Why you should join us
At Black Forest Labs, we’re building the future of image generation on a foundational technology known as diffusion. Our founders are world-renowned for pioneering research in this space, including the development of Stable Diffusion, a real Chat-GPT moment for the diffusion community. We’re proud that our FLUX models are considered best-in-class, not only for their capability, but ease of use in developing downstream applications for industry. We’re at the frontier of the GenAI race, competing with household names and in most-instances we’re winning. With a team of 35, the pound-for-pound capabilities of our team stand us light years ahead of our competition and we have a lot of fun doing it. Our HQ is in Freiburg, Germany, a Bavarian University town paying homage to BFL’s humble beginnings, but we have global reach.
Our principles
Profiles we are looking to hire and those who will do well at Black Forest Labs are high agency, people who are never done, lead by influence, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Every role at Black Forest labs is an opportunity to shape the future of generative media at the frontier.
Transparent Communication
We create environments where information flows freely and people feel safe to share ideas, concerns, and feedback across all levels.
Research-first and Open Source
We lead with evidence and data, not just assumptions. We contribute to the broader ecosystem by sharing our research, learnings, tools, and insights with the community. Great ideas can come from anywhere, and we're committed to advancing together.
Excellence
We set an exceptionally high bar for quality in everything we ship and never settling for "good enough" when we know we can do better.
Accountability
We take ownership of outcomes, not just activities. When we commit to something, we see it through. We're reliable partners to our customers and to each other.
Authenticity
We show up as ourselves and create space for others to do the same. We're direct and honest in our communication while being thoughtful about how we deliver feedback.
Open Positions
We have offices in San Francisco and Freiburg, Germany as well as a presence in London. With team members working remotely from all over the world. We prefer to be in-office, because that’s how we fee we do our best work, but also because we enjoy being together.
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A truly global team
Rooted in Freiburg and San Francisco, our team grows like forest trees across 8+ countries, bringing diverse perspectives to serve global customers.
Flexible paid time off
Take time when you need it.
Wellness stipend
Annual wellness stipend of $600 can be used for anything from therapy sessions to gym memberships.
Learning stipend
We believe continuous learning drives both individual growth and company success. Every employee gets $600 per year to spend on professional development.
Co-working pass for remote employees
We recognize that not everyone has an ideal work setup at home or is more productive at an office. For team members without easy access to a BFL office, we cover co-working space costs to give you flexibility in where and how you work most effectively.
Regular team events and offsite
We get together at least twice a year at a beautiful location.
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Healthcare with various plans (Aetna/Kaiser/FSA/HSA) with 100% coverage for employee, 75% for dependents
401k matching
We provide a 4% 401K match for our US-based employees.
UK pension
We provide a plan with 4% employee & 4% employer contribution.
Visa sponsorship
Black Forest Labs sponsors visas! We aren’t able to sponsor them for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every effort to get you into the United States or Germany.
UK private medical insurance
Private medical and dental insurance through BUPA with 100% coverage for employee, 75% for dependents.
Wellness stipend (UK)
Annual wellness stipend of £720 can be used for anything from therapy sessions to gym memberships.
See what’s new.
FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] - Open Weights for Image Editing
![FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] - Open Weights for Image Editing](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2gpum2i6%2Fproduction%2Fa614f1e0c390a90030dec53542b14b7d775d7ee3-1559x641.jpg&w=1080&q=75)
Up until today, all capable generative image editing models were only available as proprietary tools.
Introducing FLUX.1 Kontext and the BFL Playground
Today, we are excited to release FLUX.1 Kontext, a suite of generative flow matching models that allows you to generate and edit images.
Announcing the FLUX Pro Finetuning API
Black Forest Labs is excited to announce the launch of the FLUX Pro Finetuning API, bringing unprecedented customization capabilities to our flagship FLUX Pro model line.
Bringing Lightning-Fast FLUX Performance to More Creators in Collaboration with NVIDIA
Our new collaboration with NVIDIA marks a significant leap forward in making our FLUX models more universally accessible and efficient.
Introducing FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra and Raw Modes
![Introducing FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra and Raw Modes](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F2gpum2i6%2Fproduction%2Fd82543ee8a616d68f9d54b6329c28ee38769d2bb-1920x1213.webp&w=1080&q=75)
Today, we are adding new high-resolution capabilities to FLUX1.1 [pro], extending its functionality to support 4x higher image resolutions (up to 4MP) while maintaining an impressive generation time of only 10 seconds per sample.