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Software Engineer, Applied AI

Encord· Engineering
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Hybrid (San Francisco)Full-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Applied AI Engineer role at Encord focusing on building and scaling ML/CV solutions across the full ML lifecycle, collaborating with product and human data teams to turn research into production features.

Responsibilities

  • Experiment with and adapt the latest ML technologies to fit into our existing tech stack
  • Solve idiosyncratic statistical, geometric, and engineering problems
  • Work closely with a full-stack tech team to assist implementation of research solutions into the product
  • Contribute to hiring additional talent to our rapidly growing team
  • Work with a broad tech stack (e.g. ReactJS, Python, REST & GraphQL, OpenCV, PyTorch, GCP, AWS & CUDA, Kubernetes) and the cutting edge of computer vision and deep learning

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in machine learning engineering, with concrete examples of models or systems you've built and shipped
  • Strong experience in Python and ML libraries such as OpenCV, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Fast.ai, and Keras
  • Strong foundation in mathematical programming, algorithmic problem solving, and applied machine learning
  • Bonus: experience in the AI/ML ecosystem and familiarity with computer vision
  • Hands-on and experimental — you're comfortable executing on projects end-to-end, running tests, and iterating based on data
  • Collaborative by nature — you work closely with engineering and product teams to turn complex algorithmic ideas into reliable, scalable features
  • Bonus: you've led or contributed to applied research teams and have relevant publications

Skills

Required:PythonOpenCVPyTorch
Nice to have:TensorFlowComputer Vision

Benefits

  • Competitive salary, commission, and meaningful equity in a high-growth startup
  • Clear, accelerated growth opportunities as the company scales rapidly
  • Strong in-person culture: 4–5 days/week in our newly launched North Beach loft office
  • Flexible PTO to fully recharge
  • 18 paid vacation days in the U.S. plus federal holidays
  • Annual learning & development budget
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Frequent travel opportunities across the U.S., London, and Europe
  • Bi-annual company offsites, twice-weekly team lunches, and monthly socials
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Encord

Building the data backbone for the (artificial) intelligence…

Encord is the leading data platform for AI. We help top AI teams get models into production faster with human-in-the-loop workflows for labeling and RLHF, infrastructure for data-centric model testing, and powerful data curation and management.

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