Research Scientist or Engineer

Ideogram’s mission is to make world-class design accessible to everyone, multiplying human creativity. We build proprietary generative media models and AI native creative workflows, tackling unsolved challenges in graphic design. Our team includes builders with a track record of technology breakthroughs including early research in Diffusion Models, Google’s Imagen, and Imagen Video. We care about design, taste, and craft as much as research and engineering – shipping experiences that creatives actually love.
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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.
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., Experience communicating complex research to peers.
• Solid knowledge of programming languages and experience in developing, debugging, and optimizing beyond ML systems.

Everyone at Ideogram rolls up their sleeves to make our products and our customers successful. Competitive compensation and equity designed to recognize the value and impact of your contributions to Ideogram’s success.

4 weeks of vacation to recharge and explore.

Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage starting on day one.

Autonomy to explore and experiment — whether you’re testing new ideas, running large-scale experiments, or diving into research, you’ll have access to compute/resources you need when there’s a clear business or creative use case. Fully remote flexibility across North America, with regular in-person team meetups and collaboration opportunities.