Senior Scientific ML Engineer — Behavioral Vision Lab

JAX; Bar Harbor (ME); On-site; USD 122,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kumar Lab at JAX in Bar Harbor, ME seeks a Principal Scientific Software Engineer to shape machine learning and computer vision engineering behind digital measures for neurobehavioral research. You will set technical direction, mentor trainees, and drive publications and model releases.

You will work on edge deployment, cloud workflows, and end-to-end systems for video-based behavioral quantification, tackling occlusion, lighting, and scale.

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in CS/ML with strong publication record preferred.
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Responsibilities

• Define technical direction for ML/CV infrastructure.
• Mentor lab members and collaborate across teams.
• Develop and deploy edge-optimized models.
• Contribute to publications and model releases.
• Lead code quality, testing, and reproducibility.

Skills

ML & CV

LLM coding assistants

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Research translation

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/ML

Tools

Python

PyTorch

ffmpeg

C++

Cython

SQLite

PostgreSQL

SLURM

Bash

GCP

AWS

Job description

The Kumar Lab at JAX in Bar Harbor, ME seeks a Principal Scientific Software Engineer to shape machine learning and computer vision engineering behind digital measures for neurobehavioral research. You will set technical direction, mentor trainees, and drive publications and model releases.

You will work on edge deployment, cloud workflows, and end-to-end systems for video-based behavioral quantification, tackling occlusion, lighting, and scale.