Cognitiv is an AdTech company redefining media buying with its Deep Learning Advertising Platform. Since 2015, it has harnessed deep learning technology and data science to bring intelligence to advertising, delivering precision, relevance, and impact at scale.
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Posted 17 hours ago