Institute of Foundation Models
Research Scientist – World Modeling, Data
$150K–$400K
Sunnyvale, CA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
About the job
Develops data systems and training workflows to improve world-model capabilities using large-scale visual data.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and run systems for curating, ingesting, filtering, annotating, and training with billion-scale visual data.
- Work on motion scoring, camera control, and video understanding.
- Automate human-driven processes into durable systems with quantitatively verifiable performance.
Pay
USD 150,000–400,000 per year base salary
AI focus
Research and build data systems for training and improving world models, including work on visual data, motion scoring, camera control, and video understanding.
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