Research Scientist (Engineering)

fal is the generative media ecosystem powering the next generation of AI products. We build the infrastructure, tools, and model access that teams need to move from idea to production, and do it at scale without compromise. For developers and enterprises, fal is the foundation that makes generative media not just possible, but practical: a unified platform where high-performance inference, orchestration, and observability come together to unlock new categories of AI-native products.

As generative media reshapes industries across a market projected to grow by hundreds of billions over the next decade, fal is becoming the ecosystem that ambitious teams build on.

About this role:

You are an ML Researcher who has a broad view of the generative media space and an update-to-date awareness of new methods in the space. You can spot products and features that are missing in the current market and work backwards to develop new methods to solve customers problems. Sometimes your work will require entirely novel training or architecture developments. While other times it will require fine-tuning pre-existing models with novel datasets. You are able to consider the expected return on investment of different approaches, and more excited about using research to develop novel products, then research for research's sake.

Tech:

• You will have access to our massive GPU cluster for training and inference

• Some core technologies we use include Python, torch, diffusers, and the fal Python SDK

• You'll work alongside a team dedicated to quickly iterating on and deploying new AI breakthroughs

• You have work published in ICCV, ICML, Neurips, CVPR

What we offer at fal

• Interesting and challenging work

• Competitive salary and equity

• A lot of learning and growth opportunities

• We are currently hiring in downtown San Francisco. We prefer to work in-person but we also offer remote work opportunities for exceptional candidates.

• We offer visa sponsorship and will help you relocate to San Francisco.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)

• Regular team events and offsites