1Kosmos is hiring: AI / Machine Learning Engineer in Iselin

Are you ready to shape the future of authentication? Join 1Kosmos and help lead the next wave in identity assurance and passwordless innovation.

1Kosmos is driving the future of identity security, empowering organizations to eliminate passwords and establish trust at every step of the identity lifecycle. As a vibrant team of innovators, we develop advanced authentication solutions trusted by some of the world’s leading brands. Join us as we create a passwordless world and set new standards for digital identity assurance.

We are looking for anAI / Machine Learning Engineerto design, build, and deploy advanced computer vision and AI solutions. You will work on projects involvingimage capture,data extraction, andfraud detection, delivering high-performance models that can run on both mobile devices and cloud environments.

This role blendsR&Dwith production engineering—you’ll take ownership of the full ML lifecycle, from dataset creation and model training to deployment and performance optimization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implementAI modelsfor image classification, object detection, OCR, and feature extraction.


• Develop real-timeimage quality assessmentand capture guidance algorithms.


• Create and maintaindata pipelinesfor collecting, cleaning, augmenting, and labeling datasets.


• Implementmodel optimization techniquesfor mobile (on-device) and cloud inference.


• Applyfraud detection methodsto identify tampering, forgeries, or replay attacks in visual data.


• Integrate ML models intoproduction-grade APIsand mobile SDKs.


• Monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve model accuracy and performance.


• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to align AI capabilities with business goals.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 3+ yearsof experience building and deploying ML models in production.


• Proficiency inPythonand ML frameworks (PyTorch,TensorFlow, or similar).


• Experience withcomputer vision libraries(e.g., OpenCV) and OCR technologies.


• Strong understanding ofdeep learning architecturesfor image and text recognition.


• Familiarity withcloud platforms(AWS, GCP, or Azure) and API development.


• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced environments.


• Based in the NJ / NY area; Hybrid working model.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience withmodel quantizationand optimization for mobile deployment.


• Knowledge ofsynthetic data generationand data augmentation techniques.


• Background insecurity, liveness detection, or anomaly detection.


• Exposure to compliance and data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA).


• Contributions toopen-source ML projectsor published research.

• Cutting-Edge Tech Stack: Build with decentralized identity protocols, FedRamp High, FIDO2-certified cryptography, and NIST-compliant biometric systems.

• Accelerated Growth: Receive annual stipends for certifications and attend key conferences like Identiverse or EIC.


• Ownership & Impact: We move fast and will enable you to make a big impact with large customers in US & Canada.


• Flexibility First: Unlimited PTO, and 2 days WFH