# Research Scientist / Engineer — Foundation Model (Agent) at Luma AI

- Company: Luma AI
- What the company does: Luma AI is the creative AI platform for video generation and image creation. Powered by the world's leading video generation models, Ray and Uni, and creative agents handling end-to-end workflows. Trusted by leading agencies and brands. Try it free. Backed by General Catalyst, a16z and CRV.
- Company website: https://lumalabs.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Redwood City, CA
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-07-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lumaai/96f947a0-ddbf-44fa-9e44-fc08ff2bd4e9
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/luma-ai-research-scientist-engineer-foundation-model-agent/

## About the role

You'll build and train large-scale multimodal agentic models — systems that reason, plan, code, and call tools to do complex, multi-step work over pixels. This is core research shaping how users interact with what Luma's models can do.

## What they're looking for

- Strong foundation in machine learning, foundation models, and agentic systems
- Deep understanding of agentic systems and LLM/VLM reasoning, coding models, and tool calling
- Hands-on PyTorch and large-scale training (distributed, mixed precision, large datasets)

Tags: Research & AI