Allen Institute · 3 days ago
Software Engineer II - Computer Vision for Biology
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$120K/yr - $150K/yr
1+ years expThe Allen Institute is dedicated to advancing bioscience and improving human health through open science. They are seeking a Machine Vision Software Engineer to develop and optimize video processing and analysis pipelines for large-scale animal video data, collaborating closely with neuroscientists and engineers.
Neuroscience
Responsibilities
Collaborate with scientists and engineers to design and build computer vision algorithms for large scale video data
Pilot and implement methods for video analysis: pose tracking, object detection, activity segmentation, action recognition
Work with a software team to integrate algorithms and results into a broader analytics platform
Follow team software best practices - write unit and integration tests, participate in code reviews, track issues, version code, manage stage/production environments, write documentation
Share your methods with the community via white papers, conference talks, and journal articles
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; or equivalent combination of degree and experience
1 year of relevant experience in a software development team
Experience applying computer vision and image processing algorithms to imaging data, including segmentation and linear/nonlinear image registration
Experience applying machine vision and CV libraries (e.g. OpenCV, scikit-image, ANTs, ITK)
Experience with Python
Familiarity with modern software development best practices (e.g., git, GitHub)
Preferred
3 - 5 years of experience in a software development team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience with machine learning/AI
Experience with scaling software from local to cluster/cloud-based use
Experience working in a shared code repository
Experience with cloud-based computing (e.g. Amazon S3, Lambda, EMR)
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life insurance
401k plan
Paid time off
Company
Allen Institute
The Allen Institute is dedicated to answering some of the biggest questions in bioscience and accelerating research worldwide.
501-1000 employees
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