Lead Computer Vision Engineer: Real-Time Face Tracking

Distance Technologies; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Distance Technologies in Helsinki is seeking a Senior Computer Vision Engineer, Face Tracking, to join the Perception team. The role focuses on the face tracker at the core of our Lightfield HUD, delivering real-time, millimeter-accurate eye tracking and robust pose prediction in challenging conditions.

You will own core tracking algorithms, contribute to quality measurements, review PRs, and serve as a senior technical contact for partners and customers. Helsinki-based, mostly onsite.

Qualifications

• Proficient in production-quality C++ for real-time vision systems.
• Experience with face/hand/body landmark models or ML for 2D feature tracking.
• Strong background in state estimation and filtering, e.g., EKF.
• Ability to solve geometry-constrained optimization problems.

Responsibilities

• Face tracking with millimeter-level accuracy, real-time performance.
• Pose prediction to anticipate eye position in future frames.
• Depth estimation from stereo imagery.
• Robustness under challenging conditions (sun, occlusion, partial faces).
• Content stability to keep image locked as the head moves.
• Noise and jitter filtering to preserve real motion.
• Own end-to-end quality measurements and respond to partner questions.

Skills

Production-quality C++

Landmark models / ML for 2D feature

State estimation & filtering (EKF)

Geometry-constrained optimization

Job description

Distance Technologies in Helsinki is seeking a Senior Computer Vision Engineer, Face Tracking, to join the Perception team. The role focuses on the face tracker at the core of our Lightfield HUD, delivering real-time, millimeter-accurate eye tracking and robust pose prediction in challenging conditions.

You will own core tracking algorithms, contribute to quality measurements, review PRs, and serve as a senior technical contact for partners and customers. Helsinki-based, mostly onsite.