Data Scientist

HERE Technologies

Data Scientist II specializing in Vision Foundation Models at HERE Technologies. Focused on developing and scaling large-scale visual, multimodal, or generative models using Python and deep learning frameworks.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $110,000 - $125,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonPyTorch

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, train, and scale vision foundation models across image and video modalities
Utilize transfer learning, fine-tuning, and adapter methods to adapt models to specific downstream tasks
Create efficient data pipelines and pre-training strategies for large-scale datasets
Optimize model architecture, training efficiency, latency, and throughput
Implement novel algorithms from research papers to solve real-world computer vision challenges
Implement evaluation frameworks (e.g., using LLM-as-a-judge or traditional metrics) to measure model performance and quality

Requirements

What you’ll need

1-2 years of experience, specializing in Vision Foundation Models
Advanced proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks like PyTorch
Strong understanding of Computer Vision techniques, Vision Transformers (ViT), and self-supervised learning
Hands-on experience with foundational model architectures (e.g., SAM, DinoV3)
Experience handling large-scale, unstructured datasets
Typically requires a Master's or above in Computer Science, AI, or related fields
Experience with CUDA for performance optimization.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health (Medical/Dental/Vision) insurance
retirement savings plans
paid time off & leave policies

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

PythonPyTorchComputer VisionVision Transformersself-supervised learningfoundational model architecturesCUDAtransfer learningfine-tuningadapter methods

Certifications

Master's in Computer ScienceMaster's in AIMaster's in related fields