Founding Engineer - Vision AI & ML Platform Lead

Ultralytics; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity packages

On-site collaboration

Flexible hours

Vacation days

Tech & tools

Brand-new gear

Learning budget

High impact

Job summary

Ultralytics in New York is seeking a Founding Engineer to establish our NY engineering team, shipping YOLO ML/CV features, connecting model capabilities with interfaces, APIs, and production infra.

This hands-on senior role includes end-to-end ownership, architecture decisions, coding, deployment, and production outcomes, with collaboration across UK, Spain, and China.

No degree required, industry experience valued; expect fast-paced, high-impact work in a hybrid office setting.

Qualifications

• Senior-to-principal level delivery with ownership of feature areas.
• Shipped ML/AI and CV work with Python and PyTorch beyond coursework.
• Full-stack experience across interfaces, APIs, databases, and cloud infra.

Responsibilities

• Own feature areas from requirements to deployment and iteration.
• Ship ML/CV capabilities alongside full-stack interfaces and services.
• Lead design reviews and establish testing and observability standards.

Skills

ML/AI delivery

Python

PyTorch

Async communication

Full-stack capability

Tools

PostgreSQL

Docker

CI/CD

FastAPI

Cloud APIs

Job description

Ultralytics in New York is seeking a Founding Engineer to establish our NY engineering team, shipping YOLO ML/CV features, connecting model capabilities with interfaces, APIs, and production infra.

This hands-on senior role includes end-to-end ownership, architecture decisions, coding, deployment, and production outcomes, with collaboration across UK, Spain, and China.

No degree required, industry experience valued; expect fast-paced, high-impact work in a hybrid office setting.