Senior/Staff Computer Vision Engineer

The role

You will identify opportunities for CV/ML-based solutions and develop cross-technology solutions combining VLMs, vision-based models, and classical CV. You will also prepare training data and ship CV pipelines with built-in evaluation harnesses.

What you will do

• Explore data and workflows to identify CV/ML-based solution opportunities
• Apply classical computer vision techniques to build internal and customer-facing features
• Prepare training data, and train, fine-tune, and validate vision-based models
• Develop cross-technology solutions combining VLMs, vision-based models, and classical CV
• Ship CV pipelines with evaluation harnesses and quality metrics

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building computer vision systems in Python
• Experience with tools such as OpenCV, NumPy, and PyTorch (or equivalents)
• Solid grounding in classical computer vision: feature extraction and matching, geometric transformations, image registration, and robust estimation (e.g., RANSAC)
• Solid grounding in ML and ML-based computer vision: CNNs, transformers, embedding spaces
• Hands-on experience preparing datasets and training, fine-tuning, and evaluating vision-based models
• Autonomous, moves fast, takes initiative without being asked
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (B.S. or M.S.)

Nice to have

• Experience working with messy real-world imagery — scanned documents, OCR outputs, low-quality rasters
• Familiarity with geospatial tooling (GDAL/rasterio, coordinate reference systems)
• Experience integrating VLM/LLM APIs into production workflows
• Experience with MLOps

Benefits

• Meaningful early-stage equity
• Company-funded medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Medical plans at no cost to the employee
• FSA (health and dependent care)
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) plan
• Flexible, remote-friendly work environment

About the company

CivilGrid is a venture-backed Series A startup providing a civil design platform for infrastructure renewal. The platform consolidates utility records, geotechnical and environmental data, and jurisdictional requirements for utilities and engineering firms.