Sr. AI Systems Engineer

Reposted 2 Days Ago
2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Computer Vision • Internet of Things • Machine Learning
The Role
Lead the development of computer vision systems for scene understanding, manage technologies, mentor engineers, and stay updated on AI trends.
Summary Generated by Built In

AiFi is a spatial intelligence platform that helps businesses understand and operate physical spaces using real‑time AI. Built on a camera‑first, privacy‑conscious foundation, our platform transforms physical environments into actionable systems—improving operations, elevating customer experiences, and unlocking measurable business value. AiFi is building toward a future where the physical world is as searchable, observable, and understandable as the digital one. 

Across grocery and convenience, venues, specialty retail, quick-service restaurants, and travel hubs, AiFi helps customers solve problems such as fraud prevention, out-of-stock and planogram optimization, 24/7 commerce enablement, no-line premium entry, omnichannel analytics, labor optimization, order accuracy, and frictionless access. With global deployments across diverse formats, AiFi is building a powerful real-world data foundation that continually improves the intelligence and adaptability of its platform.

 

In this role, you’ll lead the Scene Understanding Team’s computer vision research and development. This entails everything from designing systems capable of calibrating hundreds of cameras to implementing state-of-the-art 3D reconstruction methods and semantic segmentation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of scene understanding systems responsible for calibrating spaces that contain hundreds of cameras.
  • Translate state-of-the-art research into scalable, maintainable engineering systems.
  • Manage ‘scene calibration’ technologies within the Scene Understanding Team by facilitating backlog refinements, communicating with stakeholders,,and collaborating on roadmaps with product managers.
  • Work closely with other technology departments to deploy, monitor, and support Scene Understanding Services in hundreds of stores.
  • Promote and enforce best practices in software development and project management.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to creating a collaborative remote team environment.
  • Stay current with emerging AI trends and technologies to assess their potential applications in current and future projects.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field
  • 6+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
  • Extensive experience in Python
  • Proven experience working with RESTful APIs and OpenAPI, gRPC, and Protobuf, with knowledge of their design best practices and common libraries
  • Proven experience interfacing with AI projects, with a focus on computer vision and geometry
  • Proven experience in production.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and management skills

Additional Qualifications (desired)

  • Experience with asynchronous processes and event-driven architectures
  • Experience with containerized applications, Kubernetes and Docker
  • Experience with Azure
  • Experience with multi-view stereo technologies (turning images into 3D), such as Colmap
  • Experience with SLAM or Structure from Motion
  • Experience in a fast-paced, product-driven startup environment
  • Experience with Golang
  • Experience in the autonomous retail industry or a similar domain
  • Experience in MLOps, DevOps, and build/release/deployment automation.

AiFi is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. 
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law. 

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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
130 Employees
Year Founded: 2016

What We Do

AiFi provides the most flexible AI platform that enables retailers to affordably deploy and scale autonomous shopping solutions across their businesses. Leveraging computer vision, AiFi adapts to existing store formats without the need for shelf sensors, and provides advanced tracking algorithms that can scale up to 10,000 square feet to support various shopper journeys such as an app, credit card, gated, or hybrid entry. AiFi works with top retailers worldwide such as ALDI South Group, Carrefour, Compass Group, Morrisons, Żabka Group, REWE, and Verizon. AiFi has the highest number of computer vision powered autonomous stores across the globe. The company has raised a total of $80 million from investors including Verizon Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, HP Tech Ventures, Mithril Capital, Cervin Ventures, TransLink Capital, Plum Alley, Duke Angel Network, Reaction, GS Future, Drive Catalyst, and Evolution. For more information, please visit aifi.com.

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