AI Engineer

Career Fulfillment & Culture

People come to work for Deque because of what we do: enable businesses and

organizations to make their sites and apps accessible to everyone, including people

with disabilities. The personal fulfillment employees feel here is unparalleled. In addition

to the altruistic nature of our jobs, the organizational structure is extremely flat and

welcoming. Women-owned and operated, Deque CEO Preety Kumar is internationally

revered for her down-to-earth personality and work ethic. Deque's core values are

central to our culture of customer satisfaction. Do you share them?

● Innovation with results that matter

● Deliver what you promise

● Can-do attitude

● Open, direct & respectful communications

● We care deeply

● We practice humility

At Deque, you’ll work with the best and brightest minds in the industry, sharing best

practices, tackling new issues and uncovering new approaches. Accessibility

Consultants at Deque also love their jobs because of the support systems in place.

Deque experts regularly contribute to W3C Accessibility Working Groups and

collectively hold more CPACC, WAS, & CPWA certifications issued by the IAAP than

any accessibility testing company in the world.

Position Description

AI Engineer

play a key role in applying state-of-the-art machine learning and AI techniques to

enhance automated accessibility testing, drive intelligent analysis of scan results, and

develop algorithms that add value to our product suite. You will work to build scalable

ML systems that integrate into our core products, and ensure they are robust, ethical,

and aligned with Deque’s mission of digital equality.

The ideal candidate would have experience deploying ML models in production

environments, preferably in the domains of computer vision, and NLP. An understanding

of supervised and unsupervised learning, model evaluation, data science, and

responsible AI principles is essential. Prior work in accessibility or web technologies is a

plus.

Primary Responsibilities

● Process and collect data for AI systems, create and maintain data pipelines for

developing and deploying AI algorithms at scale

● Research the state of the art in AI/ML and creatively apply it to our mission of

digital equality

● Design and develop algorithms using AI/ML to enhance our product suite and

increase automation

● Contribute to technical documentation and share findings with stakeholders

through demos, presentations, and reports

● Evaluate algorithm performance using rigorous statistical and domain-relevant

metrics, iterating for continual improvement

● Participate in code reviews, team planning, and cross-functional collaborations to

ensure high engineering standards

Requirements

● 3+ years of experience in machine learning or AI engineering, with a strong focus

on deploying models in production environments.

● Proficiency with Python and common ML libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch,

Scikit-learn, or Hugging Face Transformers.

● Experience building and maintaining scalable ML infrastructure

● Strong back-end engineering skills, including designing APIs, integrating with

cloud services, and building infrastructure to support ML workflows.

● Hands-on experience with data engineering tools and workflows (e.g., AWS

Glue, Athena, Spark, or similar).

● Strong understanding of model lifecycle management, including training,

evaluation, deployment, and monitoring in real-world systems.

● Familiarity with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and an interest in

digital accessibility.

● Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ML concepts to

both technical and non-technical audiences.

Additional Skills

● Computer Vision, NLP

● Docker & AWS

● Accessibility knowledge

About Deque

Deque (pronounced dee-cue) is a web accessibility software and services company,

and our mission is Digital Equality. We believe everyone, regardless of their ability, should have equal access to the information, services, applications, and everything else

on the web.

We work with enterprise-level businesses and organizations to ensure that their sites

and mobile apps are accessible. With over 475,000 extensions installed and over 5,000 audit projects completed, Deque is the industry standard. Join our growing family as we work to make the web a better place for everyone.

Job Location

● Remote Europe (United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands)

● Remote US

● Remote India