AI Engineer

Navigate AI; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Founding team opportunity

Job summary

Navigate AI in SF and NYC is seeking a founding AI Engineer to build the computer vision layer of our real-world video intelligence platform. You will prototype and deploy CV models, working directly with the founding team to ship features that blend AI, video, and spatial data.

You will tackle real-world video challenges, experiment with spatial computing, and help shape the long-term CV strategy while collaborating with product and engineering.

Qualifications

• 2–6+ years of experience in computer vision, CVML, or related applied AI fields.
• Fluent in tools like OpenCV, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or MediaPipe.
• Experience working with video data, multi-view camera inputs, or 3D point clouds.
• Built and deployed CV models in real-world environments (messy, imperfect data).
• Excited about AI + physical world—not just screen-based products.
• Bonus: experience with spatial computing, AR, or platforms like Unity/Unreal.
• Bonus: experience at Waymo, Cruise, Tesla, Meta or research-driven CV roles.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop real-time video analysis pipelines (detection, tracking, pose estimation, 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 AI/video features with 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.

Skills

Computer Vision

CV/ML

Applied AI

Tools

OpenCV

PyTorch

TensorFlow

MediaPipe

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

Compensation

$150K – $300K Offers Equity