Focal Systems
focal.systems
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Overview
Focal Systems fits shelf-facing cameras and computer vision to physical retail so store staff know in real time what is out of stock or misplaced. Its system turns those observations into task lists for the floor team rather than a report read later. Grocery and convenience chains use it to cut lost sales from empty shelves.
News
Why AI Fails at Scale in Retail and What Actually Prevents It
In September 2025, Starbucks put an AI inventory-counting tool into more than 11,000 North American stores. The vendor had reported 99% accuracy and counting roughly eight times faster than doing it by hand. Nine months later, in May 2026, an internal mem
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Summerween is Real: Halloween is Arriving on Shelves Earlier Every Year
If it feels like Halloween is popping up in stores earlier and earlier each year, that's because it is. And now there's shelf-level data to prove it. "Summerween" has been a recurring trend for a few years thanks to Gen Z's love for the season. According
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The Hidden Cost of What Sits Above the Shelf: How AI Vision Is Turning Dead Stock Into Revenue
How retailers are unlocking tens of thousands of dollars in recoverable inventory, every month, per store, with overhead vision technology. Walk the backroom of almost any grocery store, and you'll find it: pallets stacked ceiling-high, cases wedged onto
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Retail Experience Sits at the Heart of Loss Prevention
I didn't come to retail technology from a spreadsheet or a boardroom. I came to it from the shop floor. I spent years in stores, so I never saw loss prevention as a slide in a deck. I've seen it as something you live through, shift after shift. I've had,
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Technologies
Tech DNA
Python
SQL
Node JS
FastAPI
Flask
React.js
Snowflake
Kafka
MySQL
GCP
Claude
AI/ML
Python
SQL
Computer Vision
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Snowflake
Kafka
MySQL
Helm
NumPy
Prometheus
Pandas
Statsmodels
Claude
Claude Code
Redis
CircleCI
Terraform
Grafana
Frontend
Node JS
TypeScript
JavaScript
Material UI
React.js
Tailwind CSS
Other
Apache Kafka
FastAPI
Rest API
Flask
ETL/ELT
A/B Testing
Playwright
Selenium
Stack modernity
84/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
Computer Vision
16 jobs
Required
$46k
-76% vs market
Python
6 jobs
Required
$120k
-33% vs market
SQL
4 jobs
Required
$128k
-12% vs market
GCP
4 jobs
Required
$125k
-32% vs market
Kubernetes
4 jobs
Required
$125k
-30% vs market
CI/CD
4 jobs
Required
$120k
-27% vs market
Docker
4 jobs
Required
$120k
-24% vs market
MySQL
3 jobs
Required
$133k
Median
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
15%
JavaScript
10%
SQL
10%
CI/CD
10%
Kubernetes
10%
TypeScript
9%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
Selenium
Sep 2026
Playwright
Sep 2026
Claude Code
Sep 2026
Claude
Sep 2026
Statsmodels
Sep 2026
A/B Testing
Sep 2026
Redis
Sep 2026
Pandas
Sep 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$46k
Typical range
$23k – $146k
Open positions
16
6
Jobs
Senior
83.3%
Staff
16.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 5 | $133k | $95k – $146k |
| Staff | 1 | $122k | $122k |
Highest paying role
Full Stack Software Engineer (Python / React)
$146k
Normalized to USD per year
Growth
Hiring Momentum
38/100
Slowing
Open positions
16
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~12 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
57% ▲
Product
14% ▼
Backend
7% ▼
DevOps
7% ▼
Analytics
7% ▼
Management
7% ▲
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+6 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added Selenium to stack
Sep 2026
Added Playwright to stack
Sep 2026
Added Claude Code to stack
Sep 2026
Added Claude to stack
Sep 2026
Added Statsmodels to stack
Sep 2026
Added A/B Testing to stack
Sep 2026
Added Redis to stack
Sep 2026
Added Pandas to stack
Sep 2026
Added NumPy to stack
Sep 2026
Added ETL/ELT to stack
Sep 2026
Added JavaScript to stack
Sep 2026
Added TypeScript to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
7
Hiring now
6
Countries
2
Busiest office
London
San Francisco
United States
HQ
Focal - San Francisco, CA
98 Battery Street Ste 402,, San Francisco, CA 94111
London
United Kingdom
Engineering / R&D
Focal - UK
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $46k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
Leeds
United Kingdom
Engineering / R&D
Focal - UK
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $46k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Focal - UK
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $46k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Focal - UK
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $46k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
Bristol
United Kingdom
Focal - UK
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $46k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
Cardiff
United Kingdom
Focal - UK
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $46k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
Jobs
$122k – $142k per year • Equity • Remote • Full-Time • 5+ years exp
SQL
Snowflake
AI/ML
Computer Vision
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$19k – $23k per year • In office • Internship
Computer Vision
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$102k – $118k per year • Equity • In office • Contractor
Python
FastAPI
Databases
Apache Kafka
Kafka
MySQL
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
CI/CD
CircleCI
Docker
GCP
Helm
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Terraform
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$120k – $146k per year • Equity • Remote • Contractor • 6+ years exp
Node JS
Python
TypeScript
JavaScript
FastAPI
Flask
Databases
Apache Kafka
Kafka
MySQL
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Frontend
Material UI
React.js
Tailwind CSS
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Grafana
Helm
Kubernetes
Prometheus
Rest API
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$117k – $133k per year • Equity • Remote • Contractor • 4+ years exp
Python
SQL
Apache Kafka
Kafka
MySQL
Redis
AI/ML
Computer Vision
NumPy
Pandas
DevOps
GCP
Helm
Kubernetes
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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$81k – $95k per year • Equity • Remote • Full-Time • 5+ years exp
Python
SQL
Snowflake
AI/ML
Computer Vision
NumPy
Statsmodels
Analytics
A/B Testing
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$75k – $95k per year • Equity • Remote • Contractor • 6+ years exp
Python
Claude
Claude Code
Computer Vision
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
GCP
Kubernetes
Rest API
QA
Playwright
Selenium
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