Artificial Intelligence Researcher

Senior Applied AI Scientist – Montreal (Hybrid)

We bring together leading minds in communications technology to unify the telecom industry with simplicity, scalability, and efficiency.

This is more than a job—it’s a chance to revolutionize the future of global connectivity.

Aduna, founded by global leaders in communications, opens mobile networks to developers worldwide, driving a new programmable ecosystem.

We are a scale-up, never business-as-usual. Agile, iterative, global in perspective, our breakthroughs impact people, businesses, and societies worldwide.

Ready to create what’s next?

We’re seeking an Applied AI Scientist to join Aduna’s Cortex team. You’ll design AI systems that automate, secure, and scale next-gen workflows and network APIs, applying ML, foundation models, graph reasoning, and multi-agent orchestration. If you thrive on experimentation and production impact, this is your role.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and deploy AI models for automation, intelligence, and API services.
• Conduct applied research with LLMs, GNNs, Transformers in software, cybersecurity, or network contexts.
• Develop RAG systems and pipelines (embeddings, vector search, retrieval orchestration).
• Collaborate with MLOps, engineering, and infra teams to move models into production.
• Train or adapt open-source/proprietary models for multimodal structured/unstructured or graph data.
• Contribute to AI architecture ensuring scalability, auditability, ethics, and security.
• Evaluate models for performance, robustness, interpretability, drift.
• Stay current with emerging tools, methods, and research.
• Document and share best practices.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 5+ years in applied ML/AI R&D with deployed models.
• Strong Python skills; experience with Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow.
• Solid knowledge of NLP, LLMs, GNNs, or agent-based systems.
• Experience with ML lifecycle tools (MLflow, W&B) and Git.
• Familiarity with production deployment practices.
• Experience with structured (graphs, logs, APIs) & unstructured (text, code) data.
• Master’s or PhD in CS, Engineering, or related field.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with code intelligence or AI for developers.
• Familiarity with telecom data, APIs, or security.
• Experience with agentic/multi-agent systems (LangChain, AutoGen).
• Knowledge of federated learning, privacy, explainability, AI governance, or RLHF.
• Open-source contributions or publications.

Why Aduna?

• Directly impact mission-critical platforms with AI, networks, and automation.
• Collaborate with senior engineers, MLOps/AI specialists, and architects.
• Lean, fast-moving environment: from design to production.
• Access to learning, conferences, and research initiatives.
• Competitive salary, benefits (health, RRSP/DPSP), hybrid model (3 days in Montreal).
• Unlimited PTO — we trust you to manage your time.

Seniority Level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

• Full-time

Job Function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Software Development, Telecommunications, and Computer Networking Products

Aduna is committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who share our passion for innovation in telecommunications.