Senior AI - Computer Vision Engineer - UK
XYZ Reality1 day ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Develop advanced computer vision algorithms for construction scene understanding and spatial intelligence.
- Design and develop semantic segmentation, object detection, and instance segmentation models.
- Build systems for 3D environment understanding, spatial relationships, physical geometry, BIM correspondence, and object matching.
- Develop algorithms using multimodal sensor data and combine AI, 3D vision, SLAM, and BIM.
- Explore Gaussian Splatting, NeRFs, foundation models, multimodal AI, and modern computer vision techniques.
- Improve localization-assisted perception and robustness across varied lighting, weather, and construction-site conditions.
- Design, train, and evaluate large-scale deep learning models and supporting data pipelines.
- Optimize and deploy models on embedded GPU platforms and build production inference pipelines benchmarked for latency, accuracy, and robustness.
- Contribute to technical architecture, design reviews, and technical direction.
- Collaborate across Navigation, Embedded Software, Hardware, and Product teams and mentor other engineers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of industrial experience in computer vision.
- MSc or PhD in Computer Vision, AI, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Deep expertise in 3D computer vision and spatial AI, including geometry, spatial relationships, and scene understanding.
- Experience developing and deploying computer vision and deep learning systems in production.
- Strong Python development skills and expert knowledge of PyTorch.
- Experience with semantic segmentation, object detection, image understanding, modern computer vision architectures, large-scale deep learning models, and large image datasets.
- Strong mathematical foundations in machine learning and computer vision.
- Experience with perception for autonomous or embodied systems, such as SLAM, sensor fusion, or state estimation, is valuable.
- Ability to bridge research and production engineering and turn emerging techniques into robust, deployable products.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.
Benefits
- Hybrid role based at the Angel, London office 2–3 days per week.
- Opportunity to work on Spatial AI, 3D computer vision, augmented reality, and wearable technology.
- Work with specialists across Computer Vision, AI, Navigation, Embedded Software, and Hardware.
- Meaningful influence over technical architecture and perception technology direction.
- Opportunity to see technology deployed on major construction projects and contribute to international growth at a Series B business.
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About XYZ Reality
XYZ Reality builds engineering-grade augmented reality for construction, combining its Atom hardhat/headset with a project controls platform that overlays BIM models on site for QA/QC, progress tracking, and issue resolution. The company sells to developers and contractors, particularly in data center and other mission‑critical projects, and also provides on‑site implementation. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, it is a privately held business.