At Consumer Reports (CR), our AI tools are evolving beyond simple question-answering to actively helping consumers in the real world. To support these efforts, we’re looking for a consultant to help develop memory and state management architectures that will transform our AI from stateless responders into truly helpful assistants with persistent understanding.
This consultant opportunity will focus on researching, designing, and prototyping memory architectures that enable AI agents to retain context, recall relevant information, and assist consumers effectively over time. This opportunity will span 2-3 months and is remote with the option for hybrid work for candidates located near CR offices in New York.
We are Looking for Someone Who Can:
- Survey the landscape of state-of-the-art memory approaches for agentic AI systems
- Design memory architectures that balance short-term context, long-term recall, and efficient retrieval
- Prototype and implement advanced memory systems for our existing AskCR agent
- Design systems to evaluate different approaches
How You’ll Make an Impact
- Architect agentic memory systems that combine working memory, episodic recall, and knowledge retrieval
- Develop retrieval that efficiently surfaces relevant past interactions and knowledge
- Track state to maintain context across multi-step consumer advocacy processes
- Create evaluation frameworks to measure improvements and regressions in context retention, personalization, and task completion
About You
- You have experience in AI systems design with experience in memory architectures and state management
- You have an ability to synthesize research and propose potential solutions
- You have knowledge of secure data handling practices and privacy-preserving techniques
- You have experience with multi-agent systems and orchestration frameworks
- You have a passion for consumer advocacy and creating AI that genuinely helps consumers
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to solve one of the most fundamental challenges in agentic AI while directly improving how consumers interact with the world. Your work will help transform our AI from simple conversation partners into effective advocates that remember, learn, and adapt to better serve people’s needs.
Interested? Let’s talk! Reach out by emailing us at innovationlab@cr.consumer.org with your background, portfolio, and thoughts on how memory architectures can revolutionize consumer-focused AI agents.
