Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer (Python)

Posted 3 days ago

Worldwide

Summary

We are a stealth-mode startup building an AI-powered automation platform for the e-commerce and media technology industry. We're looking for a Senior Full-Stack AI Engineer to develop a standalone AI media processing engine as part of our MVP. This project has a well-defined scope, detailed technical specifications, and the potential for ongoing collaboration after successful delivery. Scope of Work You'll build a standalone Python-based service that: Accepts short user-uploaded videos Extracts and processes video frames using FFmpeg/OpenCV Transcribes audio using Whisper Analyzes visual and audio content with multimodal LLMs (OpenAI GPT-4o or Gemini) Generates structured JSON outputs via REST APIs Delivers clean, production-ready, well-documented code A complete PRD, API specifications, JSON schemas, and architecture documentation will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 3-6 months
    Duration
  • Expert
    Experience Level
  • $25.00

    -

    $47.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Complex project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
OpenCV
Docker
PostgreSQL
Activity on this job
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About the client
Member since Jun 20, 2026
  • United Kingdom
    11:18 AM

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