Member of Research Staff
About this role
About the Role
We're a small group of engineers, designers, and product folks building at the intersection of conversational AI and domain expertise. Making an AI agent sound human-like is hard. Making an AI an expert in a domain is also hard. We're doing both together. Our product is Vaya - an AI-powered Vedic astrology app used by millions.
The Research team owns two outcomes - First: becoming the company's authority on Vedic astrology. Second: breaking down real astrologer mechanics into fundamentals that our engineers can build digital personas on. Write benchmarks for the digital personas.
What you’ll do
Build domain authority and write documents on astrology concepts that will help engineers ship your findings
Breakdown astrologer personas into clear metrics - traits, modus operandi and vocabulary. Map to our AI agents
Source & vet SME’s, modern and traditional astrological authorities and texts
Network and engage and modern practitioners
Design and conduct case studies and experiments with practitioners
Create benchmarks for metrics to evaluate persona performance
Discover new concepts and refine understanding of existing until all questions are answered
What we look for
Ability to write documents that convey the message without any fluff
First principles thinking to break down obscure and layered concepts clearly with logic at each step
Published papers, articles showcasing your findings and depth of understanding in a domain
Proven proficiency at extracting information from conversational transcripts, incoherent textbooks or within non falsifiable domains
3+ years in a research role at a startup or as a domain research consultant
How We Work
We care about craft obsessively. Your work gets questioned, pulled apart, and rebuilt — not because we're harsh, but because everyone here holds each other to a standard most places don't bother with. We work out of a hacker house in Vasant Kunj. We strongly encourage everyone to be in office.