Chercheur en Machine-Learning (Fondateur de Startup) / Machine-Learning Researcher (Startup Founder)

TandemLaunch Ventures; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading Canadian deep-tech startup as a technical founder, where you'll leverage your expertise in machine learning and computer vision to build a new venture. You'll define products, validate market opportunities, and lead a technical team, all while enjoying substantial pre-seed funding and mentorship. This is a unique opportunity to transition from research or industry into entrepreneurship in an innovative environment.

Benefits

$600k in pre-seed funding

Access to technical advisors

Collaboration with venture team

Competitive compensation package

Qualifications

• Deep technical expertise in ML and/or computer vision.
• Experience with large model training and distributed ML systems.
• Strong communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop a strong technical foundation for interactive digital environments.
• Conduct early customer discovery in computer vision sectors.
• Build and lead a founding technical team.

Skills

Machine Learning

Computer Vision

Communication

Entrepreneurial Drive

Education

MSc/PhD

Tools

Jira

Job description

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About TandemLaunch

We’re a unique Canadian deep-tech startup foundry, transforming breakthrough research from world-class academic labs into successful startups. As a Startup Founder at TandemLaunch, you’ll be at the core of our innovation-driven community. You’ll have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including office and lab space, prototyping tools, and a network of seasoned mentors. Our incubator provides the ideal environment for deep-tech ventures to flourish.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a technical founder to lead the creation of a company focused on advancing real-to-sim-to-real ML pipelines with a deep focus on real-time robot-environment interactions. As a Founder, you will work closely with our team to define the initial product, validate market opportunities, and build a technical roadmap. We are looking for someone who is ready to move from cutting-edge research or industry experience into company-building with venture backing.

What You'll Do:

• Develop a strong technical foundation for the creation of interactive digital environments, facilitating real-to-sim-to-real ML pipelines.
• Design and prototype MVPs showcasing private training and inference with large models.
• Conduct early customer discovery to find urgent, underserved needs in computer vision sectors.
• Collaborate with the venture team to shape the initial go-to-market strategy and fundraising plan.
• Build and lead a founding technical team.

What We're Looking For:

• Deep technical expertise in machine learning (especially transformers and LLMs) and/or computer vision for scene reconstruction (digital twin).
• Knowledge of CNNs, autoencoders and other common computer vision architectures.
• Some experience with large model training, and distributed ML systems.
• Some knowledge of common DevOps practices (CI/CD, unit/integration testing, and agile development – we use Jira).
• Prior research (MSc/PhD or equivalent industry experience) or engineering experience at the intersection of ML and computer vision is a major plus.
• Prior quantifiable experience (if applicable, include your public GitHub projects) in deploying software solutions.
• Entrepreneurial drive - you are excited by uncertainty, learn quickly, and are motivated to build from scratch.
• Strong communication skills — comfortable talking with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• (Optional but valuable) — Prior startup experience or demonstrated leadership on research or engineering projects.

We Offer:

• $600k in pre-seed funding and operational support to launch the company.
• Access to a curated network of technical advisors, industry partners, and early adopters.
• Collaboration with our venture team for customer development, fundraising, and hiring.
• A competitive compensation package, including founder-level equity and a stipend.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Business Development, Research, and Information Technology

Industries

• Research Services and IT System Custom Software Development

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