Canva

Computer Software

ResearchScientist

Beijing, China FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Research Scientist at Canva. Skills: Generative models, Diffusion models, Auto-regressive models, Python. Advancing the future of AI. Experimenting with cutting-edge techniques”

What You'll Achieve.

Improving models for real-world quality and performance; Bringing the best AI models to hundreds of millions of active users

Industry & Context.

Computer Software
Problems you'll solve

Translating experimental results into actionable insights

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Rich experience in the development, training, and iteration of foundational large-scale text-to-image/video/3D generation models, academic and professional track record, Rich experience in large-scale parallel model pre-training, Proficiency in Python, Proficiency in PyTorch, Proficiency in Diffusers, Proficiency in Transformers, Proficiency in Megatron, Proficiency in DeepSpeed, Proficiency in cloud computing platforms

Nice to Have

peer-reviewed publications in top-tier conferences like CVPR/ICCV/ECCV/NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR, open-source contributions

What You'll Do.

Advancing the future of AI

Experimenting with cutting-edge techniques

Improving models for real-world quality

Pre-training/post-training frontier multi-modal generation models

Determining and leading research initiatives

Designing and running experiments

Interpreting experimental results

Translating results into actionable insights

Creating novel generative model architectures

Creating novel training methodologies

Creating novel RL algorithms

Creating novel synthetic data generation pipeline

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate with talented individuals; Share knowledge internally through documentation; Share knowledge through cross-team collaborations

Communication Scope

Ability to share your knowledge internally; Ability to share knowledge externally through research papers or talks

Full Job Description

该岗位现面向所有经验阶段的候选人开放,包括社会招聘、2025年及2026年应届毕业生,同时开放实习生岗位。工作地点为北京。欢迎申请,期待你的加入! Notice: This position is open to candidates at all experience levels, including experienced candidates, 2025 and 2026 graduates, as well as internship opportunities. The role is based in Beijing. We welcome your application and look forward to having you on board! At Canva, we're building a future powered by AI that's as magical as it is impactful. As a Research Scientist at Canva, you'll be responsible for advancing the future of AI by experimenting with cutting-edge techniques, as well as improving models for real-world quality and performance. About the role: You will be able to reshape the landscape of frontier AI research directions by pre-training/post-training frontier multi-modal generation models with high-end GPUs on large, high-quality datasets. You will be able to coordinate with talented individuals with deep domain expertise and great passion. You will have the opportunity to redefine how AI revolutionizes productivity softwares by bringing the best AI models to hundreds of millions of active users. At the moment, this role is focused on: * Research Direction: Determining and leading research initiatives aligned with the tend of frontier multimodal AI research and product goals * Research and Experimentation: Designing and running experiments to validate hypotheses on the high-end GPUs * Analysis: Interpreting experimental results and translating them into actionable insights * Model Innovation: Creating novel generative model architectures, training methodologies, RL algorithms, novel synthetic data generation pipeline. ## Qualifications You’re probably a match if you have: * Rich experience in the development, training, and iteration of foundational large-scale text-to-image/video/3D generation models (diffusion models or auto-regressive models) based on both internal research and external advancements, such as emerging trends, technologies, and open challenges * Strong academi

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