Applied Scientist, Ring & Blink AI

Amazon; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Toronto is seeking AI Applied Scientists to innovate AI features for home security technology. The role requires collaboration on advanced computer vision and GenAI models, while offering significant contributions to the field of AI. Ideal candidates will have experience in deep learning algorithms and model building, supporting products that enhance user security. This position provides an opportunity to shape smart home technology and develop effective AI solutions for millions of customers.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building models for business applications.
• Experience developing and implementing deep learning algorithms relevant to computer vision.
• Experience with patents or publications in peer-reviewed conferences.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced computer vision and GenAI models.
• Map product requirements into science solutions delivering high-quality artifacts.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and other teams.

Skills

Model building for business applications

Programming in Java, C++, Python

Deep learning algorithms

Computer vision algorithms

Education

PhD or Master's degree in CS, CE, ML or related field

Job description

The RBKS AI team is responsible innovating AI features for Ring and Blink cameras, with a mission to make our neighborhood safer. We are working in the intersection of computer vision, generative AI (GenAI), and ambient intelligence. The team is seeking AI Applied Scientists to work on initiatives that combine advanced computer vision and multimodal GenAI capabilities. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape next‑generation home security technology while advancing the field of AI algorithms and systems.

The team is focused on productizing research in computer vision and GenAI into products that benefit millions of customers worldwide, such as real‑time object detection, video understanding, and multimodal LLMs. We are at the forefront of developing AI solutions that seamlessly blend into our products while respecting privacy, delivering unprecedented levels of intelligent security experience.

Key job responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced computer vision and GenAI models and algorithms for comprehensive video understanding, including but not limited to object detection, recognition and spatial understanding
• Develop privacy‑preserving CV and GenAI models and systems, focusing on efficient fine‑tuning and on‑device and in‑cloud inference
• Map product requirements into science solutions and deliver high‑quality science artifacts that ship to products
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, product/program managers and other cross‑functional teams

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of building models for business application experience
• PhD, or Master’s degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
• Experience in patents or publications at top‑tier peer‑reviewed conferences or journals
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience developing and implementing deep learning algorithms, particularly with respect to computer vision algorithms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing AI, Computer Vision, or Mapping products
• Experience with training and deploying machine learning systems to solve large‑scale optimizations, or experience in development or technical support
• Experience in verbal and written communication for executive‑level leaders
• Background in visual transformers, diffusion models, and multimodal generation
• Expertise in real‑time computer vision systems and optimization techniques
• Published research in top‑tier conferences (CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICML) focusing on computer vision and/or GenAI

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