Senior Research Scientist GenAI (Design Generation)
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Job Summary
About the Role
At Canva were building a future powered by AI thats as magical as it is impactful. As a Senior Research Scientist youll contribute to that future by advancing Canvas foundation models for design generation and editing and conducting research that delivers practical scalable impact. This role combines hands-on model development with collaborative research from exploring new architectures to supporting product direction through scientific insights.
Youll work at the intersection of innovation and impact contributing to our AI research agenda and helping ensure our work reaches millions of users around the world.
What youll do
Contribute to research projects that support the development of foundation models across Canvas AI domains particularly in visual design generation and editing
Design and run experiments to test hypotheses improve model behaviour and assess real-world performance
Translate theoretical research and academic papers into robust production-ready implementations with guidance
Help develop and refine model architectures and training methodologies to improve outcomes
Collaborate closely with ML Engineers to scale models and integrate them into Canvas product ecosystem
Stay up to date with emerging trends technologies and open challenges to inform our research direction
Share your knowledge internally through documentation and cross-team collaborations and externally through papers or talks where appropriate
Who you are
Youre someone who enjoys working in a dynamic environment connecting research with product application and has demonstrated scientific and technical skills. You can balance long-term thinking with practical delivery and youre eager to learn from and collaborate with others.
Were looking for someone who brings:
Solid expertise in AI research particularly in areas like LLMs vision-language models generative AI or multi-modal systems
A publication record or evidence of research impact in academia or industry
Experience contributing to research projects from problem formulation through to deployment with support from more senior team members
Ability to turn complex theoretical ideas into tangible solutions and evaluate them rigorously
A collaborative mindset you work well with engineers product teams and other researchers
What youll learn and how youll grow
Involvement in Canvas AI strategy and foundational model development
Opportunities to learn from and collaborate with experienced researchers
Exposure to product impact at a global scale (hundreds of millions of users)
Dedicated time for self-driven research exploration and experimentation
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
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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. 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 :
Yes
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
About Company
We're a global online visual communications platform on a mission to empower the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, documents, websites, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a hu ... View more
