Computer Vision Engineer

Start: Mid Jan but looking to interview next week

Outside IR35 – rate depending on experience

Location: Ideally hybrid but open to remote (UK based only)

I’m looking for a skilled Computer Vision Specialist to provide technical leadership and hands-on delivery within a major retail programme. The project supports a global retail insights organisation and focuses on automating in-store data capture using wearable camera technologies, combining traditional computer vision techniques with emerging vision foundation models.

This is a role for a senior, delivery-focused specialist who can operate as the subject-matter

expert, guide a data science team and own the technical solution end-to-end.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Computer Vision SME, owning the technical direction of the CV components
• Lead the design, development and optimisation of video-based CV models
• Combine traditional CV techniques with modern VLMs and foundation models
• Build and refine video processing pipelines for wearable-camera footage
• Implement object detection, tracking, spatial understanding and scene interpretation
• Ensure performance, accuracy, and robustness in complex retail environments
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of CV components

Skills & Experience

• Proven track record delivering multiple end-to-end computer vision projects
• Deep expertise in traditional CV approaches
• Strong experience with video-based computer vision
• Experience with Spatial AI or scene understanding
• Proficiency with Python and CV frameworks (OpenCV, PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.)
• Ability to operate autonomously and deliver within fast-paced, high-pressure environments
• Experience with Vision-Language Models (VLMs) is prefered but not essential