Canva

Senior Research Scientist – GenAI, Design Generation

Canva

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Australia

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Contribute to research projects that support the development of foundation models across Canva’s AI domains, particularly in visual design generation and editing
  • Design and run experiments to test hypotheses, improve model behaviour, and assess real-world performance
  • Translate theoretical research and academic papers into robust, production-ready implementations with guidance
  • Help develop and refine model architectures and training methodologies to improve outcomes
  • Collaborate closely with ML Engineers to scale models and integrate them into Canva’s product ecosystem
  • Stay up to date with emerging trends, technologies, and open challenges to inform our research direction
  • Share your knowledge internally through documentation and cross-team collaborations, and externally through papers or talks where appropriate

Requirements

  • Solid expertise in AI research, particularly in areas like LLMs, vision-language models, generative AI, or multi-modal systems
  • A publication record or evidence of research impact in academia or industry
  • Experience contributing to research projects from problem formulation through to deployment, with support from more senior team members
  • Ability to turn complex theoretical ideas into tangible solutions, and evaluate them rigorously
  • A collaborative mindset — you work well with engineers, product teams, and other researchers
Benefits
  • Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too
  • Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers
  • An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more
  • Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
AI researchLLMsvision-language modelsgenerative AImulti-modal systemsmodel architecturestraining methodologiesexperimental designproduction-ready implementationsproblem formulation
Soft skills
collaborative mindsetcommunicationknowledge sharingcross-team collaborationrigorous evaluationadaptabilitycreativitycritical thinkingteamworkproblem-solving