Ultralytics - Founding Engineer
Requirements
• Senior-to-principal/distinguished-level industry delivery, with sustained ownership of feature areas and tech-lead-level accountability. • Shipped ML/AI and computer vision work, with practical Python and PyTorch proficiency beyond coursework or research. • Full-stack capability spanning user interfaces, APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, deployment, and production operations. • Current AI-assisted development experience, sound review judgment, and a preference for mainstream, well-documented tools. • Strong async communication, work breakdown, and deadline delivery within structured teams; no degree required, but industry experience is essential. • Production experience with TypeScript, React, and Python API frameworks such as FastAPI. • Experience with PostgreSQL, Docker, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and cloud platforms. • Hands-on model serving, GPU optimization, inference monitoring, or edge deployment experience. • Contributions to Ultralytics or other open-source projects and engagement with our developer community. • Early engineering experience building products and establishing technical practices across international teams. • 🌟 Cultural fitAt Ultralytics, we set bold goals and execute with speed, precision, and teamwork. We're driven by hard work, ambition, and resilience — building fast, learning constantly, and delivering measurable impact.You'll thrive here if you: • 🌟 Cultural fit • bold goals • speed, precision, and teamwork • hard work, ambition, and resilience • You'll thrive here if you: • Take ownership and deliver results with focus and accountability. • Combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution. • Value excellence, grit, and creativity in equal measure. • excellence, grit, and creativity • See collaboration as the foundation for meaningful progress. • Our culture is built around our core values: • Relentless progress: Constant evolution and improvement. • Relentless progress: • Strive for excellence: Perseverance and attention to detail. • Strive for excellence: • Actions, not words: Focus on delivering meaningful results. • Actions, not words: • Act with urgency: Seize fleeting opportunities. • Act with urgency: • Open access to all: Transparent communication and collaboration. • Open access to all: • Learn more in our Ultralytics Handbook.💰 Compensation and benefitsWe reward excellence and impact — not just tenure or title.
Responsibilities
• Strategy & execution • Own a feature area from requirements and architecture through implementation, testing, deployment, and iteration. • Ship ML/CV capabilities alongside full-stack interfaces, backend services, and infrastructure, using our documentation and guides. • Use Copilot or Codex routinely, validating generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability. • Cross-functional collaboration • Break ambiguous work into milestones, align dependencies across locations, and communicate decisions and blockers asynchronously. • Balance customer needs, technical trade-offs, and commercial deadlines with Product and Engineering. • Representation & leadership • Lead design and code reviews, unblock engineers, and set standards for testing, observability, and production reliability. • Strengthen our open-source ecosystem through maintainable contributions, technical documentation, and engineering knowledge-sharing.
Benefits
• excellence and impact • Competitive salary: Reflecting your experience and contribution. • Equity packages: We want our success to be yours too. • On-site collaboration: Work with passionate builders in one of our global hubs. • On-site collaboration: • Flexible working hours: We value results over routines. • Flexible working hours: • Generous time off: 24 vacation days, your birthday off, plus local holidays. • Generous time off: • Tech & tools: Work on cutting-edge AI projects that power millions of devices. • Tech & tools: • Gear: Brand-new Apple MacBook Air/Pro, Apple Studio Display, and AirPods Pro 3. • Gear: • Learning & development: Dedicated budget for personal and professional growth. • Learning & development: • High impact: Your work will shape the future of vision AI. • High impact: • 👉 Check out ultralytics.com/careers for more about our culture, values, and teams.🌎 Where and how you can workWe believe great work happens where passion meets purpose. • 🌎 Where and how you can work • This role is hybrid in New York office, working with our new NYC engineering team. • hybrid in New York office • Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the country of application. • We're an in-office team that values daily collaboration, energy, and connection. Being together helps us move faster, learn from one another, and celebrate wins as they happen.🚀 Why join usWe're not just building models — we're building the ecosystem powering the future of vision AI. If you're ready to build, move fast, and make an impact — this is your moment.⚡ Ready to build the ecosystem powering the future of vision AI? Apply now. • ecosystem powering the future of vision AI • ⚡ Ready to build the ecosystem powering the future of vision AI? • Cutting-Edge, Next-Generation AI Computer Vision Technology: Contribute to building cutting-edge computer vision AI models based on the YOLO framework. • Cutting-Edge, Next-Generation AI Computer Vision Technology: • Impactful Work: Shape the future of AI-powered solutions that transform industries. • Impactful Work: • Collaborative Culture: Join a talented and passionate team that values open communication and innovation. • Collaborative Culture: • Ultralytics Handbook • Comprehensive guide to our company's mission, vision, values, and operational practices. This handbook is designed to provide key insights and resources for our (future) team members, collaborators, and community to align with Ultralytics' core principles. • Link: https://handbook.ultralytics.com/
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