Staff Research Scientist - Video & Audio Generative AI
Staff Research Scientist - Video & Audio Generative AI
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About the Role
At Canva were building a future powered by AI thats as magical as it is impactful. As a Staff Research Scientist youll shape that future by pushing the boundaries of whats possible with foundational models and leading research that translates into practical scalable impact. This role blends hands-on model development with strategic research leadership from exploring new architectures to influencing product direction through scientific breakthroughs.
Youll operate at the intersection of innovation and impact helping set our long-term AI research agenda while ensuring our work lands in the hands of millions of users around the world.
What youll do
- Lead high-impact research initiatives that drive the development of foundational models across Canvas AI domains
- Design and execute experiments to validate hypotheses optimize model behavior and measure real-world performance
- Translate theoretical research and papers into robust production-ready implementations
- Develop novel model architectures and training methodologies that advance state-of-the-art outcomes
- Partner closely with ML Engineers to scale models and integrate them into Canvas product ecosystem
- Shape our research roadmap by identifying emerging trends technologies and open challenges
- Share your knowledge internally through documentation and cross-team collaborations and externally through papers or talks where appropriate
Who you are:
Youre someone who thrives in ambiguity loves connecting deep research with product application and has a proven track record of driving scientific and technical excellence at scale. You can balance the long-term vision with practical delivery influencing roadmaps mentoring others and making bold research bets when needed.
Were looking for someone who brings:
- Deep expertise in machine learning and foundational model development - particularly in areas like LLMs vision-language models generative AI or multi-modal systems
- Experience in developing and deploying generative AI models for video synthesis and audio generation
- A strong publication record or evidence of research impact in industry
- Experience owning research strategy and execution end-to-end from problem formulation through to real-world deployment
- Proficiency in turning complex theoretical ideas into something tangible and evaluating them with rigor
- Collaborative mindset you work exceptionally well with engineers product teams and other researchers
What youll learn and how youll grow
- Deep involvement in Canvas long-term AI strategy and foundational model direction
- Opportunities to mentor and level up our research community
- Exposure to product impact at truly global scale (were talking hundreds of millions of users)
- Dedicated time for self-driven research exploration and experimentation
Additional Information :
Whats in it for you
Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but youll experience lots of moments of magic connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work.
Heres a taste of whats on offer:
- Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
- Health benefits plans to support you and your wellbeing
- 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
- An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing social connection office setup & more
- Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good take time to recharge and supports you personally
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Other stuff to know
We make hiring decisions based on your experience skills and passion as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
At Canva we value fairness and we strive to provide competitive market-informed compensation whilst ensuring internal equity within the team in each region. We make hiring decisions based on your skills experience and our overall assessment of what we observed and learnt in the hiring process. The target base salary range for this position is $280000 - $330000. When calculating offers we make salary decisions based on market data your experience levels and internal benchmarks of your peers in the same domain and job level.
Please note that interviews are predominantly conducted virtually.
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Remote
