# Senior VLM & VFM Field Engineer at Matroid

- Company: Matroid
- What the company does: Use Matroid's computer vision to identify actions, objects, defects and events. Perfect for security, manufacturing, compliance, and more. Get a demo today! Backed by NEA.
- Company website: https://www.matroid.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Palo Alto, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $350K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-18
- Apply by: 2026-11-02
- Apply: https://matroid.breezy.hr/p/19f218e5ce3b-senior-vlm-vfm-field-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/matroid-senior-vlm-and-vfm-field-engineer/

## About the role

Matroid helps enterprises build and operate computer vision systems through an end-to-end platform for training, evaluating, and deploying automated visual inspection. The platform supports a wide range of imagery, including EO, IR, X-Ray, CT, and OCT. Founded in 2016 by a Stanford professor, Matroid works with customers across aerospace, automotive, manufacturing, logistics, data center infrastructure, and security .

## What they're looking for

- A master’s degree or higher in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence, robotics, or a closely related technical discipline
- Excellent Python skills and sound software engineering practices for building systems that connect models, APIs, databases, and customer infrastructure
- Proficiency with relevant tools and frameworks, such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, Hugging Face, NumPy, and OpenCV
- Experience developing rigorous evaluations and improving AI performance through better data, model adaptation, prompts, architecture, or workflow design
- Demonstrated ability to make architecture decisions and resolve reliability, performance, and integration problems in deployed systems
- Experience leading complex technical projects and collaborating across teams