OCR Developer

IDR is seeking a OCR Developer to join one of our top clients for a remote opportunity. In this role, you’ll help design, enhance, and support OCR and intelligent document processing solutions that handle a wide range of real-world document inputs. This is a great opportunity to work on a large-scale, mission-critical initiative within a highly regulated environment, partnering with technical teams to improve extraction accuracy and document quality outcomes.

Position Overview for the OCR Developer:

• Develop and maintain OCR and intelligent document processing solutions across multiple document types and template variations
• Build and enhance document extraction pipelines for scanned documents, mobile photos, PDFs, and other inconsistent inputs
• Implement image preprocessing techniques (e.g., deskewing, denoising, contrast enhancement) to improve OCR accuracy
• Create automated image-quality assessments and decision workflows to route documents for processing vs. resubmission vs. manual review
• Establish and monitor confidence scoring, accuracy metrics, and regression testing to ensure stable extraction performance

Requirements for the OCR Developer:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 3+ years of experience building, implementing, or supporting production OCR or document processing solutions
• Hands-on experience with OCR tools/platforms (e.g., Tesseract, PaddleOCR, Google Document AI, or similar)
• Strong Python skills for developing and maintaining document processing workflows
• Experience with image preprocessing and working with unstructured/poor-quality document inputs (scans, mobile photos, compressed PDFs)

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive compensation package
• Full Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental, and more!
• Opportunity to get in with an industry leading organization.

Why IDR?

• 25+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Dedicated Engagement Manager who is committed to you and your success.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner 12 years in a row.

IDR is an equal opportunity employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for disabled employees and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, or local laws. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in compliance with applicable Fair Chance laws.

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Pursuant to pay transparency laws, salary ranges and benefits will be disclosed where required by law. Compensation is based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.

If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at hr@idr-inc.com