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Applied Research Engineer

Guidant Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/5/2026
About This Role

About Us

We are a specialized AI research organization focused on large-scale video data. We leverage robust data infrastructure, advanced video understanding, and diverse data sources to create high-quality datasets for next-generation AI models.

Video now dominates global internet traffic and is essential across industries such as digital content, communication, gaming, immersive technologies, and robotics. Our mission is to address a key challenge: providing access to high-quality training data.

We are a small, high-impact team partnered with leading AI organizations and experiencing strong growth. The company is well-funded, supported by top-tier investors, and scaling rapidly.

About The Role

As an Applied Research Engineer, you will design and build high-performance systems and large-scale pipelines for video understanding. You will address complex, ambiguous research problems that require creative, efficient solutions in multiple domains, including computer vision, audio processing, and text processing, and focus on optimizing model performance through techniques such as preprocessing, postprocessing, parallelization, pipelining, and inference optimization. There may also be opportunities for model fine-tuning.

This role is ideal for those who enjoy building end-to-end systems and translating real-world challenges into scalable technical solutions.

Requirements

  • 2 years of experience in computer vision or audio processing
  • Strong proficiency in Python with hands-on experience in machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch or similar)
  • Ability to write clean, maintainable, and scalable code
  • Strong communication skills, especially when working with cross-functional or external teams
  • Passion for video technologies and media-related applications
  • Interest in building complete products, not just training models
  • Ability to break down complex problems into practical, scalable components

Nice to Have

  • Contributions to open-source projects
  • Experience working in early-stage startup environments

Work Setup

  • This is an on-site position based in a major global tech hub.

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