Onfido is hiring a
Staff Applied Scientist

Summary

The job is for a Senior AI Leader at Onfido, a global technology company specializing in identity verification solutions. The role involves providing technical leadership, designing and building high-performance systems, mentoring junior scientists, participating in machine learning research, and communicating the technical vision to various stakeholders.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in machine learning and computer vision, including industry experience deploying ML models to production
• Track record of successfully delivering high-performance ML-driven products
• Lead a team of machine learning specialists, working collaboratively with engineering and product management
• Successfully mentored people and teams to achieve their full potential
• Deep understanding of machine learning theory
• Good coding skills in Python and hands-on experience using at least one of the deep learning frameworks Tensorflow or PyTorch

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for a team of AI scientists
• Initiate, plan and drive projects that will bring the next generation of digital onboarding products to the real world
• Design and build high-performance end-to-end systems spanning all parts of the identity verification application
• Mentor and work with junior scientists to research and deliver innovative technologies
• Participate in hands-on machine learning research and deliver the results of the research in the form of new products
• Communicate technical vision and roadmap at multiple levels within the organization and externally
• Be an external ambassador for Onfido, providing thought leadership across the industry in area of expertise
• Publish research results in national and international conferences and scientific journals. Represent Onfido at national and international scientific conferences
• Contribute to filing patents

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical experience in uncertainty modelling, explainable machine learning techniques, out-of-distribution detection, life-long learning, and related fields
• Technical experience with signal processing and image processing techniques
• Working knowledge of cloud computing (preferably AWS) and tools and technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Git, etc

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus a day off for your Birthday
• Two paid volunteering days per year.*
• Bupa Private Medical and Dental Insurance*
• Life Assurance (3x Annual Base Salary)*
• Pension with The People’s Pension (employer contribution 4% of base salary)*
• Generous paid parental leave
• Free mental health coaching provided online
• Life enrichment allowance of up to £80 per month to use for services including gym, yoga, fitness classes, massages, childcare, and therapy
• Dedicated learning opportunities including using tools like Learnerbly with availability  to use for learning resources such as books, coaches, conferences, courses, podcasts, and more
• Our open and transparent culture is reflected in our “Better Together” motto and we bring this to life by meeting once a week for our global weekly roundup (OnThursday); holding quarterly team socials, and other company-wide social events
• Expense up to £300 (or local equivalent) to purchase workstation setup equipment
• The opportunity to become a member of Onfido’s resource groups in order to learn different skills in our belonging groups