Lead Research Scientist

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About This Role
As a Lead Research Scientist in our Artificial Intelligence Group, your main role will be to lead applied research and development, in order to push the state-of-the-art and make our next generation products smarter and easier to use. The sky's the limit and you'll help us get there.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the state-of-the-art forward in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, applied to smart App development;
• Design and build solutions for real-world problems, from idea, through research, prototyping, and into product solutions;
• Work together with AI Engineers, Research Scientists and product people to bring new developments to our products;
• Provide technical guidance for other team members including master and PhD students;
• Take technical responsibility for full lifecycle client facing project, ensuring software quality, observability and scalability;
• Communicate research progress and milestones clearly and efficiently to internal and external audiences. Share your findings with the community, and be a thought leader in AI.
• Collaborate with other research institutions to openly advance research goals.

Qualifications / What You Need To Succeed

• Ph.D. or MSc degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or related technical fields is highly valued.
• Professional Experience: A combined total of 7+ years of experience in applied machine learning roles, encompassing both academic research (such as Ph.D. studies and postdoctoral research) and industry positions. Within this, at least 2 years of experience focused on large language models (LLMs) is preferred.
• Deep expertise in one of the following: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing.
• Experience working with Large Language Models in production is valued.
• Hands-on experience with ML/Deep Learning platforms (e.g. Tensorflow, Keras, PyTorch, HuggingFace, Scikit-Learn), and data processing platforms (e.g. Spark, Pandas, Ray).
• Proficiency in high-level problem solving and programming languages. Able to create end-to-end working prototypes - from planning, data engineering and analysis, and algorithm implementation. Experience in Python is a must.
• Be creative, ambitious and curious. Be resourceful and innovative.

The Longer Story
OutSystems enables enterprise teams to build AI-powered applications and agents that reduce manual work, streamline internal operations, and accelerate impact. A proven low-code foundation combined with agentic AI and AI app generation capabilities empowers teams to move up to 10x faster with the assurance of security, scalability, and governance built in.

As the future becomes agentic, our customers need us now more than ever. AI has opened the door to extraordinary possibilities—but inside the enterprise, things are moving fast and feeling chaotic. Some early adopters are making progress in production, but for many, AI tools are sprawling without governance, data isn't ready, and talent isn't there yet. Enterprises are still drowning in application backlogs and struggling with legacy systems. But with the right platform, AI doesn't have to add to the chaos. It can become the breakthrough that brings clarity—and drives real, enterprise-wide impact. At OutSystems, we've built that platform, providing the tools necessary for enterprises to overcome these hurdles.

We are looking for passionate, talented, and motivated people to join us in helping our customers build, deploy, and scale apps and agents—fast, helping them accelerate innovation while enabling secure, governed human-AI collaboration.

OutSystems is a truly global company, with more than 850,000 developer community members, 1,700 employees, more than 500 partners, and thousands of active customers in over 75 countries and across 21 industries. Founded in 2001, OutSystems has offices in the United States, United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, the UAE, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, India, and Singapore, and of course has a thriving, worldwide community of remote employees.

Amongst our customers are some of the world's most recognizable brands across diverse industries—brands like Toyota, Heineken, Bosch, KeyBank, and UCLA. These customers are the reason we have a 4.6 star rating on G2. Their success is ours, and their stories demonstrate tangible ROI and transformational impact. We are a 9x Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Low-Code Application Platforms and a multi-year leader in the Forrester Wave. We're recognized not just as leaders but as visionaries with a strong ability to execute, now extending our leadership into the AI and agentic application development arena.

Working at OutSystems
Our goal is to ensure that OutSystems is a place for bright, happy, and motivated people who share a common purpose and take pride in doing excellent work to pursue our vision of providing the AI-powered low-code development platform enterprise leaders trust to build, secure, and evolve their business applications, agents, and core systems. Our culture is focused on our core values of trust, customer success, innovation, and alignment. Our team members operate with transparency, integrity, and accountability, define success through the lens of the outcomes we deliver for our customers, push the boundaries with excellence, and work together toward our shared vision to deliver on what matters most.

What do we have to offer you?

• A company that is always growing, changing, and innovating. We challenge each other to innovate in our products, in our team, and how we use our own technology. And we give our teams space to be proactive and creative.
• Real career opportunities. We care about growth and development. Yes, vertical career progression is a possibility, but it's not the only one. From lateral moves and joining different teams to mastering specialized skills, we support your growth no matter what your goals are.
• Work colleagues that are as smart, hard-working, and driven as you. We act as one global OutSystems team, taking ownership and working together toward a shared vision.
• Disrupting the status quo is in our DNA. In fact, it's why our company exists.
• We ask "why" a lot. It helps us connect our individual work to the bigger picture and sometimes even uncover a better way.

Are you ready for the next step in your career? Then we'd love to hear from you

OutSystems nurtures an inclusive culture of diversity, where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic self and perform at their best. A company that embraces the creativity and innovation that comes through diverse perspectives. We are committed to creating a team that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive equal consideration regardless of race, place of origin, color, age, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, protected veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by law.