Senior Researcher - AI-Driven Big Data Solutions

Huawei Canada is excited to announce a 12-month internship opportunity for an Intern Researcher specializing in AI-driven graphics.About the Team:The Technology Planning and Cooperation Department is dedicated to fostering strategic innovation across Huawei Canada. Collaborating with talented experts, the team focuses on researching cutting-edge technology and strategic planning to support Huawei's long-term vision. This role offers a distinctive chance to enhance both technical and business acumen.About the Job:Design and develop experimental prototypes and research concepts centered on AI-native graphics pipelines and heterogeneous computing architectures, emphasizing GPU and NPU collaborative acceleration.Contribute to forward-thinking systems that embed AI inference directly into graphics, simulation, and interactive computing workflows, pushing the boundaries of performance and capability for next-generation intelligent devices.Examine how neural methodologies can enhance or substitute traditional rendering pipelines.Create heterogeneous computing models that facilitate seamless cooperation between GPU and NPU processors.Investigate architectures that empower robust AI models to operate efficiently on intelligent devices. Potential topics include:Effective inference pipelines for multimodal models.Large Language Model (LLM) or AI agent capabilities on edge devices, and heterogeneous acceleration for large models on mobile platforms.Compensation: The total target annual compensation, based on 2,080 hours per year, ranges from $93,600 to $104,000, depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.

Join Huawei Canada as an AI Agent Intern Researcher for a 12-month internship opportunity. This role allows you to immerse yourself in groundbreaking AI technologies.About Our TeamThe Technology Planning and Cooperation Department is at the forefront of shaping long-term technology strategies and pioneering innovations across CARI. Collaborate with senior researchers, system architects, and industry leaders, focusing on next-generation AI technologies and intelligent systems like foundation models and AI agents.Our group thrives at the convergence of technology foresight, advanced research, and prototype development, transforming visionary concepts into experimental systems and early-stage technology prototypes.This internship offers a unique chance to work on pioneering AI subjects while developing real technical prototypes that could shape future platforms and products.Internship Overview:We seek enthusiastic PhD Research Interns dedicated to exploring innovative AI technologies and developing experimental prototypes. The internship will involve AI agents, foundation models, and intelligent systems, merging technological insights with research and system prototyping.Interns will engage with cutting-edge topics, including AI agents and autonomous developer systems, while constructing experimental prototypes that may significantly influence future products and research pathways.Key ResponsibilitiesMonitor advancements in AI/ML, foundation models, AI agents, and AI systems to uncover emerging technological opportunities.Evaluate research literature and industry trends to derive technical insights and potential research trajectories.Contribute to internal research reports and briefings on cutting-edge AI technologies and innovations.Design and develop experimental prototypes to investigate new AI architectures and system concepts.Build early-stage systems pertaining to AI agents, multi-agent systems, developer agents, and AI-native software platforms.

Join Huawei Canada as an Intern Researcher in AI Agent Evaluation!The Distributed Scheduling and Data Engine Lab, established in 2014, serves as Huawei Cloud's technical innovation hub in Canada. Our lab is dedicated to pioneering research and development in advanced cloud technologies, facilitating the productization and continual enhancement of our technical breakthroughs. We focus on cutting-edge areas such as cloud-native databases, intelligent SQL engines, LLM/Agent infrastructure, and LLM/Agent Evaluation Technology. Our collaborative environment with industry experts empowers us to build a competitive cloud platform.About the Role:Engage in groundbreaking research aimed at enhancing the capabilities and evaluation methods of large language model-based agents, contributing to the development of the next generation of dependable AI systems.Your focus will be on tackling fundamental challenges associated with deploying AI agents in complex, long-term tasks, particularly in managing context, reasoning under uncertainty, and ensuring consistent behavior.You will employ formal reasoning, causal inference, and theoretical foundations in your research strategies to deeply understand agent behavior across various environments.This position is research-centric, requiring you to define complex problems, conduct thorough experiments, and contribute to publishable findings rather than developing production-ready systems.The ultimate goal is to create principled methods and theoretical underpinnings that drive significant advancements in agent evaluation and autonomous reasoning.

Join Huawei Canada as an Intern Researcher specializing in Embodied AI. This exciting opportunity awaits you!About Our Team:Established in 2012, the Noah's Ark Lab has become a leading research hub with significant contributions to both academia and industry. Our mission is to propel advancements in artificial intelligence and its applications, benefiting both the company and society at large. Through impactful projects, we strive to push the boundaries of state-of-the-art research while incorporating innovative solutions into our products and services across various domains including LLMs, RL, NLP, computer vision, AI theory, and autonomous driving.Job Responsibilities:Engage in the research and development of cutting-edge models for LLM agents addressing decision-making, planning, and reasoning, particularly in open-world virtual environments.Contribute to academic advancements by publishing at prestigious ML conferences, filing impactful patents, and composing scientific technical reports.Assist in the design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of research and development frameworks.Demonstrate a willingness to learn and collaborate in a dynamic research setting while communicating solutions for complex learning challenges.Stay informed on the latest developments in ML, focusing on areas such as Transformers, State Space Models, and deep learning, and share insights with the team.

Join Huawei Canada as a Strategic Researcher Intern and embark on a 12-month journey to explore groundbreaking advancements in AI computing.About Our Team:Our Technology Planning and Cooperation Department drives strategic innovation across Huawei Canada. Collaborate with leading experts to investigate emerging technology areas and participate in strategic planning that aligns with our long-term vision. This role provides a unique opportunity to integrate both technical and business acumen.Key Responsibilities:Engage in academic conferences and evaluation initiatives, contributing valuable technical insights.Support technical path analysis and conduct research on next-gen computing and AI technologies, while regularly monitoring the latest trends and technology evolution.Identify key technological challenges and investigate disruptive technologies, architectures, components, and algorithms to tackle these issues.Work collaboratively with team members to analyze the relationships between computing systems and AI.

Join Huawei Canada as a Senior Researcher specializing in Embodied AI.About Our Team:Established in 2012, the Noah’s Ark Lab has become a leading research institution, achieving notable success in both academic and industrial realms. Our mission is to propel advancements in artificial intelligence and its applications for the betterment of society and our organization. We are committed to impactful and long-term projects aimed at enhancing cutting-edge research and integrating innovative solutions into our products, which include LLMs, RL, NLP, computer vision, AI theory, and autonomous driving technologies.Position Overview:Collaborate with a team of skilled researchers to tackle real-world challenges in the field of Embodied AI.Design and implement state-of-the-art methodologies for Embodied AI applications, focusing on areas such as generative AI, representation learning, foundational models, reasoning, planning, data generation and augmentation, reinforcement learning, and low-level control.Convert mathematical problem definitions and model specifications into efficient, executable code.Conduct evaluations and empirical studies utilizing robotic platforms in both simulated environments and real-world settings.Develop high-impact intellectual properties (e.g., patents) and contribute to research publications in premier AI conferences and journals.

About the Team Noah’s Ark Lab, established in 2012, drives research at Huawei Canada with a focus on artificial intelligence. The lab’s work spans both academic and industry applications, supporting projects that shape AI’s future in areas such as large language models, reinforcement learning, natural language processing, computer vision, AI theory, and autonomous driving. The team is committed to long-term research that directly informs Huawei’s products and services. Role Overview The Senior Researcher in Physical AI will join the Markham, Ontario team to tackle practical challenges in Embodied AI and Spatial AI. This position blends foundational research with real-world application, working closely with other researchers and engineers. Key Responsibilities Work with a multidisciplinary team to address challenges in Embodied AI and Spatial AI, connecting research outcomes to practical solutions. Develop and test new methodologies for Physical AI, focusing on areas such as robotic foundation models, world models, multimodal representation learning, reasoning and planning, imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and low-level control. Translate problem definitions and model designs into production-ready code, supporting rapid experimentation and iteration. Design and conduct experiments on both simulation and real-world robotics platforms, including data collection, evaluation, and performance analysis. Collaborate across research, infrastructure, and robotics teams to create a feedback loop between data, models, and real-world performance. Contribute to patents and publish research in leading AI and robotics venues. Compensation Total target annual compensation for this role ranges from $127,000 to $225,000, depending on educational background, experience, and demonstrated expertise.

The Computing Data Application Acceleration Lab at Huawei Canada in Markham works on global data analytics platforms. This team combines software and hardware expertise to improve data efficiency in storage and runtime. Projects include developing advanced GPU architectures for gaming, cloud rendering, VR/AR, and Metaverse applications, always with future needs in mind. The group aims to advance algorithm performance and training efficiency across industries to support long-term competitiveness. Role overview This internship centers on research and development for AI foundation model training. The focus is on supporting and optimizing large language models (LLMs), code models, and multimodal models. The work involves model architecture improvements, running experiments, applying post-training optimization techniques, and exploring continual learning. Hardware-aware strategies to boost model efficiency are part of the scope. Key responsibilities Assist in developing and refining foundation models, including architecture improvements and experimental work. Apply post-training optimization and investigate continual learning methods. Help build and improve distributed training and inference systems, including parallelization strategies such as model, tensor, and data parallelism. Support operator-level and computational graph optimizations, and participate in performance benchmarking and analysis. Work closely with hardware architects and algorithm engineers on research, experiments, and prototyping to enhance system and model performance. Compensation Total target annual compensation (based on 2,080 hours per year) ranges from $58,000 to $104,000, depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.

Huawei Canada is excited to announce an immediate opening for a Senior Principal Researcher specializing in AI for Science.Join Our Innovative Team:At Huawei Canada, our Technology Planning and Cooperation Department is at the forefront of strategic innovation. Collaborate with top experts as we explore new technological frontiers and develop long-term strategies to fulfill Huawei's vision. This unique role allows you to blend both technical prowess and business acumen.As we advance our next-generation computing infrastructure and AI foundation models that seamlessly integrate physics, simulation, and learning at an unprecedented scale, we are seeking a visionary individual who can bridge the gap between scientific AI research and system-level innovation—propelling our mission to merge computing and connectivity, thereby facilitating large-scale AI for Science and simulation intelligence.Key Responsibilities:Engage in groundbreaking research at the intersection of scientific computation and AI infrastructure, focusing on areas such as physics-informed AI, distributed training, and hybrid simulation–ML workflows.Collaborate with Huawei’s Computation and Networking R&D teams to design infrastructure-aware AI models and optimize algorithms alongside hardware.Lead or significantly contribute to AI for Science foundation models in disciplines such as materials science, physics, molecular dynamics, or multi-scale simulations.Develop and prototype distributed training solutions and integrated AI pipelines utilizing Huawei’s MindSpore and Ascend AI ecosystems.Publish research findings in leading ML and scientific venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, JHEP, PRD) and enhance Huawei’s internal intellectual property and R&D assets.Mentor junior researchers and contribute to the strategic planning of Huawei’s AI for Science and Computing Infrastructure initiatives.

Noah’s Ark Lab at Huawei Canada, established in 2012, is known for its research in artificial intelligence. The team contributes to both academic and industry advancements, with projects spanning large language models, reinforcement learning, natural language processing, computer vision, AI theory, and autonomous driving. The lab’s work aims to drive progress for Huawei and the broader technology community. Role overview The Senior AI Agent Researcher, based in Markham, Ontario, will focus on designing and developing advanced AI agents. This role emphasizes translating leading research into practical, scalable systems. What you will do Design and build AI agents that use large language models for autonomous reasoning, planning, and task execution. Develop features such as memory, tool use, self-reflection, and long-term decision-making within agent systems. Create and enhance multi-agent systems to enable collaboration, coordination, and complex problem-solving. Integrate AI agents with external tools, APIs, and real-world systems to achieve end-to-end automation. Advance research in reasoning-enhanced large language models, agent alignment, and embodied intelligence. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to bring research concepts into production-ready solutions. Compensation Total target annual compensation ranges from $127,000 to $225,000, based on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.

Noah’s Ark Lab at Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd. is a research group established in 2012, located in Markham, Ontario. The team explores artificial intelligence across areas such as large language models, reinforcement learning, natural language processing, computer vision, AI theory, and autonomous driving. Projects often bridge academic research and real-world application, with a focus on long-term impact and integrating new findings into products and services. Role overview The Senior Principal Researcher - AI Algorithms will guide the research direction for AI algorithms at the Markham site. This position sets the vision for AI agents, embodied AI, and reasoning-centric large language models. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on research and cross-team collaboration. What you will do Define and drive the research strategy and technical roadmap for AI agents, embodied AI, and reasoning-focused large language models. Lead a multidisciplinary research team, encouraging scientific rigor, creativity, and quick iteration. Translate research advances into scalable, production-ready AI systems in close partnership with engineering and product teams. Advance the field by conducting original research and establishing internal best practices. Identify new research directions by collaborating with top academic and industry labs. Oversee research investments, infrastructure, and resource allocation to support long-term objectives. Serve as a thought leader by publishing research, delivering keynote talks, and contributing to the global AI community. Location Markham, Ontario, Canada

Huawei Canada is excited to announce an immediate opening for a 4 to 8-month internship opportunity for an AI Efficiency Researcher.About Our Team:Established in 2012, the Noah’s Ark lab has become a leading research hub, making significant contributions to both academic and industrial advancements. Our mission is to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence and allied fields for the betterment of both our company and society. We undertake impactful, long-term projects aimed at refining state-of-the-art research and integrating innovative solutions into our products and services, encompassing areas such as LLMs, RL, NLP, computer vision, AI theory, and Autonomous driving.Role Overview:Participate in pioneering research focused on optimizing AI systems, particularly aimed at improving performance on edge devices.Develop and investigate efficient algorithms and models to reduce computational and storage demands on edge devices.Research and apply AI model optimization techniques specific to various hardware platforms, including model quantization, pruning, and distillation.Assess and analyze the performance of optimized AI models in practical application scenarios.Work collaboratively with team members to tackle technical challenges and contribute to academic writing and publication efforts.

Join Huawei Canada as a Senior Researcher in our Emerging Storage Lab!About Our Team:Our Emerging Storage Lab, located at Huawei Canada's Toronto and Vancouver Research Centres, is dedicated to pioneering next-generation storage technologies. Our diverse team of skilled computer engineers and scientists, with experience ranging from recent graduates to industry veterans with over 20 years of expertise, is at the forefront of innovation. We explore various aspects of storage technology including data management, data cataloging, file systems, storage networks, and AI storage, seeking to propel advancements in the AI-driven data storage landscape.Job Responsibilities:Conduct applied research to design and prototype cutting-edge AI data engines and storage architectures tailored for optimizing large-scale AI training and inference workloads.Architect and implement robust software components across data, metadata, and AI pipeline layers, ensuring data lineage, versioning, and automated lifecycle management for AI assets.Develop and refine the data plane for AI infrastructures, addressing critical challenges like distributed dataset shuffling, rapid checkpointing, model loading and offloading, KV Cache operations, and low-latency metadata serving for billion-scale datasets.Create high-performance system software that seamlessly integrates AI storage, AI data, and orchestration frameworks, eliminating bottlenecks within the machine learning pipeline.Enhance the end-to-end data path from persistent storage to GPU memory by leveraging knowledge of hardware, networking, and AI workload specifications.Contribute to the academic community by publishing research at leading conferences.Collaborate with global AI research and engineering teams to bring innovations to production and shape the strategic roadmap for AI infrastructure.

Huawei Canada is excited to announce a permanent opportunity for a Senior Researcher specializing in Voice AI.Team Overview:Join the Human-Machine Interaction Lab, where we bring together top talents from around the globe to transform the interaction between humans and technology. Our team is dedicated to pioneering innovative, user-centered designs and advancing research in human-computer interaction. We collaborate across various disciplines, developing groundbreaking interactive systems, sensing technologies, wearable and IoT devices, human factors, computer vision, and multimodal interfaces. Our mission is to elevate user experiences through impactful products and state-of-the-art research.Role Responsibilities:Engage in advanced research and rapid prototyping in the areas of speech and audio AI, including but not limited to speech enhancement, separation, recognition, speaker modeling, and audio-language/vision models.Design, implement, and critically evaluate cutting-edge deep learning architectures for effective speech and audio comprehension.Contribute to the development of Huawei’s next-generation intelligent products, such as smartphones, earbuds, wearables, and smart glasses, by innovating audio AI functionalities.Work collaboratively with research scientists, software engineers, and product teams to convert research findings into operational systems.Maintain awareness of emerging technologies in audio, multimodal, and large foundation models, contributing to publications, patents, and product innovations.Share research advancements and results with both internal and external stakeholders.

About the Team The Human-Machine Interaction Lab at Huawei Canada brings together researchers, engineers, and designers from around the world. The team explores new ways for people to interact with technology, focusing on user-centered design and collaboration. Projects span interactive systems, advanced sensing, wearables, IoT, and multimodal interfaces, all aimed at improving how users experience technology. Role Overview This is a 12-month contract position based in Markham, Ontario. The AI/ML Researcher will work on developing and prototyping artificial intelligence and machine learning models for next-generation products, including smartphones, smart glasses, and wearables. Main Responsibilities Prototype and implement AI and ML models to support development of intelligent consumer products. Conduct literature reviews and collaborate with internal teams to explore new concepts. Evaluate model performance, optimize AI solutions, and strengthen product-level AI features. Present research findings to internal teams and partner with product groups to move prototypes toward real-world solutions. Compensation Total compensation for this contract (based on 2,080 hours annually) ranges from $106,000 to $156,000, depending on education, experience, and expertise.

Join Huawei Canada as a Strategic Research Intern in our Technology Planning and Cooperation Department for a 12-month internship opportunity.Team Overview:Our Technology Planning and Cooperation Department is at the forefront of strategic innovation within Huawei Canada. Collaborate with seasoned experts to explore emerging technology landscapes and contribute to strategic planning that aligns with Huawei's long-term vision. This role presents an exceptional opportunity to integrate technical acumen with business strategy.Internship Responsibilities:Engage in academic conferences and evaluation activities, offering valuable technical insights.Support technical path analysis by researching next-generation technologies in AI and Large Language Models (LLM), monitoring trends, and understanding the technology evolution roadmap.Assess and identify major innovations in foundational AI and LLM.Generate concise reports and systematic analyses on critical trends and innovations.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance innovations with significant potential.

Huawei Canada is seeking a talented AI Researcher for an exciting 12-month contract opportunity.Join Our Team:Founded in 2012, the Noah’s Ark Lab has emerged as a leading research entity recognized for its significant contributions to both academia and industry. Our mission is to drive advancements in artificial intelligence and related technologies to benefit both our organization and society at large. We focus on transformative projects aimed at pushing the boundaries of state-of-the-art research and integrating innovative solutions into our products, including large language models (LLMs), reinforcement learning (RL), natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, AI theory, and autonomous driving.Your Role:Leverage your expertise in computer vision (CV), machine learning (ML), natural language processing (NLP), and AI to solve significant technical challenges, collaborating with one of the most innovative product development teams globally to translate your ideas into the next generation of Huawei's products.Design, plan, and execute scientific research projects that advance knowledge in areas pertinent to business applications.Conduct both theoretical and applied research in collaboration with a dedicated team of researchers, developing fundamental algorithms and computer vision platforms to enhance the competitiveness and user experience of Huawei's products.Produce high-quality patents and academic publications in applied machine learning, computer vision, and graphics (e.g., CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS).Oversee data collection, processing, model training, and testing processes.Create highly optimized, compact models suitable for real-time processing.

Join Huawei Canada as a Senior Research Engineer, specializing in AI Agents and AgentOps.About Our Team:Since its inception in 2014, the Distributed Scheduling and Data Engine Lab has been at the forefront of Huawei Cloud's innovation in Canada. We delve into cutting-edge cloud technologies, enhancing product development and continuous improvement. Our research encompasses cloud-native databases, resource scheduling, middleware, media processing, and user experience studies. We cultivate a dynamic technical environment, collaborating with industry experts to build a leading cloud platform.Your Role:Design and develop LLM-driven AI agents tailored for cloud services, with a strong focus on agent design, orchestration, and integration within PaaS platforms.Translate complex academic theories into practical, scalable production code, enhancing AI tools and application platforms.Collaborate with AI researchers and cloud engineers to architect, implement, and assess AI-driven systems.Ensure optimal performance and reliability of AI workflows through thorough testing and evaluation.Engage in applied research with opportunities for publication, patenting, and advancing the frontiers of autonomous AI systems.The anticipated annual total compensation for this role ranges from $127,000 to $225,000, contingent on qualifications, experience, and proven expertise.

Join Huawei Canada as a Co-op Researcher focused on Web Technologies and AI!About Our Team:Our Web Technology Lab is at the forefront of developing innovative architectures that enhance the rendering capabilities of ArkUI and web content. Our research initiatives involve customizing GPU drivers for superior web rendering, optimizing Chrome’s rendering architecture for TBDR GPU targets, developing concurrent web layout techniques, and utilizing vertical integration to enhance performance and user experience.Job Responsibilities:Identify essential technologies addressing key challenges in the web and AI domains.Conduct research and implement corresponding proofs of concept (PoC).Contribute to the preparation and writing of technical papers based on research findings.The total target annual compensation ranges from $58,000 to $104,000 based on your education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.