Senior AI Computer Vision Engineer

TechBirmingham; California (MO); Remote; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to lead the development of cutting-edge Computer Vision AI models. This role involves training state-of-the-art models, monitoring performance, and curating training data to enhance urban management solutions. Join a fully remote team that values collaboration, ethical practices, and meaningful work. With a focus on deep learning and computer vision, this position offers the chance to impact urban communities positively while enjoying benefits like stock options and a wellness stipend. If you're passionate about AI and technology, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Stock options

15 days of vacation per year

50% Health insurance reimbursement

$100 monthly wellness stipend

Yearly team retreat

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in deep learning and AI model training.
• Proven proficiency in developing computer vision models.

Responsibilities

• Train image classification and object detection models for production environments.
• Monitor AI performance and prevent model drift.

Skills

Deep Learning / AI Model Training

Computer Vision

Python

Fine-tuning open-source models

Generative model architectures

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science

PhD in STEM field

Tools

Pytorch

Keras

Tensorflow

Job description

About the Company - Founded in 2021, City Detect harnesses AI and computer vision to revolutionize urban management. We assess housing conditions, enabling smarter code enforcement and resource allocation for local governments and nonprofits. Our mission is to create cleaner, safer, and more livable cities through innovative technology. We are actively partnering with municipalities in the Southeast U.S., California, and beyond to bring these solutions to life. We value:

• Responsible and ethical practices
• Cutting-edge innovation
• Meaningful work balanced with well-being
• Collaborative partnerships with communities
• A touch of humor in our approach

Join us in shaping the future of urban living through technology!

About the Role - We’re seeking a Senior AI Engineer to contribute to our Computer Vision AI model development, training, deployment, and monitoring.

Responsibilities - Train state-of-the-art image classification, object detection, and VLM architectures to perform in a wide-array of production environments both in-cloud and on the edge. Monitor AI production performance to prevent model drift. Continuously iterate on existing models to provide the best possible data and detections for our clients. Curate large training sets from scratch using City Detect proprietary data to train world-class AI models.

Qualifications - Master’s Degree (or higher) in Computer Science or related field.

Required Skills:

• Deep Learning / AI Model Training: 6+ years
• Computer Vision (both Deep Learning and non-DL approaches): 2+ years
• Python (with focus on deep learning libraries: Pytorch, Keras, Tensorflow, etc.): 3+ years
• Proven proficiency developing and training state-of-the-art computer vision models that operate effectively in a wide-array of rapidly changing production environments (Must have)

Preferred Skills:

• 7+ years experience with deep learning or a PhD in a STEM field
• Computer Vision: 6+ years
• Python expertise strongly preferred - however, candidates with deep learning expertise in a different language will be considered
• Extensive proficiency in fine-tuning open-source models/transfer learning
• Experience fine-tuning and training generative model architectures/transformers (VLMs, few-shot detection models, S/LLMs, diffusion models, etc.)
• Nice to have: OCR

Location - Our team operates fully remotely, with a preference for candidates located in or near the Central Time Zone to align with our core working hours. While we're currently based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, we welcome talented individuals from across the region.

Salary and Benefits:

• Stock options in an early-stage startup
• Fully remote position
• 15 days of vacation per year
• 50% Health insurance reimbursement through QSEHRA
• $100 monthly wellness stipend
• Yearly team retreat
• Chance to work on meaningful projects that impact urban communities