Research Engineer / Research Scientist (Pre-training)

Ideogram • Toronto, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you'll push the frontier of visual generative models. You’ll work on large-scale pre-training for our text-to-image foundation models, shaping objectives, algorithms, data, and systems, and turn novel ideas into models that power products used by millions of users. You'll work with a creative and ambitious team of researchers and engineers who are building the future of the creative economy.

Requirements

• PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience.
• 5+ years of experience in AI research, including training, fine-tuning, and experimenting with foundation models beyond black-box use.
• Track record of first-author publications at top-tier AI conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, ACL, EMNLP).
• Strong proficiency in one or more deep learning frameworks (e.g., JAX, PyTorch).
• Experience communicating complex research to peers.
• Solid knowledge of programming languages and experience in developing, debugging, and optimizing beyond ML systems.

Responsibilities

• Work on large-scale pre-training for text-to-image foundation models.
• Shape objectives, algorithms, data, and systems for pre-training.
• Turn novel ideas into models that power products used by millions of users.
• Collaborate with a creative and ambitious team of researchers and engineers.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity
• 4 weeks of vacation
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage
• RRSP/401(k) with employer match up to 4%
• Top-of-the-line tools and tech
• Daily in-office lunches and dinners
• Autonomy to explore and experiment
• Access to compute/resources for new ideas and experiments

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior