AI Engineer

Navigate AI; New York, San Francisco (NY, CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Meaningful equity

Impact as an early team member

Job summary

Navigate AI is looking for an AI Engineer to join their founding team in New York or San Francisco. This position involves designing and developing real-time computer vision products using video and spatial data. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in computer vision and experience with models in real-world applications.

The role offers the chance to significantly influence the development of pioneering AI technology for the construction industry, with competitive salary and equity opportunities being part of the offer.

Qualifications

• 2–6+ years of experience in computer vision, CVML, or related applied AI fields.
• Fluency in OpenCV, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or MediaPipe.
• Experience working with video data, multi-view camera inputs, or 3D point clouds.
• Experience building and deploying CV models in real-world environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop real-time video analysis pipelines.
• Explore LIDAR, depth data, or SLAM for improving spatial awareness.
• Collaborate to ship features that blend AI, video, and intuitive UX.
• Help shape the long-term CV strategy.

Skills

Computer Vision

OpenCV

PyTorch

TensorFlow

LIDAR

Video Data

Job description

AI Engineer

Location: SF/ NYC/ Hybrid

Type: Full-Time | Founding Team Opportunity

About Navigate AI

Navigate is building frontier AI technology for the field workforce—starting with construction. We've partnered with some of the biggest infrastructure companies in the U.S. and have early traction combining AI, spatial computing, and video intelligence.

We've just scratched the surface of what’s possible with spatial video, LIDAR, and computer vision. Now we're looking for a founding computer vision engineer to push this to the next level.

The Role

We’re looking for a hands-on, creative CV engineer who wants to build products that live in the real world—not just the lab. You’ll work directly with the founding team to bring video-based intelligence to life, using real footage from job sites, spatial data, and user context.

You’ll shape the computer vision layer of our product—from prototyping and modeling to integrating it directly into customer-facing applications.

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop real-time video analysis pipelines, including object detection, tracking, pose estimation, or 3D reconstruction

• Explore LIDAR, depth data, or SLAM to improve spatial awareness in vision models

• Fine-tune models using real-world, domain-specific data from the field

• Collaborate closely with product and engineering to ship features that blend AI, video, and intuitive UX

• Experiment with AI prompting or LLM tools to layer intelligence over video data

• Help shape the long-term CV strategy and technical architecture

You Might Be a Fit If You:

• Have 2–6+ years of experience in computer vision, CVML, or related applied AI fields

• Are fluent in tools like OpenCV, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or MediaPipe

• Have experience working with video data, multi-view camera inputs, or 3D point clouds

• Have built and deployed CV models in real-world environments (even messy, imperfect ones)

• Are excited about the intersection of AI + physical world—not just screen-based products

• Bonus: Have experience with spatial computing, AR, or platforms like Meta Quest, Unity, or Unreal

• Bonus: Have worked at companies like Waymo, Cruise, Tesla, Meta, or in research-driven CV roles

Why Join Us?

• Help define the future of spatial AI in a market ripe for transformation

• Massive ownership and impact as an early team member

• Work with high-agency founders and real customers

• Competitive salary + meaningful equity

• In-person in SF preferred; remote possible from NYC