[Remote] Senior Machine Learning Engineer (VLM)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harnham is a technology-led organization focused on building intelligent, connected solutions that integrate advanced machine learning with operational workflows. They are seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to design and develop cloud-based Vision Language Model pipelines and drive decisions on visual signal capture to maximize VLM performance.
Responsibilities
- Own the design and development of cloud based Vision Language Model pipelines used for large scale labelling and annotation
- Drive decisions on what visual signals, metadata and contextual information are captured from edge devices to maximise VLM performance
- Build and evaluate end to end inference systems, including prompt design, fine tuning strategies and model benchmarking
- Partner closely with embedded systems, computer vision and data science teams to close the loop between devices and cloud intelligence
- Stay at the forefront of the VLM landscape, assessing and integrating commercial and open source models as capabilities evolve
Skills
- Strong commercial experience as a machine learning engineer working with computer vision, LLMs or Vision Language Models
- Hands on experience evaluating, fine tuning or deploying VLMs in production environments
- Deep understanding of how edge constraints such as bandwidth, latency and compute influence model design
- Proficiency with Python, PyTorch and modern cloud based inference and evaluation tooling
- Practical expertise in prompt engineering and model evaluation, with a focus on measurable performance improvements
- Comfortable owning problems end to end and collaborating across hardware and software teams
Benefits
- Equity
- Fully remote working across the United States
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision cover
- Flexible paid time off and a strong culture of autonomy and trust
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