Data Scientist - 6 months contract

Hiring: Data Scientist | Dubai, UAEJob Location: Dubai, UAEContract: 6 months, with potential extensionBudget: 15,000 AED/monthPosition SummaryAs a Data Scientist on the computer-vision team, you will research, build, and refine the AI models that power the video-analytics platform. Working closely with ML engineers and annotators, you will take models from experimentation through to deployment-ready performance on real-world industrial video.ResponsibilitiesDevelop and fine-tune computer-vision models for object detection, tracking, and segmentation using PyTorch / TensorFlow and OpenCV.Work hands-on with modern architectures including YOLO, RF-DETR, and Vision-Language Models (VLMs), fine-tuning them for target use cases.Curate, preprocess, and augment image and video datasets, maintaining a tight feedback loop with the annotation team.Train, tune, and evaluate models against rigorous metrics (mAP, precision, recall) and iterate to meet accuracy targets.Track experiments and results using tools such as MLflow or Weights & Biases.Apply model-optimisation techniques (TensorRT, ONNX) with real-world deployment constraints in mind.QualificationsBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.2+ years of applied machine-learning experience, with a focus on computer vision.Strong Python skills and hands-on experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow and OpenCV.Demonstrated experience with detection, tracking, and segmentation models (e.g. YOLO, RF-DETR).Experience fine-tuning Vision-Language Models is an advantage.Familiarity with experiment-tracking and model-optimization workflows.