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About Maincode
Maincode is an applied AI lab building systems that move humans forward.
We believe the next frontier of intelligence isn’t about automation. It’s about amplification. We're developing systems that help people make better decisions by reducing mental friction, surfacing relevant context, and offering meaningful, value-aligned choices.
We call this augmented decision intelligence. And it’s inherently multidisciplinary.
We bring together researchers from fields like neuroscience, systems engineering, linguistics, cognitive science, and design, united by a shared focus: building AI that collaborates with human judgement, rather than replacing it.
We’re creating a collider for frontier minds. A loop between deep research, real-world experimentation, thoughtful design, and principled engineering. If your work has touched AI from any disciplinary angle and you’re excited to build systems that amplify human agency, we’d love to meet you.
The Role: AI Research Scientist
As an AI Research Scientist at Maincode, you’ll work at the boundary of your field and applied intelligence, exploring how deep disciplinary insights can shape the next generation of human-aligned AI systems.
You might be a neuroscientist building computational models of decision-making. A linguist working on meaning, context, or pragmatics in language models. A systems engineer designing architectures for real-time agent coordination. A medical researcher exploring diagnostic reasoning with AI. Or something we haven’t imagined yet but should.
We’re not prescriptive about domain. What matters is that your research engages with AI as a collaborator, not just a tool. And that you're eager to build, not just study.
What You’ll Do
* Design and execute original research grounded in your field, connected to the broader goal of augmented intelligence
* Collaborate across disciplines to explore new system designs, evaluation methods, and product architectures
* Translate deep insights into real-world systems: agents, reasoning tools, planners, symbolic programs, or interactive AI
* Work closely with engineers and designers to prototype and iterate
* Help define what human-centred AI should actually feel like in practice
You Might Be a Fit If
* You’ve conducted original research in a domain like neuroscience, linguistics, cognitive science, physics, systems, or behavioural science
* Your work has meaningfully engaged with AI methodologically, conceptually, or practically
* You’re as excited by the edge of your discipline as you are by colliding with others
* You’ve been frustrated by silos and want a place where building and thinking loop together
* You believe AI can and should make people more capable, more aligned, and more free
* You’re hungry to turn insight into impact and research into systems that matter
How to Apply
To apply, please submit the following:
* Your CV
* A link to your Google Scholar profile
* A one-page document that shares what drives your curiosity
This last piece doesn’t need to follow a rigid format. Think of it as a personal research statement but informal. Tell us what keeps you up at night. What problem you’ve thought about for years. The questions your field isn’t asking but should be. The corner of your domain you can’t stop exploring. We're looking for the spark that makes you dangerous and the thread that connects your expertise to your imagination.
We welcome submissions from candidates in any discipline whose research meaningfully engages with AI and who are excited to turn deep insight into applied systems that move humans forward.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Research
* Industries
Research Services
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