Fractional AI Engineer (Computer Visions)

IO Associates
South Molton
6 days ago
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Contract (Fractional) - AI Engineer (Computer Vision)

Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
2 days per week | Remote (UK only)

£600-£750 pd

We're partnering with a high-growth, AI-driven platform business that leverages real-time data to deliver insights across physical environments. With strong commercial traction and a proven product in market, they're now looking for a senior contractor to support their next phase of growth.

This is a fractional role (2 days/week) focused on maintaining a highly stable production system and supporting advanced client deployments.


What you'll be doing:

  • Ensuring platform reliability and performance (live system with long-term stability)

  • Supporting complex client deployments, including model tuning and optimisation

  • Troubleshooting edge cases and improving computer vision model accuracy

  • Acting as a senior technical point of contact across platform and delivery


Tech environment:

  • Computer Vision (essential)

  • TensorFlow, NVIDIA stack (e.g. DeepStream)

  • Cloud-based video/data processing pipelines

  • Analytics and model optimisation workflows


What they're looking for:

  • Strong computer vision experience (non-negotiable)

  • Experience deploying and optimising models in real-world environments xwwtmva

  • Comfortable working in a lean, high-impact, fractional capacity

  • Reliable, self-sufficient, and able to own outcomes with minimal oversight


Why this role:

  • Work on a proven, revenue-generating AI product

  • High autonomy with low bureaucracy

  • Opportunity to influence real-world deployments at scale

  • Flexible, long-term fractional engagement


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