Founding ML Engineer, Computer Vision (Object Detection)
About the Role
As the founding machine learning engineer, you will set the technical direction for fine-grained visual item identification at an internet marketplace platform. You will build production models that identify specific brands, models, editions, and variants, helping users make informed decisions with confidence.
What You'll Do
Design and own computer vision architecture, adapting foundation vision models to specialized catalog identification.
Define category-level accuracy standards and develop calibrated confidence scoring so the product can communicate uncertainty.
Build feedback loops that use model errors to guide labeling priorities in partnership with the labeling team.
Balance broader category coverage against deeper accuracy in existing categories.
Own the path from model research to production serving, including latency, cost, and reliability.
Explain model capabilities and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
What We're Looking For
At least 5 years of applied computer vision experience, including production systems delivered at meaningful scale.
