--- title: 'Research Engineer, Generative Video at Mirage' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/research-engineer-generative-video-mirage-new-york-gr8fnjf33w1s' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-08' --- # Research Engineer, Generative Video at Mirage - **Company:** Mirage - **Location:** New York, NY - **Employment:** full-time - **Posted:** 2026-08-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mirage/48f6319b-9db8-45ae-b328-1f59547cde95 ## Job description Mirage is an AI-native video platform that intelligently orchestrates production and editing through natural language. Our models leverage contextual awareness to execute the same creative decisions a professional editor would — dramatically improving productivity for experienced teams, while making video creation accessible to anyone. We’re an interdisciplinary team addressing some of the most difficult technical and creative challenges in generative media. As an early member of our team, you’ll tackle foundational problems that remain largely unsolved across the industry, driving an outsized impact on the future of creative expression. More about us Product https://mirage.app/captions (Captions by Mirage) Research https://mirage.app/research (Our Models and Agents) Updates https://x.com/trymirage (Mirage on X / twitter) TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/mirage-raises-75m-to-continue-building-models-for-its-ai-video-editing-app-captions/, Forbes AI 50 https://www.forbes.com/companies/captions/?list=ai50, Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/91270234/video-most-innovative-companies-fast-company-2025-youtube-roku-tubi-vimeo-captions-descript-cour-procreate-synthesia-beeble (press) Our Investors We’re very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more. Please note that all of our roles will require you to be in-person at our NYC HQ (located in Union Square) ## About the Role Mirage is seeking an ML Engineer to build and scale the systems powering our video generation models. You’ll work on novel modeling approaches, training objectives, scaling strategies, and inference optimization and efficiency to bring cutting-edge models into production. This role sits at the intersection of research and systems engineering, focusing on making advanced models faster, more efficient, and capable of ultra-low latency, real-time generation. ## Responsibilities - Train and optimize large-scale video and multimodal models - Improve efficiency across training and inference (memory, latency, cost) - Implement techniques such as distillation, quantization, and pruning to aggressively accelerate diffusion and autoregressive generation - Build and maintain distributed training systems - Optimize GPU utilization, parallelism, and throughput - Develop tooling for experimentation, evaluation, and debugging - Translate research models into robust, production-ready systems - Monitor and improve model performance in real-world usage What makes you a great fit - BS/MS/PhD in CS, ML, or related field - 2+ years of professional industry experience - Strong experience in deep learning systems and infrastructure - Expertise in PyTorch, CUDA, Triton, and distributed training (FSDP, etc.) - Experience scaling and optimizing large models under low-latency inference constraints - Strong debugging and performance profiling skills - Ability to move quickly from prototype to production ## BENEFITS: - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans - 401K with employer match - Commuter Benefits - Catered lunch multiple days per week - Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite! - Grubhub subscription - Health & Wellness Perks - Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month - Generous PTO policy Captions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Please note benefits apply to full time employees only. ## About Mirage ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Mirage builds full-stack AI foundation models and products that turn voice and language into photorealistic video, empowering creators and businesses to produce high-quality video content instantly. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, total funding $175M) - **Headquarters**: New York, United States - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Gaurav Misra (CEO) and Dwight Churchill (COO) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: AI video generation, generative media, software development - **Target customers**: Content creators, businesses, marketing teams, enterprises (B2B and B2C) - **Mission**: To close the gap between idea and video, making video creation as fast and intuitive as thought. ## Products & Services - **Captions**: An all-in-one AI video editor and generator for iOS and web. Users can create footage with AI avatars or digital twins, generate videos from text prompts, and add automated captions, visuals, and audio. - **Mirage API**: Enables bulk video generation and captioning, allowing developers to integrate state-of-the-art video intelligence into their own workflows. - **Mirage Foundation Models**: Proprietary multimodal models that produce A-roll footage with natural lip movement, eye contact, and emotional expression from voice and language input. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Tracxn lists a current valuation but masks the figure) - **Key Metric**: Total funding of $175M across 5 rounds (Seed, Series A, B, C, and debt financing) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, General Catalyst, plus angel investors Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Nico Wittenborn, Jared Leto, and others. - **Growth Signals**: - 20M+ creators and businesses use Captions - 3M+ monthly videos created - 100K+ daily active users (estimated) - Headcount grew 12.9% year-over-year to 59 employees - Acquired AlpacaML (Nov 2024) to expand capabilities - Presence in Germany, Austria, and Philippines alongside US headquarters ## Competitive Advantages - **Full-stack foundation models**: Mirage owns the entire stack from model training to consumer and enterprise products, giving them tight integration and rapid iteration. - **Multimodal realism**: Their models synchronize speech with natural lip movement, eye contact, and emotional expression, creating highly believable AI-generated video. - **Product ecosystem**: A single platform (Captions) plus an API and model licensing enables both direct consumer use and B2B integration. - **Talent density**: Team includes alumni from Google DeepMind, Snap, Instagram, Palantir, and other top AI/tech companies. ## Strategic Focus - Continue scaling Captions as the go-to AI video editor for creators and businesses - Expand the Mirage API to power video generation at scale for enterprise customers - Advance foundation model research to improve realism, speed, and multilingual support - Grow headcount selectively (19 open roles as of mid-2026) with emphasis on engineering, AI research, and marketing ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Early-stage environment where employees have outsized impact on product and company direction. Emphasis on craft, technical excellence, and creative problem-solving. - **Team**: Small (59 people) but highly skilled, with many hires from top AI labs and consumer tech companies. - **Work model**: Headquarters in New York City (177 Huntington Ave); hybrid/remote policy not explicitly stated but likely flexible given global team. - **Perks**: Not detailed, but the company’s rapid growth and strong funding suggest competitive compensation and equity. - **Mission**: Opportunity to shape the future of AI-generated video at a company that is redefining how people create and communicate. ## Sources 1. [mirage.app](https://mirage.app/about-us) 2. [mirage.app](https://website.mirage.app/) 3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/trymirage) 4. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/mirage/__AVHAd-QsYzzkaex-b7taDC1oRlTkqQfUOGstLg-OGAQ) 5. 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