OCR Engineer

gobravvo; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Employee Stock Ownership Program

Remote work opportunity

Job summary

IDR is seeking an OCR Engineer to design, develop, and optimize OCR and intelligent document processing solutions for large-scale, regulated environments. You will enhance extraction accuracy, improve document quality, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on next-generation document automation projects.

The role requires 3+ years of hands-on OCR experience, strong Python skills, and familiarity with tools like Tesseract, PaddleOCR, and Google Document AI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in building or supporting production-grade OCR/document processing solutions.
• Strong programming skills in Python for developing document processing workflows.
• Hands-on experience with OCR tools and platforms such as Tesseract, PaddleOCR, Google Document AI, or similar systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain OCR and intelligent document processing workflows for diverse document types and templates.
• Build and enhance document extraction pipelines for scanned documents, mobile photos, PDFs, and other inputs.
• Implement image preprocessing techniques (deskewing, denoising, contrast enhancement) to maximize OCR accuracy.
• Create and automate image quality assessments to enable decision workflows (process/resubmit/manual review).
• Establish and monitor confidence scoring and accuracy metrics; conduct regression testing for stable extraction.

Skills

Python programming

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Tesseract

PaddleOCR

Google Document AI

Job description

Are you passionate about leveraging technology to transform document processing and data extraction? As an OCR Engineer, you will play a vital role in designing, developing, and optimizing Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and intelligent document processing (IDP) solutions. In this dynamic position, you will contribute to mission-critical initiatives that impact highly regulated environments, focusing on enhancing extraction accuracy and improving document quality outcomes. This opportunity allows you to collaborate with experienced technical teams, work on large-scale projects, and help drive innovation in document automation.

OCR Engineer - Summary

• Design, develop, and enhance OCR and intelligent document processing solutions.
• Support large-scale, mission-critical document initiatives within regulated industries.
• Collaborate with technical teams to improve extraction accuracy and document quality.
• Utilize advanced OCR tools and platforms to optimize document pipelines.
• Drive innovation in document automation and data extraction processes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain OCR and intelligent document processing workflows for diverse document types and templates.
• Build and enhance document extraction pipelines designed for scanned documents, mobile photographs, PDFs, and other varied inputs.
• Implement comprehensive image preprocessing techniques such as deskewing, denoising, and contrast enhancement to maximize OCR accuracy.
• Create and automate image quality assessments, enabling decision workflows for processing, resubmission, or manual review of documents.
• Establish and monitor confidence scoring, accuracy metrics, and conduct regression testing to ensure consistent extraction performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to continuously improve and innovate document processing solutions.
• Adhere to best practices and regulatory requirements within document handling and data security.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package designed to attract top OCR engineering talent.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, vision, dental, and life insurance.
• Access to an Employee Stock Ownership Program.
• Opportunity to work with an award-winning industry leader recognized for excellence in staffing and client satisfaction.
• Support from a dedicated engagement manager focused on your success and well-being.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in building, implementing, or supporting production-grade OCR or document processing solutions.
• Hands-on expertise with OCR tools and platforms such as Tesseract, PaddleOCR, Google Document AI, or similar systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python for developing and maintaining document processing workflows.
• Experience in image preprocessing and working with unstructured or poor-quality document inputs, including scans, mobile photos, and compressed PDFs.

Ideal Candidate Snapshot

• Detail-oriented and analytical, with a passion for optimizing document automation workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical challenges in OCR and intelligent document processing.
• Effective communicator, both within technical teams and with stakeholders.
• Proactive learner who keeps current with emerging OCR technologies and best practices.
• Flexible and adaptable, able to thrive in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Other Relevant Information

• Opportunity to work remotely, contributing to initiatives that have a widespread impact.
• Join a company with over 25 years of proven industry experience and a strong commitment to employee growth and client satisfaction.
• Industry recognition, including multiple awards for staffing excellence and client service.
• Supportive company culture that values innovation, collaboration, and results-driven performance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. IDR is subject to certain governmental recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. In order to comply with these laws, we invite employees to voluntarily self-identify their race or ethnicity, gender, and veteran status (if applicable). Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information obtained will be kept confidential and may only be used in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement. You may access this form here.