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Computer Vision Engineer

About the Company:

Our client is a pre-seed startup that is ready to bring on a computer vision engineer to supercharge their core product. They're pioneering a niche solution that automates the complex, time-consuming sales process in HVAC and construction equipment. With a founding team that has deep expertise and connections in this industry, they are uniquely positioned to make a significant impact. In terms of traction they are in the midst of raising a significant second round, have an increasingly high volume of client acquisition, and exponential month over month revenue growth.

Location Requirements:

Given this startup is in pre-seed stage, this role is fully in person. Candidates must be based in NYC.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or other relevant field
• 5+ years of experience in image processing and computer vision
• 4+ years experience with production-level code development and optimization
• Strong programming skills in Python
• Industry experience with deep learning for computer vision, especially semantic segmentation or object detection
• Strong understanding of traditional CV techniques - (component analysis, template matching, key point matching, etc.)
• Extensive knowledge of OpenCV or equivalent library
• Experience constructing and maintaining quality datasets for machine learning
• Experience using OCR libraries or APIs
• Ability to implement CV algorithms in a low-level language (C)
• Strong PyTorch experience

Nice to Have

• Has deployed end to end pipelines for document processing
• Experience building continual learning or periodic retraining pipelines for production CV applications
• Experience writing CUDA kernel programs
• Research experience in developing SOTA computer vision models

What's in It for You:

• Cash Compensation: $150,000 - $170,000.
• Equity: Significant equity in the company, with high growth potential as an early team member.
• Long-Term Growth: Opportunity to advance to an executive-level role, helping drive product vision and strategy as the company expands.

This is a unique opportunity to join a high-potential startup in a specialized industry and make a real impact on product and company direction. If you're passionate about using technology to streamline and modernize the construction sales process and are based in NYC, we'd love to hear from you!