Founding Engineer: Build the Vision AI Platform (Hybrid NY)

Ignite Next GmbH; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

On-site collaboration

Flexible hours

24 vacation days

Tech & tools

Apple gear

Learning budget

High impact

Job summary

Ultralytics is seeking a Founding Engineer to help establish our New York engineering team, delivering ML/AI features across the YOLO platform and related interfaces. You will own production outcomes, define scope, and coordinate with colleagues in the UK, Spain, and China.

This senior role requires hands-on coding, architectural decisions, and leadership without people management duties, with a strong emphasis on async collaboration and rapid delivery.

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering ML/AI and CV projects.
• Strong Python and PyTorch proficiency beyond coursework.
• Full-stack capabilities across UI, APIs, databases, cloud.

Responsibilities

• Own feature areas from requirements to deployment.
• Lead design reviews and set testing standards.
• Collaborate across international teams and maintain production systems.

Skills

Tech leadership

Python

PyTorch

Full-stack

Async communication

Tools

PostgreSQL

Docker

CI/CD

FastAPI

Git

Job description

Ultralytics is seeking a Founding Engineer to help establish our New York engineering team, delivering ML/AI features across the YOLO platform and related interfaces. You will own production outcomes, define scope, and coordinate with colleagues in the UK, Spain, and China.

This senior role requires hands-on coding, architectural decisions, and leadership without people management duties, with a strong emphasis on async collaboration and rapid delivery.