Computer Vision & Machine Learning Engineer - 6 Month Contract - Immediate Start

The AI team at Samsung Research UK is currently looking for Computer Vision and Machine Learning Engineer to join our team in Staines-upon-Thames. This is a good opportunity to work on next-generation mobile devices from Samsung. As a forward-thinking company, we are at the forefront of innovation and seek an individual with a passion for pushing the boundaries of AI and content creation, and processing of live camera frames and images on PC and mobile environment. The prospective engineer will have an opportunity to work in production environments and solve industry-relevant problems. The main requirements for the role are advanced level C++ coding skills and experience in GPU compute in CUDA/OpenCL. This is a 6 month contract based in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, UK. We follow a hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home weekly. We politely request that you only apply if you are able to start the job within 2 months of accepting it.

As a Computer Vision and Machine Learning Engineer, you will:

• Explore and experiment with emerging technologies to continuously improve our AI-driven content reconstruction, creation and edition processes.
• Review the state of the art computer vision research papers and develop prototype solutions.
• Develop cutting-edge software and algorithms for computer vision, image processing and deep learning models
• Have technical responsibility for one or more significant sections of the assigned project
• Translate complex functional and technical requirements into detailed design

Essential Skills

• Masters or higher degree in ML/AI, Computer Science/Engineering, or related disciplines
• Professional software development experience with modern C++
• Experience with GPU compute in CUDA/OpenCL
• Excellent communication, teamwork and a results-oriented attitude
• Proficiency in problem-solving and debugging
• Expertise in image-based 3D reconstruction: Photogrammetry, Neural Radiance Fields (NERF) or Gaussian Splatting techniques.

Desirable Skills

• Demonstrated experience in: Generative AI, including hands-on implementation of state-of-the-art models.
• 3-D vision
• Developing with machine learning frameworks – Tensorflow/Pytorch
• Model optimization and knowledge distillation.
• Strong fundamentals in machine learning, NLP and Computer Vision
• Publications in top ML/AI conferences/journals (e.g., ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR, CVPR, ECCV, IEEE TPAMI, AAAI or similar)
• Experience in Android application development

Contract Type: 6 month contract

Location: Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, UK

Hybrid Working: 3 days onsite and 2 days working from home weekly

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