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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** ApTask
- **Location:** Holtsville, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Android Software Development, Computer Vision, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Data Mining, Mobile Application Software, JSON, OpenCV, Tensorflow, Software Engineering, Git, Kotlin, Integration Tests, Low Latency, Code Restructuring
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a765702f-9fc0-4b9e-9f62-837ba9b3adc3

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
 * Strong Android application development skills (Kotlin and/or Java), including camera APIs, multi-module project structure, and modern Android tooling
 * Working knowledge of computer vision and OCR concepts: image preprocessing, feature/template matching, text detection and recognition, barcode symbologies
 * Experience integrating third-party or platform AI/ML SDKs into mobile applications
 * Familiarity with modern AI tools and the ability to apply them pragmatically in engineering workflows
 * Solid software engineering fundamentals: Git, code review, unit/integration testing, CI concepts
 * Strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to work independently on loosely defined problems

Desired skills:

 * Experience with on-device ML inference on Android (e.g., TensorFlow Lite, Qualcomm AI stack, NPU/DSP acceleration)
 * Background in enterprise mobility, data capture, warehouse/logistics, or scanning solutions
 * Experience with OpenCV or similar vision libraries
 * Experience building developer-facing samples, blueprints, or reference applications
 * Familiarity with structured data formats and schema design (JSON), and with device provisioning via MDM

## Description

Aptask Global Workforce (AGW) is seeking a Software Engineer - Computer Vision / Android for an Onsite position with a Global Technology Company located in Holtsville, NY. This is a 6+ month contract opportunity., This is a hands-on software engineer role supporting the development of an on-device intelligent document and label recognition capability for Android enterprise mobile computers. The solution combines computer vision-based template matching, OCR, and barcode decoding to extract and validate structured data. You will work to evolve an early-stage prototype into a productizable blueprint by restructuring the codebase, migrating to the latest AI SDK, building out Android applications, and developing test infrastructure., * Develop and maintain Android applications (Kotlin/Java) for template authoring and frontline data extraction

 * Integrate and migrate computer vision, OCR, and barcode decoding capabilities using AI/vision SDKs
 * Refactor a prototype codebase into a modular, maintainable architecture
 * Build automated test harnesses and benchmarking tools to validate recognition accuracy and performance
 * Implement template management features: zone/field definition UI, auto-detection of text and barcode elements, template profiles, and conflict detection
 * Prototype and evaluate approaches to challenging extraction problems
 * Contribute to on-device performance profiling (latency, memory) for real-time and single-shot capture workflows
 * Document code, integration interfaces, and test results for internal engineering consumption


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