Vision Researcher – Multimodal Understanding & Generation in Foundation Models

Business Unit

What the Role Entails

Responsibilities:

1. Serve as a domain expert in computer vision and collaborate with researchers from other modalities to drive cutting-edge research in native multimodal foundation models, including novel architecture design and modeling for “2D + time” and “3D + time” scenarios.

2. Explore the training and design of large models for understanding and generating representations of the physical world, multimodal reasoning, and self-evolving continual learning.

3. Stay up to date with the latest advancements in academia and industry; actively participate in international conferences and workshops, and engage with leading global research teams.

4. Contribute impactful research outcomes to the open-source community or transfer technologies to internal product teams.

Who We Look For

Qualifications:

1. Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, or a related field.

2. Proven multi-modal research experience in relevant areas, with familiarity with state-of-the-art technologies and a strong publication record in top-tier conferences or journals such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, or ICML.

3. Proficiency with mainstream open-source tools and frameworks relevant to the field, and strong engineering skills to support research implementation; candidates with influential GitHub projects or contributions to high-impact open-source communities are preferred.

4. Strong team spirit and ability to collaborate across disciplines, excellent communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and a goal-oriented, problem-solving mindset.

The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $122,500.00 to $229,700.00 per year. Actual pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Employees hired for this position may be eligible for a sign on payment, relocation package, and restricted stock units, which will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Subject to the terms and conditions of the plans in effect, hired applicants are also eligible for medical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits, and participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan. The Employee is also eligible for up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year (depending on the employee’s tenure), up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year, and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year. Your benefits may be adjusted to reflect your location, employment status, duration of employment with the company, and position level. Benefits may also be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

Who we are

Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life for people around the world.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.