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Edge AI Engineer
Deploys AI on local devices without cloud connectivity
£55k–£105k Privacy-driven
What it involves
Optimises and deploys machine learning models to run directly on smartphones, sensors, cameras and IoT devices with tight compute and power constraints.
Skills & knowledge needed
Model quantisationTFLite/CoreMLEmbedded systemsOn-device inferenceC++/Python
Why it's emerging now
Privacy requirements and latency demands push AI processing off the cloud and onto the device itself.
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