Senior Research Scientist (Video)

Who We Are

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Pindrop is the Real Human + Right Human® Identity Trust Platform for the AI era. As AI-driven fraud and deepfakes erode trust in digital communication, Pindrop delivers continuous identity verification and deepfake detection across voice, video, and digital interactions in real time.

Enterprises rely on Pindrop to secure billions of high-risk customer interactions each year, including top U.S. banks, as well as leading insurers and healthcare providers. Powered by models trained on more than 1.5 billion real-world interactions annually and protected by 300+ patents, Pindrop restores trust while reducing fraud, lowering operational costs, and improving customer experience.

Recognized by TIME as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Software Companies of 2026 and by Inc. for Best in Business for Innovation, Pindrop is backed by leading investors including Andreessen Horowitz, IVP, and CapitalG.

### What you'll do

As a Senior Research Scientist on the Video team, you will be responsible for advancing core research initiatives and translating advanced computer vision and deepfake detection models into real-world, scalable enterprise solutions. In this role, you will:

• Drive forward-looking research that advances Pindrop's core technologies in audio-visual deepfake detection, synthetic media identification, and real-time video processing.
• Design, implement, and evaluate novel machine learning and computer vision algorithms tailored for video data and meeting analytics.
• Partner closely with engineering teams to transition complex research prototypes and tools into efficient, production-ready systems across multiple platforms.
• Maintain high standards for model reproducibility, publish patents, and author peer-reviewed papers for top-tier computer vision, machine learning, and speech conferences.
• Act as a technical authority by conducting code and research reviews, mentoring junior researchers, and utilizin...