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At Matroid, we’re building an intuitive product that allows anyone to train and deploy computer vision models without needing to know how to write a line of code.\nFounded in 2016 by a Stanford professor, Matroid has raised $33.5 million from NEA, Energize Ventures, and Intel Capital and has a broad range of customers and partners in manufacturing, industrial IoT, and security.\nWe’re looking for a Vision Application Technician to operate as the technical expert on end-to-end image formation and camera system design - helping our customers and engineering teams achieve optimal image quality and system performance for visual inspection use cases. You’ll balance time between hands-on lab experimentation and field deployments at customer sites, ensuring reliable and high-quality camera integrations across diverse environments.\nYou’ll be working at our new office in downtown Palo Alto, just a five-minute walk from the Caltrain station.\nWhat you’ll be doing\nResearch and evaluate novel image formation systems to support advanced deep learning visual inspection use cases.\nCollaborate with sales and engineering teams to understand imaging requirements, and evaluate and specify optimal image formation systems - including camera, lens, lighting, and supporting hardware - for various visual inspection use cases.\nExperiment with and fine-tune these systems to optimize image and video quality.\nConfigure and troubleshoot switches, routers, and other network components used in image acquisition pipelines.\nAssist with on-site installations, camera deployments, and end-to-end hardware bring-up, traveling frequently (50%-100%) to support deployments and provide in-person customer assistance.\nProvide on-call, on-site, and remote technical support and troubleshooting for camera systems, and deliver training sessions for customer teams as needed.\nHow you’ll be doing it\nYou’ll empower our engineers to build and deploy world-class visual inspection solutions to solve challenging business problems.\nYou’ll operate in a collaborative but highly autonomous environment that isn’t bogged down by unnecessary meetings or project management.\nYou’ll learn a lot along the way, diving into new technologies and the world of computer vision both on your own and during frequent company tech talks.\nWhat you bring to the table\nStrong understanding of camera system pipelines and the tradeoffs between parameters and image quality.\nHands-on experience selecting and configuring camera hardware for industrial or manufacturing environments.\nWorking knowledge of networking infrastructure, including configuring switches, routers, and other network-related components\nPractical experience troubleshooting imaging systems - both in the lab and in the field.\nComfortable supporting customers directly through on-site visits, remote sessions, and training.\nExcellent collaboration, presentation, and communication skills - able to explain technical concepts clearly to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.\nA self-driven mindset with the flexibility to work independently in the field and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.\nBonus points if...\nYou have experience in computer vision, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or a related field.\nYou have prior experience in solutions, sales engineering, or other customer-facing technical roles.\nYou’re familiar with one scripting language, such as Python.\nYou have experience integrating with downstream automation systems, including PLCs, Node-RED environments, MES, or SCADA platforms.\nYou have experience at a high-growth technology startup.\nYou have a high-level understanding of networking infrastructure and protocols such as GigE, GenICam, USBVision, and ONVIF.\nYou’re familiar with streaming protocols like RTMP, RTSP, and HLS.\nWhat we offer in return\nOn-site training to help you be successful in this role.\nCompetitive pay and compensation.\nFree lunch, healthy drinks, and snacks every day.\nA flexible schedule that leaves time for all of your other interests.\nResources to learn about the cutting edge of software engineering and computer vision.\nYou’ll be working at our new office in downtown Palo Alto, just a five-minute walk from the Caltrain station.\nMatroid is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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