Senior Applied Scientist Computer Vision

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 22-08-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Join us at Entrust

At Entrust were shaping the future of identity centric security solutions. From our comprehensive portfolio of solutions to our flexible global workplace we empower careers foster collaboration and build solutions that help keep the world moving safely.

Get to Know Us

Headquartered in Minnesota Entrust is an industry leader in identity-centric security solutions serving over 150 countries with cutting-edge scalable technologies. But our secret weapon Our people. Its the curiosity dedication and innovation that drive our success and help us anticipate the future.

About the Team:

Youll be joining the team leading Entrusts Identity portfolio formerly known as Onfido (an AI- powered digital identity solution). Our technology helps businesses verify real identities using machine learning ensuring secure remote customer onboarding. By assessing government- issued identity documents and facial biometrics using state-of-the-art machine learning we provide companies with the assurance they need to operate securely while allowing people to access services quickly and safely.

Our Applied Scientist team consists of about twenty machine learning scientists. The team is supported by an ML Ops team that provides state-of-the-art tooling (including AWS Encord Ray PyTorch Lightning and Weights & Biases). The Applied Science team works closely with product engineering to deploy models to serve our worldwide customer base.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a Senior Applied Scientist to design and train cutting-edge machine learning solutions related to digital identities. Join our team and work on challenging problems in deepfake detection bias mitigation document understanding anomaly detection and/or efficient ML.

What you will be doing:

Push the frontier of research in areas such as deepfake detection bias mitigation fraud/anomaly detection face matching document understanding and efficient on-device ML.
Publish research results in national and international conferences and scientific journals. Work with product and engineering to improve our world-class identity-focused products.

Representative work:

Implement bias-mitigation strategies to build fair face-matching and deepfake-detection models.
Train and benchmark large-scale vision-language models for document extraction.
Train a multi-modal document understanding model from scratch using synthetic data.
Optimise LoRA adapter latency in PEFT/Triton.
Profile debug and improve model training speed on multiple GPUs.
Create a large-scale dataset for deepfake detection.
Experiment with multimodal models to detect fraud.

You may be a good fit if you:

Have strong experience in machine learning and computer vision.
Have a strong record of successfully delivering high-performance ML-driven products.
Have a deep understanding of machine learning theory.
Have strong coding skills in Python and PyTorch.
Care about building fair and cutting-edge machine learning products.

Strong candidates may also have:

Technical experience in one or more of the following areas: face matching bias mitigation anomaly detection document understanding or on-device ML.
Published at top-level machine learning conferences. Experience optimising (distributed) training code.

Where you will be: This role is based in our London UK office and follows a hybrid model requiring in-office presence three days per week.

Benefits UK

25 days annual leave plus a day off for your Birthday.
Two paid volunteering days per year.*
Bupa Private Medical and Dental Insurance*
Pension with The Peoples Pension (employer contribution 4% of base salary)*
Generous paid parental leave
Life enrichment allowance of up to 80 per month to use for services including gym yoga fitness classes massages childcare and therapy
Dedicated learning opportunities including using tools like Linkedin Learning with availability to use for learning resources such as books coaches conferences courses podcasts and more
Our open and transparent culture is reflected in our Better Together motto and we bring this to life by meeting once a week for our global weekly roundup (OnThursday); holding quarterly team socials and other company-wide social events
Expense up to 300 (or local equivalent) to purchase workstation setup equipment
The opportunity to become a member of Entrusts resource groups in order to learn different skills in our belonging groups

Ready to Make an Impact

If youʼre excited by the prospect of working on cutting-edge machine learning for problems that matter Entrust is the place for you. Join us in making a difference. Letʼs build a more secure worldtogether.

Apply today!

NO AGENCIES NO RELOCATION

#LI-GR1

#ENT123

At Entrust we dont just offer jobs we offer career journeys. Here is what you can expect when you join our team:

Career Growth: Whether youre a budding developer or a seasoned expert were invested in your professional journey. With learning-forward initiatives and exciting challenges your growth is our priority.

Flexibility: Life is all about balance. Whether youre remote hybrid or on-site we offer flexible options that fit your lifestyle.

Collaboration: Here your voice matters. Our teams thrive on sharing ideas brainstorming solutions and working together to build a better tomorrow.

We believe in securing identitiesbut it doesnt stop there. At Entrust were passionate about valuing all identities. Our culture is built on diversity inclusion and respect. From unconscious bias training for our leaders to global affinity groups that connect colleagues across the globe were creating a community where everyone is encouraged to be themselves.

Ready to Make an Impact

If youre excited by the prospect of innovating growing your career and collaborating in a dynamic environment Entrust is the place for you. Join us in making a difference. Lets build a more secure worldtogether.

Apply today!

For more information visit . Follow us on LinkedIn Facebook Instagram and YouTube

For US roles or where applicable:

Entrust is an EEO/AA/Disabled/Veterans Employer

For Canadian roles or where applicable:

Entrust values diversity and inclusion and we are committed to building a diverse workforce with wide perspectives and innovative ideas. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds and we strive to provide an accessible experience for candidates of all abilities.

If you require an accommodation contact .

Recruiter:

Grace Rusingiza

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Join us at EntrustAt Entrust were shaping the future of identity centric security solutions. From our comprehensive portfolio of solutions to our flexible global workplace we empower careers foster collaboration and build solutions that help keep the world moving safely.Get to Know UsHeadquartered i...

Join us at Entrust

Get to Know Us

About the Team:

Position Overview:

What you will be doing:

Push the frontier of research in areas such as deepfake detection bias mitigation fraud/anomaly detection face matching document understanding and efficient on-device ML.
Publish research results in national and international conferences and scientific journals. Work with product and engineering to improve our world-class identity-focused products.

Representative work:

Implement bias-mitigation strategies to build fair face-matching and deepfake-detection models.
Train and benchmark large-scale vision-language models for document extraction.
Train a multi-modal document understanding model from scratch using synthetic data.
Optimise LoRA adapter latency in PEFT/Triton.
Profile debug and improve model training speed on multiple GPUs.
Create a large-scale dataset for deepfake detection.
Experiment with multimodal models to detect fraud.

You may be a good fit if you:

Have strong experience in machine learning and computer vision.
Have a strong record of successfully delivering high-performance ML-driven products.
Have a deep understanding of machine learning theory.
Have strong coding skills in Python and PyTorch.
Care about building fair and cutting-edge machine learning products.

Strong candidates may also have:

Technical experience in one or more of the following areas: face matching bias mitigation anomaly detection document understanding or on-device ML.
Published at top-level machine learning conferences. Experience optimising (distributed) training code.

Where you will be: This role is based in our London UK office and follows a hybrid model requiring in-office presence three days per week.

Benefits UK

25 days annual leave plus a day off for your Birthday.
Two paid volunteering days per year.*
Bupa Private Medical and Dental Insurance*
Pension with The Peoples Pension (employer contribution 4% of base salary)*
Generous paid parental leave
Life enrichment allowance of up to 80 per month to use for services including gym yoga fitness classes massages childcare and therapy
Dedicated learning opportunities including using tools like Linkedin Learning with availability to use for learning resources such as books coaches conferences courses podcasts and more
Our open and transparent culture is reflected in our Better Together motto and we bring this to life by meeting once a week for our global weekly roundup (OnThursday); holding quarterly team socials and other company-wide social events
Expense up to 300 (or local equivalent) to purchase workstation setup equipment
The opportunity to become a member of Entrusts resource groups in order to learn different skills in our belonging groups

Ready to Make an Impact

Apply today!

NO AGENCIES NO RELOCATION

#LI-GR1

#ENT123

At Entrust we dont just offer jobs we offer career journeys. Here is what you can expect when you join our team:

Career Growth: Whether youre a budding developer or a seasoned expert were invested in your professional journey. With learning-forward initiatives and exciting challenges your growth is our priority.