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$197,000 – $262,500
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What this role is
This is a research scientist role focused on building multimodal AI systems that help an editing agent understand video and audio content the way human editors do. The role suits someone with a strong deep learning background who wants to work on specialized models that ship to production, from research concept through to features used by millions of creators.
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What they ask for
Required
- Design and implement deep learning algorithms with publications, open-source work, or shipped models
- Strong programming and PyTorch fluency
- Track record of generating novel machine learning ideas
- Fast experimental iteration with honest evaluation of results
- Clear written and verbal communication
- PhD or Master's in deep learning or related field, or equivalent experience
- Lead or first-author publication at top venue (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, or similar), OR key role in shipping a production deep learning feature
Nice to have
- Direct experience in multimodal understanding
- Computer vision expertise
- Speech and audio expertise
- Experience building evaluation systems for generative or agentic outputs
- Track record of taking research ideas through to shipped production features
- Experience mentoring or technically leading other researchers or engineers