Senior Applied Scientist (AI/Computer Vision)

TL;DR

Senior Applied Scientist (AI/Computer Vision): Building novel frameworks for multi-object tracking, re-identification, person activity understanding, and generic video understanding with an accent on computer vision, sensor fusion, and advanced machine learning. Focus on creating innovative techniques for efficient visual processing that can scale to real-world applications and investigating approaches to reduce the computational and data requirements of visual AI systems.

Location: USA, WA, Seattle

Salary: $167,100.00–$226,100.00 USD annually

Company

hirify.global, as part of AWS Solutions, develops business applications leveraging Amazon's unique experience and expertise, aiming to accelerate customer businesses through intuitive and differentiated technology solutions.

What you will do

• Develop novel frameworks and advance the theory and practice of multi-object tracking, re-identification, and video understanding.
• Create innovative techniques for efficient visual processing that can scale to real-world applications.
• Investigate approaches to reduce the computational and data requirements of visual AI systems.
• Help solve a variety of technical challenges and mentor other scientists.
• Work in a highly collaborative and entrepreneurial environment tackling problems in computer vision, machine learning, and distributed systems.

Requirements

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
• 5+ years of experience building machine learning models for business applications.
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning.
• Track record of publications at top-tier conferences (CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICLR) focused on multi-object tracking, re-identification, human activity understanding, or multi-modal LLMs.
• Strong background in computer vision, deep learning, and multi-modal foundation models.
• Experience with PyTorch or other deep learning frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to transform research ideas into practical implementations.
• Must have legal authorization to work in the USA.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of modern visual-language models and multi-modal AI systems.
• Experience with large-scale model training and optimization.
• Contributions to open-source AI projects or research frameworks.
• Experience mentoring junior researchers and collaborating with engineering teams.
• Strong track record of turning research breakthroughs into practical applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, vision), Basic Life & AD&D insurance, EAP, and Mental Health Support.
• 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
• Emphasis on diverse experiences, inclusive team culture, and employee-led affinity groups.
• Opportunities for continuous learning, mentorship, and career growth.
• Focus on work-life harmony and flexibility to support personal and professional success.