Staff / Principal Software Engineer – AI Video Systems - Freelance H/F

About

• This company develops advanced AI‑powered video analysis solutions used by law enforcement agencies and public institutions to support investigations and enhance operational efficiency.
• Its technology focuses on analyzing image and video streams at scale, within highly constrained and sensitive environments, with strong requirements around performance, reliability, and data sovereignty.
• The team currently consists of ~20 people and is scaling rapidly.

Role

• Looking for a Staff / Principal IC to step in immediately on a critical phase:
  • Assess an existing solution developed within a governmental environment
  • Deliver a technical due diligence (~2 weeks)
  • Contribute to maintenance, stabilization, and migration into a new platform
  • Work hands‑on (code + architecture) in a high‑stakes environment
  • Support on‑premise deployments across distributed sites

Profile

• Staff / Principal Individual Contributor (hands‑on)
• Strong experience in complex backend / distributed systems
• Experience with on‑premise or constrained environments
• Ability to take ownership of existing systems and improve them
• Strong technical judgment, comfortable in ambiguous contexts

Nice to have

• AI / Computer Vision / Video
• Security / Defense / Public sector environments
• Edge or distributed systems

Details

• Location: Paris
• Start: ASAP (availability next week strongly preferred)
• Duration: 6 months freelance potential full‑time hire

Requirements

• Profile

  • Staff / Principal Individual Contributor (hands‑on) - 10 years expérience
  • Strong experience in complex backend / distributed systems
  • Experience with on‑premise or constrained environments
  • Ability to take ownership of existing systems and improve them
  • Strong technical judgment, comfortable in ambiguous contexts

• Nice to have

  • AI / Computer Vision / Video
  • Security / Defense / Public sector environments
  • Edge or distributed systems