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Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are transforming how we interact with digital content, offering immersive experiences in everything from gaming and entertainment to training and simulations in healthcare and aerospace.Â
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Our extensive network allows us to tap into a global pool of talent, while our in-depth local market knowledge ensures we understand and meet the specific recruitment needs of each region. This enables us to deliver precise and effective recruitment solutions, ensuring the right fit for your company.
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Our leadership in data and AI recruitment, combined with a specialized focus on AR and VR, positions us at the forefront of technological advancements. We leverage this expertise to provide innovative recruitment solutions that keep pace with industry developments.
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Permanent Recruitment
We source enduring talent who will become integral to your long-term AR and VR projects. Our permanent recruitment solutions focus on finding professionals who align with your organizational culture and project needs.
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Contract Recruitment
Our contract recruitment services offer you the flexibility to scale your workforce dynamically, matching project demands with skilled AR and VR professionals on a temporary basis.
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Executive Search
We conduct searches for senior and executive-level roles, finding leaders who can drive your AR and VR strategies and bring visionary advancements to your business.
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Customized Talent Consulting
Beyond recruitment, we offer tailored consulting services, including talent mapping, competitive analysis, strategic workforce planning, and recruitment strategy development. These services are designed to refine your hiring processes and ensure you are equipped to meet the challenges of rapidly evolving AR and VR technologies.
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Explore how Harnham's specialized recruitment services in Augmented and Virtual Reality can empower your projects and enhance your organization's capabilities. Contact us today to learn how we can assist you in navigating the complexities of AR and VR recruitment with expert precision and strategic insight.


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Senior Full-Stack/Data Engineer
London
£450 - £500
+ Computer Vision
ContractLondon
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You’ll also support image segmentation, real-time 3D asset generation, and contribute to intelligent BI tools and RAG-based features that enrich the meeting experience.
Must-Haves
- YOLO expereince
- Generate 3D visual assets from static images
- Full-stack engineering background (TypeScript preferred)
- Strong backend and systems experience
- Comfort with AWS, DynamoDB, PartiQL
- Experience building and owning microservices end-to-end
- Experience with API integrations, scheduling, data pipelines
- Fast, pragmatic, startup-minded engineer who can wear multiple hats
Nice-to-Haves
- Image segmentation (YOLO or similar)
- 2D to 3D asset conversion
- Familiarity with real-time video/image workflows
- RAG pipelines and LLM integration
- Unreal Engine or similar 3D platforms
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Full Stack AI/ML Engineer
City of London
£400 - £500
+ Computer Vision
ContractCity of London, London
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Company Overview
This is a VC-backed spinout from a £50m+ revenue parent business, born out of a highly successful virtual events service developed during the pandemic. The original model paired high-end live video production with a managed virtual platform, used by senior executives and FTSE-level sponsors for industry roundtables.
The goal now is to take that model-traditionally powered by a live production crew-and turn it into a lower-cost, scalable SaaS platform using real-time AI, 3D graphics (Unreal Engine), and automation. The MVP is nearly ready and the platform is now hiring key engineers to help take it to the next stage.
Must-Haves
ï‚· Full-stack engineering background (TypeScript preferred)
ï‚· Strong backend and systems experience
ï‚· Comfort with AWS, DynamoDB, PartiQL
ï‚· Experience building and owning microservices end-to-end
ï‚· Experience with API integrations, scheduling, data pipelines
ï‚· Fast, pragmatic, startup-minded engineer who can wear multiple hats
Nice-to-Haves
ï‚· Image segmentation (YOLO or similar)
ï‚· 2D to 3D asset conversion
ï‚· Familiarity with real-time video/image workflows
ï‚· RAG pipelines and LLM integration
ï‚· Unreal Engine or similar 3D platforms
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Principal Engineer – IoT, Computer Vision & Edge Computing
New York
$170000 - $200000
+ Computer Vision
PermanentUSA
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Principal Software Engineer – Edge Systems & Real-Time Computing
Remote (U.S. Based) | Up to $200,000 Base + Equity
THE COMPANY
We’re working with a fast-growing, mission-led technology company tackling real-world industrial challenges using a combination of edge computing, real-time analytics, and computer vision. Their product helps frontline operators in safety-critical environments make faster, more informed decisions-helping prevent equipment failure and improve on-site reliability.
The business is well-funded, backed by experienced leadership, and already delivering results in high-stakes industries. With a strong foundation in place, they’re now seeking a senior systems engineer to provide technical leadership, hands-on support, and mentorship as they scale.
THE ROLE
This is a high-impact, senior engineering position focused on building performant, real-time systems that operate on hardware in the field. You’ll work closely with the Head of Engineering to shape architecture, review and write production-level code, and help mentor more junior engineers. The ideal candidate is a seasoned systems thinker who’s confident working across hardware/software boundaries and enjoys solving deep engineering challenges under real-world constraints.
Key Responsibilities:
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Design and build software deployed on embedded or edge hardware platforms
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Optimize real-time processing pipelines for performance and reliability
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Collaborate with other engineers on system architecture and integration
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Contribute to observability, testing, and deployment of edge systems
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Provide hands-on mentorship to a small, talented engineering team
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Own and refine best practices for high-quality, maintainable code
YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
We’re looking for someone with a strong background in systems-level engineering, who’s deployed production code to hardware (not just the cloud), and is passionate about writing reliable, efficient software.
Essential Requirements:
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Deep Linux knowledge, especially around OS-level performance and debugging
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Strong programming ability in Python (must be a core engineering language for you)
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Experience shipping software to real-world devices (e.g., IoT, robotics, industrial systems)
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Track record of solving complex engineering problems with clarity and quality
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Comfort working independently and guiding others technically
Nice to Have:
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Exposure to computer vision or sensor-based systems
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Experience with image/video processing at the edge
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Familiarity with modern deployment tools for embedded/edge software
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Cloud integration experience (ideally AWS IoT or similar platforms)
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Background in C++, Go, or systems languages alongside Python
Soft Skills:
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Proven ability to mentor and guide less experienced engineers
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Comfortable rolling up your sleeves and writing production code
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Enjoys collaborative problem solving in a close-knit team
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Has likely tried management but prefers to stay hands-on in a lead role
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:
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Up to $200,000 base salary (top of band; slight flexibility for exceptional profiles)
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Meaningful equity package
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Remote-first, U.S.-based team
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Competitive benefits package
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Opportunity to build technology that makes a real-world impact in safety-critical environments
HOW TO APPLY
If you’re an experienced systems engineer looking for a hands-on technical leadership role at a company solving meaningful, real-world problems-apply now to learn more.
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Full Stack AI Engineer/ Computer Vision Engineer
London
£450 - £500
+ Computer Vision
ContractLondon
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Full Stack AI Engineer/ Computer Vision Engineer
Initial 4-5 month contract
£500 a day – Outside IR35
Key Skills:
- 3D meshing
- creating segmentation maps
- LLMs – prompt engineering, some RAG and live engineering for meeting insight from text
- Rotating in the 3D world
Nice to have:
- Working with YOLO models
- Experience working with immersive virtual events
- Segmentation map
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Perception Engineer
New York
$50 - $70
+ Computer Vision
ContractNew York
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Perception Software Engineer
6-Month Contract-to-Hire
$50-$70 hourly
Are you well-versed in Sensor Calibration, Perception, Semantic Mapping, and Object Detection and looking for your next opportunity? We are currently working with an innovative robotics company that is looking to add a Perception Engineer to their successful and growing team!
The Client
Our client creates cutting-edge robotics systems that are designed with people in mind. They focus on robotic technologies that are safe, dependable, and can collaborate with humans in a safe and effective manner. They work within multiple industries including transportation, construction, and industrial application.
Responsibilities
- Development of:
- Sensor calibration systems
- Improve localization accuracy of robots through lidar and cameras.
- Semantic mapping and visual SLAM
- 2D to 3D LiDAR
- Work on a team building out the sensor suite for a robotics development toolset with a group of robotics and software engineers.
- Build out sensor stacks for customer-specific robotic applications.
- Communicate closely with the rest of the team; they’re looking for someone they can grow with!
Required Qualifications
- MS in Robotics, Computer Science, or similar
- 2+ years general robotics experience
- 3+ years computer vision or other robotics perception-related experience
- 2+ years Visual Slam and 2D LiDAR/3D LiDAR
- Familiarity with Linux a plus
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Computer Vision Engineer
Manchester
£90000 - £100000
+ Computer Vision
PermanentManchester, Greater Manchester
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Computer Vision Engineer – Fully Remote (Global)
We are working with a leading AI organisation who offer a unique and personalised gaming and role playing reality. They aim to push the boundaries of technology whilst focusing on ethics and user privacy.
As an AI Vision Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing cutting-edge image and video generation capabilities. You’ll work hands-on with generative models and computer vision systems, shipping production-ready features that elevate user engagement and creative expression.
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate cross-functionally with AI engineers, product teams, and creators to shape and deliver new visual AI features.
- Fine-tune diffusion-based models using techniques such as DreamBooth, LoRA, or textual inversion to embed novel concepts.
- Enhance and scale our image and video generation pipelines using state-of-the-art computer vision and generative modeling techniques.
- Design and implement advanced prompt engineering and conditioning strategies to ensure consistent, high-quality visual outputs.
- Evaluate and integrate open-source models such as Stable Diffusion, VideoCrafter, ModelScope, and Hunyuan.
- Build internal tools and libraries to streamline dataset preparation, experimentation, and quality control workflows.
Technical Skills:
- Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with generative vision models (e.g. Stable Diffusion, GANs, LoRA, DreamBooth, or video diffusion models).
- Proficient in Python, with practical experience using libraries such as PyTorch, Hugging Face Diffusers, Pillow, OpenCV
- Solid software engineering practices-modular code, testing, version control (e.g. Git), and collaborative development workflows.
- Experience working in cloud-based environments such as AWS or GCP for model training, experimentation, and data processing.
*Please note, some work will include NSFW images and videos*
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