Computer Vision Engineer

About Ultralytics:

At Ultralytics, we commit to relentless innovation in the AI space and seek team members who resonate with our ambition to produce the world's best YOLO AI models. If you're obsessed with AI, eager to make an impact on the world and thrive in dynamic, high-intensity environments, we invite you to apply for a position on our team.

🌎 Location and Legalities

This full-time Computer Vision Engineer position is based onsite in our Ultralytics office in Madrid, Spain. Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the Spain, as Ultralytics does not provide visa sponsorship.

🚀 What You'll Do

As a Computer Vision Engineer at Ultralytics, you will be at the forefront of developing and refining our world-class, open-source AI models. You will drive the entire lifecycle of our models, from research to real-world deployment. Key responsibilities include:

• Developing, training, and optimizing state-of-the-art computer vision models, with a primary focus on the Ultralytics YOLO ecosystem.

• Implementing advanced data augmentation and preprocessing techniques to improve model robustness on diverse datasets.

• Leading the full lifecycle of model development, from research and training to validation and performance benchmarking.

• Mastering model export to various formats such as ONNX, OpenVINO, and TensorRT to support a wide range of hardware.

• Working on model deployment strategies, including optimizing models for high-performance inference on both cloud and edge devices.

• Contributing to our CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to ensure code quality, reliability, and automated testing.

• Collaborating with the team to push the boundaries of what's possible in object detection, segmentation, and other core computer vision tasks.

Your strategic vision and technical expertise will be essential in supporting Ultralytics' mission of delivering top-tier machine learning tools and models like YOLO11 to the community.

🛠️ Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Computer Vision and Deep Learning.

• Expert-level proficiency in Python and deep expertise with PyTorch.

• Strong practical experience with OpenCV for image and video processing tasks.

• Proven experience in training, fine-tuning, and deploying object detection models, particularly within the YOLO family.

• Familiarity with model optimization techniques such as quantization and pruning, and deployment frameworks like TensorRT and OpenVINO.

• Experience with MLOps tools and practices, including version control (Git), Docker, and CI/CD with GitHub Actions.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to perform in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment.

• A strong portfolio of projects or contributions to open-source AI repositories.

🌟 Cultural Fit - Intensity Required

Ultralytics is a high-performance environment for world-class talent obsessed with achieving extraordinary results. We operate at a relentless pace, demanding exceptional dedication and an unwavering commitment to excellence, guided by our mission, vision, and values. Our team thrives on audacious goals and absolute ownership. This is not a conventional workplace. If your priority is predictable comfort or a standard work-life balance over the relentless pursuit of progress, Ultralytics is not for you. We seek driven individuals prepared for the profound personal investment required to make a defining contribution to the future of AI.

What we offer:

Cutting-Edge-next generation AI computer vision technology: contribute to building cutting edge computer vision AI models based on the YOLO framework.

Impactful Work: Shape the future of AI-powered solutions that transform industries.

Collaborative Culture: Join a talented and passionate team that values open communication and innovation.

Ultralytics Handbook

Comprehensive guide to our company’s mission, vision, values, and operational practices. This handbook is designed to provide key insights and resources for our (future) team members, collaborators, and community to align with Ultralytics' core principles.

Link: https://handbook.ultralytics.com/

Ultralytics is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.