Remote Computer Vision AI Research Engineer

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Home office stipend

Professional development

Fully remote role

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote AI Research Engineer focused on Computer Vision. You will lead research, prototyping, and production-ready CV models while collaborating with a globally distributed team.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or Master’s in CS/EE with a CV/ML focus, and have 3+ years of CV R&D experience, strong Python and DL framework skills, and cloud platform familiarity. Remote work with global impact.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in CS/EE with CV/ML focus.
• 3+ years of hands-on computer vision research or development.
• Proficiency in Python and DL frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras).
• Strong experience with OpenCV and image processing techniques.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and implement state-of-the-art CV algorithms.
• Develop DL models for image recognition, detection, and segmentation.
• Process and analyze large image and video datasets.
• Prototype and validate new CV techniques.
• Collaborate with engineers to integrate CV models into apps.
• Stay up-to-date with CV/deep learning advancements.
• Optimize models for performance and efficiency.
• Document findings and present results to the team.

Skills

Python

Deep learning

TensorFlow

PyTorch

OpenCV

Education

PhD in CS/EE (CV focus)

Masters in CS/EE (CV focus)

Tools

AWS

Keras

GCP

Azure

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Remote AI Research Engineer focused on Computer Vision. You will lead research, prototyping, and production-ready CV models while collaborating with a globally distributed team.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or Master’s in CS/EE with a CV/ML focus, and have 3+ years of CV R&D experience, strong Python and DL framework skills, and cloud platform familiarity. Remote work with global impact.