About the role#
As a Computer Vision Research Engineer Intern, you will join the team building applications for the construction trades. You will work on real production problems rather than side projects. You will own a scoped piece of work from start to finish, receive mentorship from experienced engineers, and see your models reach customers who use them daily.
What you'll do#
- Build and improve computer vision models for detection, segmentation, or OCR on construction drawings.
- Contribute to our pipelines, including data preparation, labeling workflows, training runs, and evaluation.
- Run experiments, measure results, and clearly communicate what worked and what did not.
- Dig into real customer data to identify failure modes and propose fixes.
- Work with fullstack and product engineers to help get your work into production.
- Read relevant research and test ideas that could improve our models.
What you'll need#
- Currently pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- A solid foundation in deep learning and computer vision through coursework, research, or projects.
- Hands-on experience training models in PyTorch or similar frameworks.
- Strong Python skills.
- Curiosity about messy, real-world data like scanned, handwritten, or imperfect documents.
- High ownership, meaning you ask good questions and run with the answers.
- Experience with document AI, OCR, or vision-language models is a bonus.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time, in-person role located in San Francisco, California.
- The internship lasts 12 to 16 weeks.
- The position is paid at $55 per hour.
- Strong interns may be considered for full-time roles.
About Bobyard
Bobyard is a technology company based in San Francisco. It focuses on the construction sector by automating the takeoff process. The company uses computer vision and natural language processing to improve the speed and accuracy of cost estimates. It has between 11 and 50 employees.
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