mid machine learning AI Research Scientist ic · Posted Mar 27, 2026

About this role

Canva is hiring a mid-level AI Research Scientist in the machine learning function based in Beijing, China. The posting calls out experience with Python, PyTorch, LLMs, System Design.

Role
AI Research Scientist
Function
machine learning
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Beijing, China
Posted
Mar 27, 2026

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About the Group/Team

At Canva, we're building a future powered by AI that's as magical as it is impactful. As a Research Scientist for AI Efficiency at Canva, you'll be responsible for advancing the future of AI by experimenting with cutting-edge techniques, as well as improving models for real-world quality and performance.

Job Description

About the Role

Canva is searching for outstanding AI Researchers to join the AI Efficiency team in Canva. We are dedicated to the development and optimization of GPU-accelerated efficient AI computing, for design generation, video generation, and more. We focus on pushing the boundary of creating AI models that are not only powerful, bot also computationally efficient. You will be part of this amazing team that tackles AI efficiency from low-level kernel optimization to high-level model distillations, from novel model architecture exploration to creating efficient inference systems. Your contributions will create real impact to Canva’s core products, used by hundreds of millions of active users.

At the moment, this role is focused on:

  • Designing and advancing state-of-the-art generative AI models across multimodal domains

  • Improving AI efficiency across the stack, including:

    • Kernel and graph optimization

    • Model compilation and systems optimization

    • Model compression techniques (quantization, distillation)

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