Research Engineer

📍 Rawalpindi / Islamabad (In\-person) Full\-Time **About Lemon** Lemon is a next\-generation, voice\-powered productivity assistant that enables users to move seamlessly between thinking and doing by combining fast, accurate speech\-to\-text with an intelligent assistant that understands on\-screen context. With Lemon, users can dictate anywhere, generate and edit content in real time, and interact with their existing tools (like email, documents, and messaging apps) without breaking flow. Lemon can also assist with research, summarization, and drafting with a press of a button. Our mission is to redefine how people interact with their computers—making software feel more like a natural extension of thought. **What You Get** * Top\-end salary in USD * ESOP participation based on impact * Work closely with people connected to DeepMind, Anthropic, OpenAI * Access to cutting\-edge AI tooling and research * High\-autonomy environment with real ownership * Fast career acceleration in a high\-velocity team * Global exposure — we operate across markets **What You’ll Do** This role sits at the intersection of **AI research and real product impact** . * Explore open problems in AI agents, voice interfaces, and productivity systems * Translate research into features inside Lemon’s macOS assistant * Work on areas like LLM orchestration, tool use, memory, and reasoning * Build systems that combine **voice, context, and action into a seamless experience** * Ship research that directly improves how users get work done **What We’re Looking For** * You can go from **paper → prototype → production** * Strong first\-principles thinking — you model problems from scratch * Deep curiosity — you question assumptions and explore edge cases * Experience shipping research\-backed systems in production environments * AI\-native workflow — you use tools to accelerate thinking, not replace it *(Masters/PhD preferred OR equivalent real\-world experience)* **What Success Looks Like** * Ideas move quickly from concept to deployed product * You identify non\-obvious opportunities in AI \+ productivity * Research leads to measurable improvements in user experience * You raise the bar for applied AI across the company If You Want Your Application at the Top of the Pile Answer this: Suggest a feature for Lemon — or an improvement to an existing one. Begin by identifying a problem or opportunity that your feature addresses. Describe the problem with enough clarity that its importance becomes self\-evident. Explain: * Why this area matters to Lemon right now * Who benefits from this solution * What value it will create for users Show how your idea aligns with Lemon’s mission of accelerating productivity. Most importantly, demonstrate your judgment: Why this direction? What did you intentionally choose not to pursue—and why? You can present this in any format (PDF, Figma file, prototype etc) **Send us:** * Your CV * Something you’ve built (GitHub, project, demo, anything real) * Your completed task **Apply:** jobs@heylemon.ai (CC: touseef@futureprooflabs.ai)