Tavus · 1 month ago
Senior+ AI Researcher (Multimodal Perception Models)
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expTavus is a research lab pioneering human computing, focused on building AI Humans that facilitate seamless interactions between people and machines. The Senior AI Researcher will lead foundational research in multimodal modeling and conversational AI, developing models that enable realistic audio, visual, and language responses from avatars while mentoring other researchers and driving technical excellence.
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Responsibilities
Lead research on Foundational Multimodal Models for Conversational Avatars — systems that can perceive, reason, and generate across video, audio, and language
Build and train models using Autoregressive, Predictive (e.g., V-JEPA), and Diffusion-based architectures with a deep focus on temporal and sequential data (not static frames)
Design and execute experiments to predict and control the visual, auditory, and linguistic responses of avatars
Partner with the Applied ML team to bring research into real-world use cases
Mentor other researchers and drive excellence across the team
Qualification
Required
A PhD plus 2–3+ years working hands-on with LLMs, VLMs, or multimodal systems
Previous experience leading research efforts or mentoring teams
Expertise in sequence modeling across video, audio, and text — with strong understanding of autoregressive, predictive, and diffusion frameworks
Experience with large-scale model training and optimization for performance and real-time generation
Proven ability to translate research ideas into production-grade systems
Publications in top-tier venues (CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, ECCV, ACMMM)
Strong PyTorch skills and comfort moving fluidly between research and engineering
Preferred
Broad familiarity with generative AI paradigms and foundation models
Comfort working across the full research–to–deployment stack
A builder's mindset: eager to experiment, iterate, and ship
Benefits
Flexible work schedule
Unlimited PTO
Competitive healthcare
Gear stipends
Company
Tavus
Tavus develops AI humans that remember and empathize, enabling seamless transitions across chat, voice, and video.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$64.22MKey Investors
CRVScale Venture PartnersSequoia Capital
2025-11-12Series B· $40M
2023-08-29Series A· $18M
2023-03-20Seed· $6.1M
Leadership Team
Hassaan Raza
Co-Founder / CEO
Quinn Favret
Co-Founder, COO
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