Senior Staff Machine Learning Scientist, Assets (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Staff Machine Learning Scientist, Assets (AI): Leading ambitious research initiatives in computer vision and multimodal understanding with an accent on visual generation, image understanding, and scene representation. Focus on designing and optimizing large-scale foundation models and translating cutting-edge research into production-ready product features.

Location: Remote-first (United States; BC & ON, Canada)

Salary: $194,000 – $285,000 USD (depending on zone) / $251,000 – $324,000 CAD

Company

AI-native Digital Experience Platform empowering teams to design, launch, and optimize for the web without barriers.

What you will do

• Lead research in computer vision, multimodal understanding, and visual generation to advance state-of-the-art capabilities.
• Develop novel models for image/video understanding, visual search, scene representation, and multimodal reasoning.
• Design, implement, and optimize large-scale vision and multimodal foundation models across diverse datasets.
• Partner with applied scientists, ML engineers, and product teams to move research into production-ready systems.
• Set technical direction and influence long-term strategy for vision and multimodal AI.
• Mentor scientists and engineers to raise the research quality bar and build a strong scientific culture.

Requirements

• Must be based in the United States or Canada (British Columbia & Ontario).
• 8+ years of industry or research experience in computer vision or multimodal machine learning.
• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, or a related field strongly preferred.
• Deep expertise in transformers, diffusion models, contrastive learning, and foundation models.
• Strong coding skills in Python and proficiency in deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and ability to present complex research to cross-functional audiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity (RSUs) in a growing, privately held company.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with most premiums covered.
• 12+ weeks of paid parental leave and additional leave for birthing parents.
• Flexible vacation, paid holidays, and a sabbatical program.
• 401(k) with 100% employer match up to $6,000/year in the U.S.
• Localized monthly stipends for work and wellness expenses.