AI research engineer

From telecom to AI: navigating the next step in your research journey

Four hundred cold emails. One hundred applications. Zero traction. This researcher has the technical depth, RL, LLMs, post-training, even CUDA, but the walls are real: location and university brand are blocking doors that merit should open. A second Master's abroad is one path, but it's not the only one. Explore industry roles where demonstrated output outweighs pedigree, or target labs that value remote collaboration. The signal is clear: adapt the approach, not the ambition.