Senior AI Vision Research Engineer — Cutting-Edge CV

Placements24; East London; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Conference travel

Advanced computing resources

On-site at East London

Job summary

Placements24 in East London is seeking an exceptional AI Research Engineer with a specialization in Computer Vision to advance state-of-the-art visual AI, from novel algorithms to production-ready models. You will join a world-class team of researchers and engineers, contributing to impactful projects and pushing the boundaries of image and video analysis.

The role requires a strong theoretical foundation in CV/ML, practical experience deploying AI models, and collaboration across software and

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with a specialization in Computer Vision or Machine Learning.
• Minimum of 5 years of research and development experience in computer vision.
• Strong theoretical foundation in image processing, pattern recognition, and machine learning.
• Proven experience with deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Keras.
• Proficiency in Python and C++, along with libraries such as OpenCV and CUDA.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and development in computer vision, focusing on object detection, image segmentation, and facial recognition.
• Design, implement, and evaluate novel computer vision algorithms and deep learning models.
• Process and analyze large datasets of images and videos.
• Collaborate with software engineers to integrate research prototypes into production systems.
• Stay current with the latest academic research and industry trends in computer vision and AI.
• Publish research findings in relevant conferences and journals.
• Develop proof-of-concepts and prototypes to demonstrate new capabilities.
• Optimize algorithms for performance and efficiency on various hardware platforms.
• Contribute to the intellectual property of the company through innovation.

Skills

Strong CV/ML theory

Excellent communication

Collaborative

Education

Master's or PhD in CS/EE with CV/ML

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Keras

Python

C++

OpenCV

CUDA

Job description

Placements24 in East London is seeking an exceptional AI Research Engineer with a specialization in Computer Vision to advance state-of-the-art visual AI, from novel algorithms to production-ready models. You will join a world-class team of researchers and engineers, contributing to impactful projects and pushing the boundaries of image and video analysis.

The role requires a strong theoretical foundation in CV/ML, practical experience deploying AI models, and collaboration across software and