Job Summary:
The position of senior software engineer at Cognex will be responsible for developing robust, reliable, efficient, scalable and highly performant deep learning models for machine vision applications. The candidate will also be involved in product design, development, testing and deployment activities.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Developing algorithms/models using Python or other relevant programming languages
- Integrating these models into production systems using C++
- Designing data collection tools and experiments
- Analyzing data and reporting results
- Improving existing codebases through refactoring and automation
- Writing and maintaining documentation
- Communicating results to both technical and non-technical audiences
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- Strong experience in Python, Pandas, NumPy
- Experience with C++, OpenCV, scikit-learn
- Experience with computer vision or image processing
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Highly motivated and self-driven
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Strong experience in Python, Pandas, NumPy
- Experience with C++
- Experience with OpenCV, scikit-learn
- Experience with computer vision or image processing
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Highly motivated and self-driven
Cognex Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cognex and has not been reviewed or approved by Cognex.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and dental coverage are included, and coverage is described as good compared to alternatives.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A PTO/Vacation policy is in place and time off is generally considered reasonable; time away is treated as actual downtime without expectations to work.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match is offered and is characterized as solid, though not best-in-class.
Cognex Insights
What We Do
Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of image-based products, all of which use artificial intelligence (AI) techniques that give them the human-like ability to make decisions on what they see. Cognex products include machine vision systems, machine vision sensors and barcode readers that are used in factories and distribution centers around the world where they eliminate production and shipping errors. Cognex is the world's leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 4 million image-based products, representing over $10 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company's founding in 1981. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has offices and distributors located throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. For details visit Cognex online at www.cognex.com.
