Founding AI Research Scientist – Image/Video Models

GenPeach AI; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Remote-friendly work arrangements

Regular offsites

Flexible PTO

Job summary

GenPeach AI is seeking an exceptional AI Research Scientist at Leadership IC level to lead the next generation of foundation models. You will co-design large-scale diffusion models, shape research direction, and mentor a small team while collaborating with founders.

This role balances hands-on experimentation with strategic decisions across the stack. This is a high-ownership position in a startup environment located in Zurich (Switzerland) or Warsaw (Poland), with onsite, hybrid, or remote

Qualifications

• 5+ years of AI research / deep learning experience (industry or academia)
• Strong grasp of modern generative modeling (diffusion/flow, GANs, VLMs)
• Strong software skills: Python + PyTorch, reproducible research practices
• Proven ability to drive projects end-to-end with high autonomy

Responsibilities

• Co-design and train large-scale diffusion models for image and video generation
• Build and iterate on training recipes to unlock new model capabilities
• Run rigorous ablations and communicate outcomes to drive roadmap decisions
• Reason about speed/quality/cost tradeoffs to improve training efficiency and production quality
• Influence dataset strategy: curation signals and feedback loops from product
• Collaborate with engineering/product to productionize research and ensure stability

Skills

Python

PyTorch

Diffusion models

Research leadership

Tools

Distributed training

Multi-node GPUs

Job description

GenPeach AI is seeking an exceptional AI Research Scientist at Leadership IC level to lead the next generation of foundation models. You will co-design large-scale diffusion models, shape research direction, and mentor a small team while collaborating with founders.

This role balances hands-on experimentation with strategic decisions across the stack. This is a high-ownership position in a startup environment located in Zurich (Switzerland) or Warsaw (Poland), with onsite, hybrid, or remote