About Huawei Research and Development UK Limited 

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. We have 207,000 employees and operate in over 170 countries and regions, serving more than three billion people around the world.

Our vision and mission is to bring digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access to networks; bring cloud and artificial intelligence to all four corners of the earth to provide superior computing power where you need it, when you need it; build digital platforms to help all industries and organizations become more agile, efficient, and dynamic; redefine user experience with AI, making it more personalized for people in all aspects of their life, whether they’re at home, in the office, or on the go.

This spirit of innovation has led Huawei to work in close partnership with leading academic institutions in the UK to develop and refine the latest technologies. With a shared commitment to innovation and progress, both parties have worked together to achieve common goals and establish a strong partnership. The partnership between UK and Huawei help to develop the technologies of the future that will transform the way we all communicate, work and live.

For the past 30 years we have maintained an unwavering focus, rejecting shortcuts and easy opportunities that don't align with our core business. With a practical approach to everything we do, we concentrate our efforts and invest patiently to drive technological breakthroughs.

This strategic focus is a reflection of our core values:

• staying customer-centric,
• inspiring dedication,
• persevering,
• growing by reflection.

Huawei Research and Development UK Limited Overview

Huawei’s vision is a fully connected, intelligent world. To achieve this, we work to inspire passion for basic research around the world. Our combined passion drives development across the global innovation value chain. Huawei has the largest Research and Development organization in the world with 96,000+ employees in research centers around the globe. In the UK, we already have design centers in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh and Ipswich. We continue to explore and define new research directions and new services. We have expanded our collaborations with academic researchers; researched new network architectures, integration of communications and key enabling technologies; and developed the fundamental theories of these technologies. We invite you to join us on this exciting journey and drive your career forward. 

Job Summary

The Huawei Consumer Cloud service (CBG Cloud) team is seeking highly skilled and motivated Research Scientists/Engineers with a strong Computer Vision background to join our leading AI research and development team. This role is central to advancing our capabilities in advanced video and image understanding. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting pioneering research and developing novel methodologies to identify, model, and comprehend complex spatial and temporal relationships among multiple objects and scene elements within dynamic video content. This position offers a significant opportunity to drive cutting-edge advancements in computer vision, translate research into impactful solutions, and contribute to technologies that will redefine how we interpret and interact with visual information at scale. The CBG Cloud team at London Research Centre is committed to providing a full-scenario, high-quality smart life experience for hundreds of millions of users by enhancing the AI abilities in our products like Huawei Video, Music, Reading, Browser and Game, and we would like you to help us achieve this.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work to solve challenges and conducting cutting-edge applied research relating to our businesses, i.e. Video, Music, Reading, Browser, Game.
• Design, implement, and evaluate novel computer vision algorithms and models. This includes developing advanced techniques for image and video analysis, such as object recognition, segmentation, tracking, and the understanding of dynamic scenes.
• Drive advancements in fundamental computer vision capabilities, including feature extraction, representation learning, and the modeling of visual data to extract meaningful insights, and moving beyond mere object recognition to include event understanding, activity prediction, and causality.
• Develop and refine state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning algorithms, ensuring they are robust, efficient, and scalable for processing large-scale visual data.
• Design and execute rigorous empirical evaluations of new CV models and techniques, analyzing results to identify failure modes and drive iterative improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, and provide technical guidance and support to team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Contribute to research publications, presentations, and intellectual property development as appropriate.

This job description is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The jobholder will carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required by his/her line manager. The job description and personal specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of Huawei Research and Development UK Limited.

Person Specification:

• Required:
  • PhD degree in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Science and Engineering or related subjects.
  • A strong track record of impactful research in computer vision, specifically with expertise in video understanding, temporal modeling, action recognition, multi-object tracking, or spatio-temporal reasoning. This should be demonstrated by publications in top-tier conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, ICCV etc).
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly. A collaborative mindset, capable of working effectively in multidisciplinary teams and contributing positively to team dynamics.
  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a rigorous, detail-oriented approach to research and experimentation.

What we offer 

• 33 days annual leave entitlement per year (including UK public holidays)
• Group Personal Pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Medical expense claim scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company sports club and social events
• Additional time off for learning and development