Lead Software Engineer

Company Description

Lead Software Engineer

Are you ready to develop the future of retail? 

As the world’s leader in IoT and data technologies for commerce, our mission is to help retailers and brands use digitalization to become more efficient, more intelligent, and more sustainable—and in doing so, enable more positive commerce. 

VusionGroup  is a fast-growing, fast-paced retail tech company. We believe that by thinking big and working together as one team—agile thinkers, tech makers, and change agents—we can build the largest retail IoT platform in the world.  

Job Description

We build. We create impact.  

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will collaborate with infrastructure and software engineers to design, plan, and build new features for our customers.  

• Creating a new Monitoring Center summarizing customer’s IoT devices health, security, events and highlighting actionable events.
• Analyzing performance bottlenecks in image generations to be sent to our IoT device for customers with Millions of devices and rearchitecting this code to be scalable.
• Software Development: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Java applications .
• Computer Vision Integration: Implement and optimize computer vision algorithms using libraries such as OpenCV, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or DeepStream.
• Software Development: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Java applications for real-time image and video processing.
• Computer Vision Integration: Implement and optimize computer vision algorithms using libraries such as OpenCV, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or DeepStream.
• Machine Learning & AI: Collaborate with data scientists and ML engineers to integrate AI models into production systems.
• Performance Optimization: Profile and optimize Java-based  applications for latency, memory usage, and computational efficiency.
• Multithreading & Parallel Processing: Implement efficient multithreaded and GPU-accelerated processing for real-time analysis.
• Integration & API Development: Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices for vision-based applications.
• Data Pipeline & Processing: Design data/image ingestion, preprocessing, and annotation pipelines.
• Testing & Validation: Develop automated unit tests, integration tests, and performance benchmarks for Retail IoT applications.
• Cloud & Edge Computing: Deploy and optimize computer vision solutions for edge devices, cloud platforms, and hybrid architectures.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with hardware engineers, embedded developers, and UI/UX teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure that solutions adhere to privacy, security, and ethical AI guidelines.
• Technical Leadership: Provide guidance on best practices, code reviews, and system architecture decisions.

Qualifications

Qualifications we're looking for. 

• Experience: 
  • 7+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on Java-based application development.
  • Experience in computer vision, image processing, or deep learning applications.
  • Experience with multithreading, concurrent programming, and GPU acceleration.
  • Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Experience in database management (SQL, NoSQL) and big data processing (Apache Spark, Kafka, etc.).
• Skills: 
  • Proficiency with Java, OpenCV, TensorFlow, or PyTorch.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment.
• Abilities: 
  • Good knowledge and experience with serverless technologies.
  • Able to architect and develop high quality Rest API’s.
• Education:
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with edge AI and Algorithm Development: Develop feature extraction, object detection, image segmentation, and classification algorithms.
  • Knowledge of machine learning models for vision applications (CNNs, object detection, tracking, OCR, etc.).
  • Experience with edge AI and embedded vision applications.
  • Familiarity with real-time video streaming and processing frameworks.
  • Experience in high-performance computing (HPC) and distributed systems.
  • Elasticsearch knowledge.
  • Experience with Containers and Microservices.
  • Node development.
  • Database design in a NoSQL database like Azure Tables, CosmosDB or MongoDB.
  • An understanding of Azure Stack (Azure Functions, Service Bus, IotHub, etc.), which will help you understand the problems we work on and develop the best tools for our customers.

We innovate. We help communities thrive. 

VusionGroup has an international presence in 19 countries. In joining us, you’ll be part of a globally distributed team of intellectually curious, committed, and collaborative co-workers.  

The work is fast paced, challenging, and ambitious. Here, you will feel valued for your contributions as we reinvent modern commerce—together.  

We feel supported. You will too.  

VusionGroup is a place where people feel safe, happy, and respected. We offer programs and benefits to support you in whatever comes next in your life, including: 

• Generous paid time off (PTO):  35 days PTO to enable work/life integration and promotes a culture of trust.
• Health & Wellness: Eligibility for healthcare benefits begin day one, plus retirement savings plans.
• Financial future: While retirement savings plans vary by country, we help you plan for your future.
• Family-First Support: Navigate family challenges with our assistance, securing time for both your loved ones and self-care.
• Hybrid work: Find your balance with two days working from home, three days in the office, plus the freedom to work anywhere for up to two weeks a year.
• Time off to volunteer and give back to your community.
• Career Growth: E-learning opportunities and workshops, and global mobility potential  
• Commute benefits: up to $100/month per employee for commuting expenses.
• Philanthropy: Our company matches employee donations up to $500 per year for causes close to your heart. 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.