Senior Research Scientist Audio & Video AI

Sydney - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About the team:

This role is in the audio-video storytelling research team which is part of the larger video storytelling research team in Canva Research. The audio-video storytelling team has a focus on audio research but also carries out video and design research where audio is present. We make audio storytelling accessible and intuitive for everyone.

About the role:

In your role as Senior Research Scientist youll be at the heart of our mission to make advanced machine learning design tools easy for everyone to use. Your work will help create new features that make it simpler and more fun for Canva users to bring their ideas to life. By developing and integrating these cutting-edge technologies youll help us achieve our goal of empowering the world to design. Your contributions will enhance user experiences drive Canvas growth and keep us at the forefront of the design industry. Together well make a real impact and shape the future of design.

At the moment this role is focused on:

Working closely with Research Engineers on research in audio video and multimodal AI with a focus on audio translating theory into practical applications
Determining and leading research initiatives aligned with short-term product goals and longer-term strategic goals
Turning research insights and academic breakthroughs into practical use cases and advancing those findings
Interpreting experimental results and translating them into actionable insights
Continually tracking the state-of-the-art and identifying opportunities to incorporate new technologies into our research
Designing developing and implementing innovative model architectures and algorithms for audio video and multimodal content generation and analysis
Optimizing and scaling models for efficiency latency and throughput across large distributed systems
Collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders across Canva to build aligned technically feasible and high-impact solution

Youre probably a match if you have:

Led the development training and iteration of foundational or open models based on both internal research and external advancements
A publication record or evidence of research impact in academia or industry
Have a deep understanding of AI models including Diffusion Models GANs or Transformers and can speak to their real-world application
Adapted and fine-tuned pre-trained models to develop greater model control and quality
Successfully worked with large-scale AI models for audio and/or video tasks such as TTS music generation speech enhancement video conditioned audio generation or vice versa.
Youre proficient in Python PyTorch or Jax and cloud computing platforms ensuring efficient model training and deployment.
Communicate clearly collaborate with kindness and value knowledge-sharing and co-creation across teams
You are curious! Always looking to stay ahead of industry trends by tracking AI literature competitors and emerging technologies.

If youre excited about audio even if you dont tick every single box wed still love to hear from you.

Additional Information :

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
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

Check out for more info.

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. We see AI as a powerful amplifier of creativity and technology at Canva. Were evolving how we assess AI skills in our Technology hiring experience - youll tackle interactive real-time challenges that reflect the kind of work we some interviews you may also be asked to solve a problem using an AI tool to show how you approach challenges with tech by your side.

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

About the team:This role is in the audio-video storytelling research team which is part of the larger video storytelling research team in Canva Research. The audio-video storytelling team has a focus on audio research but also carries out video and design research where audio is present. We make aud...

About the team:

About the role:

At the moment this role is focused on:

Working closely with Research Engineers on research in audio video and multimodal AI with a focus on audio translating theory into practical applications
Determining and leading research initiatives aligned with short-term product goals and longer-term strategic goals
Turning research insights and academic breakthroughs into practical use cases and advancing those findings
Interpreting experimental results and translating them into actionable insights
Continually tracking the state-of-the-art and identifying opportunities to incorporate new technologies into our research
Designing developing and implementing innovative model architectures and algorithms for audio video and multimodal content generation and analysis
Optimizing and scaling models for efficiency latency and throughput across large distributed systems
Collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders across Canva to build aligned technically feasible and high-impact solution

Youre probably a match if you have:

Led the development training and iteration of foundational or open models based on both internal research and external advancements
A publication record or evidence of research impact in academia or industry
Have a deep understanding of AI models including Diffusion Models GANs or Transformers and can speak to their real-world application
Adapted and fine-tuned pre-trained models to develop greater model control and quality
Successfully worked with large-scale AI models for audio and/or video tasks such as TTS music generation speech enhancement video conditioned audio generation or vice versa.
Youre proficient in Python PyTorch or Jax and cloud computing platforms ensuring efficient model training and deployment.
Communicate clearly collaborate with kindness and value knowledge-sharing and co-creation across teams
You are curious! Always looking to stay ahead of industry trends by tracking AI literature competitors and emerging technologies.

If youre excited about audio even if you dont tick every single box wed still love to hear from you.

Additional Information :

Heres a taste of whats on offer:

Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
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

Check out for more info.

Other stuff to know

Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.

Remote Work :

Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

Laboratory Experience
Machine Learning
AI
Bioinformatics
Biochemistry
Assays
Research Experience
Next Generation Sequencing
Drug Discovery
Research & Development
Natural Language Processing
Molecular Biology

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