Senior Research Engineer - Video Agents

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Salary

$220K-$280K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

115% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

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Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Senior Research Engineer - Video Agents San Francisco, CA, United States Company Description: Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora,你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Our head office is in Sydney, Australia, but San Francisco is now home to our US operations. The role is listed as hybrid, meaning we are incredibly flexible and empower you to work where you prefer - whether that's at home or at the office. Job Description: About the role In your role as Senior Research Engineer, you'll be at the heart of building the next generation of generative video and audio technology. Your work will push the boundaries of what's possible in AI-driven storytelling, helping Canva users go from idea to finished video with tools that feel genuinely magical. By developing and shipping cutting-edge video generation models, you'll help redefine how hundreds of millions of people create and tell stories visually, shaping one of the most exciting product frontiers in AI. About the team Our Video Storytelling team builds the agentic systems behind Canva's video product. We sit between our generative research teams and the millions of creators who use Canva to tell stories every day. Our job is to make video creation feel more like directing and less like editing. We're hiring

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