Senior Engineer, Computer Vision (C++) (R5195)

ShieldMelbourneOn-siteFull-time15 Jul 2026

Shield AI seeks a Senior Computer Vision C++ Engineer to develop real-time perception capabilities for autonomous systems. The role involves designing custom computer vision algorithms, integrating learned models, and deploying on edge devices. Requires deep C++ proficiency, computer vision fundamentals, and experience with high-performance systems.

What you'll do

Design, develop, and integrate advanced computer vision algorithms into high-performance C++ software pipelines.
Build custom perception capabilities from the ground up with emphasis on real-time performance and reliability.
Support development and integration of learned perception models into real-time computer vision pipelines.
Adapt detection, classification, recognition, or segmentation models for operational imagery.
Improve model performance across varied lighting, viewpoint, background, and environmental conditions.
Evaluate false positives and false negatives and work with representative datasets to improve robustness.
Combine learned models with classical computer vision techniques and optimize inference for edge deployment.
Integrate model outputs into C++ perception systems.

What you need

Must-have

C++Computer VisionImage ProcessingMachine LearningObject DetectionImage ClassificationTarget RecognitionSemantic Segmentation

Nice-to-have

3D ReconstructionSLAMCamera CalibrationBehavior AnalysisAutomated Video SurveillanceDefense Sector ExperienceAutonomous Unmanned Systems

Soft skills

CollaborationProblem SolvingOwnershipCommunication

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