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Job description
Shield AI is hiring a Staff Deep Learning Engineer — a full-time, based in Melbourne role. Apply directly on Shield AI's careers page below.
Staff Deep Learning Engineer (R5677)
Team: AUS
Location: Melbourne
Commitment: International Office Entity
Workplace Type: onsite
Job Description:
Join Our Team: Shape the Future of Perception Technology! 🚀
Are you ready to revolutionize the world of perception capabilities for both autonomous and non-autonomous platforms?
At the forefront of innovation, we are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, turning cutting-edge insights into real-time, deep-learning-based solutions to solve practical perception challenges on the edge. Your skills will play a key role in driving transformative solutions that redefine the future.
Be part of a dynamic team where innovation meets impact. Let’s shape the future together!
What you'll do:
- Research, design and implement state-of-the-art perception capabilities, taking ideas from conception into world-class field solutions
- Work with and deploy our AI stack to edge devices
- Work in collaboration with the other deep learning engineers to architect and develop tools help to scale up our deep learning operations
- Stay abreast with the literature and actively involve in various R&D project(s)
Required qualifications:
- Demonstrable experience in delivering deep-learning-based solutions to solve computer vision problems with industry-based experience between 3 – 5 years
- Strong understanding of using convolutional neural networks and/or transformers for object classification, recognition or segmentation
- Experience working with recent Foundation Models
- Experience with implementing novel deep learning network architectures using existing frameworks (TensorFlow, Caffe, PyTorch or similar)
- Relevant tertiary qualifications (Bachelors/Master/PhD in Computer Science or related fields)
Preferred qualifications:
- Publication(s) in world-leading Computer Vision/Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning conferences/journals (i.e., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, PAMI, JMLR)
- C++ and/or Python development experience
- In-depth understanding of the latest deep learning network architectures for computer vision and image processing
- Experience with any of the following: object detection and target tracking, simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM), 3D reconstruction, camera calibration, behaviour analysis, foundation models, vision language models, large multi-modal models, automated video surveillance and related fields
- Experience deploying deep learning models in an embedded production context, including experience of structured and unstructured pruning, network quantization and performance tuning
- Experience in maintaining and/or setting up MLOps systems and services
- Experience in mentoring junior engineers/researchers in the related fields
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Frequently asked questions
What skills are required for Staff Deep Learning Engineer at Shield AI?
The required skills for Staff Deep Learning Engineer at Shield AI include: Deep Learning, Computer Vision, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Python, C++, MLOps.
What is the seniority level for Staff Deep Learning Engineer at Shield AI?
Staff Deep Learning Engineer at Shield AI is a Staff level position.
How do I apply for Staff Deep Learning Engineer at Shield AI?
You can view the full description and apply for Staff Deep Learning Engineer at Shield AI on EchoJobs: https://echojobs.io/job/shield-ai-staff-deep-learning-engineer-r5677-rxa8k.