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Computer Vision Expert

Weekday (YC W21)
Remote (United States)Part-time

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This role is for one of our clients

Compensation: $80-$110 per hour

Join a cutting-edge AI research initiative and help shape the next generation of frontier AI models. We are seeking experienced Computer Vision Experts to serve as subject matter experts, designing challenging real-world vision tasks, creating high-quality reference solutions, and evaluating AI model performance. Your work will directly improve AI systems by identifying reasoning gaps and advancing their capabilities across a wide range of computer vision applications.

This is a part-time, fully remote opportunity requiring approximately 20 hours per week.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Design challenging, real-world computer vision tasks across domains such as:

• Object Detection

• Image Segmentation

• Object Recognition

• Vision-Language & Multimodal Reasoning

• Image and Video Generation

• Develop high-quality reference solutions and integrate tasks into agentic development environments using Python.

• Build executable evaluation components and testing frameworks where applicable.

• Assess AI model outputs for accuracy, reasoning quality, and technical correctness.

• Identify capability gaps, classify failure modes, and provide detailed written analyses of model behavior.

• Develop evaluation guidelines and structured rubrics to ensure consistent and objective assessment.

• Collaborate with fellow subject matter experts to maintain high-quality training data and evaluation standards.

Required Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience in Computer Vision through industry, research, or graduate/PhD-level work.

• Strong proficiency in Python with practical experience developing computer vision applications.

• Expertise in modern computer vision techniques, including deep learning architectures and model evaluation.

• Hands-on experience with frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar computer vision libraries.

• Solid understanding of computer vision workflows, model training, evaluation metrics, and optimization techniques.

• Ability to commit approximately 20 hours per week.

• Excellent written communication skills and the ability to work independently in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in AI model evaluation, AI training data development, or data annotation.

• Familiarity with multimodal AI systems, vision-language models, or generative AI applications.

• Experience developing evaluation pipelines, automated testing frameworks, or benchmarking tools.

• Contributions to open-source computer vision projects or published research are a plus.

• Experience with large-scale production computer vision systems.

Role Details

• Employment Type: Independent Contractor

• Work Arrangement: Fully Remote

• Schedule: Approximately 20 hours per week

• Project Duration: Based on project requirements and performance, with opportunities for extension

Equal Opportunity

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract & Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.

• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.

• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early based on business needs and performance.

• Your work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.

• Payments are made weekly via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.

• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

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