Research Scientist - VidGen (Relocation offered) || $450k base plus Bonus & OTE

This is Growth; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 405,000 - 495,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full relocation support

Visa sponsorship

Opportunity to impact significantly in a growing company

Job summary

A tech and research company in San Francisco is seeking a Research Scientist focused on generative models for video. The ideal candidate will hold a PhD and have hands-on experience in model training and production deployment. This position offers full relocation support and visa sponsorship for the right candidate, along with the chance to contribute to a rapidly scaling company at the forefront of generative AI.

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc with strong industry research experience required.
• Experience with generative models (diffusion, GANs) preferred.
• Bonus for exposure to multimodal data or real-time systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and train generative models for video.
• Optimize infrastructure for fast inference and rapid training.
• Collaborate to turn ideas into live products.

Skills

Deep hands-on expertise in building and training models

Experience moving research concepts into production

Expertise in generative models

Track record of publications in top-tier conferences

Education

PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

Overview

Research Scientist - VidGen (Relocation offered). This range is provided by This is Growth. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range: $450,000.00/yr - $450,000.00/yr

What you’ll do

• Design and train the latest generative models (including diffusion, rectified flow, and GANs) for video.
• Optimise proprietary infrastructure for fast inference and rapid training at scale.
• Collaborate across research and engineering to turn ideas into live products.

What we’re looking for

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field (or MSc with strong industry research experience).
• Deep hands-on expertise in building and training the latest models
• Experience moving research concepts into production.
• Track record of publications in top-tier conferences (CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.).
• Bonus: exposure to multimodal data (video + audio) or real-time systems.
• Work at the forefront of video generative AI in a fast-growing, well-funded company.
• Full relocation support + visa sponsorship for the right candidate
• Opportunity to make a foundational impact in a company scaling globally.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research and Engineering

Industries

• Software Development
• Technology
• Information and Media
• Research Services