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Luma AI · 3 hours ago

Research Scientist / Engineer – Pre-training / Scaling

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$180K/yr - $250K/yr

Luma AI is a company focused on generative AI research, and they are seeking a Research Scientist / Engineer for their Pre-Training / Scaling team. This role involves leading research in multimodal foundation models and developing algorithms and training methodologies for large-scale generative AI systems.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIVideoVideo Editing
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Responsibilities

Lead cutting-edge research in multimodal foundation models spanning video, image, text, and audio
Design and implement novel algorithms, architectures, and techniques for large-scale generative AI models
Develop training methodologies for foundation models across thousands of GPUs
Research and implement state-of-the-art techniques in Autoregressive LLMs, Vision Language Models, and / or Diffusion Models
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition research into production systems

Qualification

PythonPyTorchMultimodal generative modelsDeep learning architecturesLarge-scale distributed trainingResearch track record

Required

Lead cutting-edge research in multimodal foundation models spanning video, image, text, and audio
Design and implement novel algorithms, architectures, and techniques for large-scale generative AI models
Develop training methodologies for foundation models across thousands of GPUs
Research and implement state-of-the-art techniques in Autoregressive LLMs, Vision Language Models, and / or Diffusion Models
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition research into production systems
Expertise in Python and PyTorch with experience building ML models from scratch
Deep understanding of multimodal generative models and deep learning architectures

Preferred

Strong research track record in generative AI with published work in top-tier venues preferred
Experience with large-scale distributed training systems

Company

Luma AI

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Luma AI develops tools that let users generate photorealistic images and videos from text, image, or video prompts.
dateFounded in 2021
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://lumalabs.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Luma AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (10)
2024 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$1.06B
Key Investors
HUMAINAndreessen HorowitzAmplify Partners
2025-11-19Series C· $900M
2024-12-06Series B· $90M
2024-01-09Series B· $43M

Leadership Team

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Amit Jain
Co-Founder
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Recent News

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