Senior Computer Vision Engineer

Scandit, based in Zürich, is hiring a Senior Computer Vision Engineer to lead the development of a new retail technology using computer vision to improve operational insights and automation. The role involves building production-grade vision systems from concept to deployment in a hybrid work environment.

The Senior Computer Vision Engineer will lead the creation of a new generation of retail technology, using computer vision to deliver actionable insights and automation. This role bridges advanced research with real-world product needs, requiring technical leadership to take the system from 0 to 1 and deliver robust, production-ready solutions under uncertainty.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritize technical experiments to assess key risks such as model precision, recall, and latency in retail store environments
• Design and implement full computer vision and machine learning pipelines using real-world video data, covering data ingestion, preprocessing, training, evaluation, and deployment
• Develop and improve workflows for human annotation to generate high-quality training and test datasets from video streams
• Work with product managers and engineering leaders to define requirements, set milestones, and convert business goals into technical plans
• Choose, adapt, and optimize advanced computer vision models for detecting suspicious behavior and actions in uncontrolled retail settings
• Provide technical leadership in video-based computer vision, guiding best practices and contributing to team growth and hiring

Requirements

• A university degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Extensive hands-on experience in computer vision and machine learning, including designing, training, evaluating, and deploying models in production
• Demonstrated success in building end-to-end CV/ML systems from concept to commercial product
• Strong expertise in video-based pipelines and human action or behavior recognition, particularly in retail or autonomous checkout contexts
• Solid software engineering skills with Python and modern ML/CV frameworks, and experience handling real-world, noisy data
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced, uncertain environments, prioritize experiments, and rapidly iterate on technical solutions
• Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams (product, backend, data, operations) and clear communication of technical topics in English (B2 or higher)
• Eligible to work in the hiring location

Nice to have

• Experience with privacy-aware or GDPR-compliant data pipelines, especially for video data
• Background in developing or selecting annotation tools and workflows for computer vision training data
• Previous experience in retail or autonomous store environments using computer vision

What the company offers

• A talented team and engaging environment where you can apply your passion for cutting-edge technology
• Regular hackathons to explore innovative ideas
• Flexible work options including hybrid, office-based, or remote work
• A people-first culture focused on employee well-being
• Global team outings and festive company celebrations at year-end
• A day off on your birthday
• An attractive individual equity plan in a high-growth company
• Certification as a 'Great Place to Work' in seven countries
• Modern office facilities optimized for hybrid work in Zurich, Warsaw, Tampere, and London
• Strong support for remote work across Switzerland, Finland, Poland, UK, Italy, and Germany
• Location-specific benefits for the hiring region

About the company

Scandit fosters an inclusive workplace that empowers employees and values diverse backgrounds and experiences.

• Inclusive and empowering work environment
• Valuation of diverse experiences and backgrounds