Applied Research Scientist - Generative AI - Remote

Overview

Moonvalley is developing cutting-edge generative AI models designed to power Superbowl-worthy commercials and award-winning cinematic experiences. Our inaugural, cutting-edge HD model, Marey, is built on exclusively licensed and owned data for professional use in Hollywood and enterprise applications.

In Short

• Collaborate with world-class researchers and advisors to prototype and scale novel approaches in generative vision.
• Design, train, or repurpose state-of-the-art models for video, image, and multimodal generation tasks.
• Lead experiments to evaluate model performance, efficiency, and scalability.
• Adapt and optimize research to Moonvalley’s unique products and other needs.
• Ship production-ready models through tight iteration cycles including training, fine-tuning, evaluation, and deployment.
• Actively contribute to Moonvalley’s research culture — through internal talks, papers, or open-source efforts.
• Stay on the bleeding edge of the literature (CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, ICCV) and help define our roadmap from it.

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or a related field.
• Strong research background in generative models, video, or image synthesis (e.g. publications in CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICML).
• Deep experience with PyTorch or Jax or TensorFlow.
• 5+ years of Python programming experience.
• Solid understanding of neural architectures or paradigms (CNNs, Transformers, diffusion models, autoregressive models etc.).
• Comfortable iterating rapidly and shipping in production environments.
• Comfortable with a remote work and across different time zones.
• Familiarity with experiment tracking tools and model lifecycle best practices.
• Familiarity with the open source tools and models.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technology.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Contributions to meaningful projects in media and entertainment.
• Flexible work arrangements with remote options.
• Engagement with top industry professionals.
• Potential for career growth in a fast-paced startup.
• Access to world-class resources and funding.
• Participation in a culture of research and development.