Data & ML Pipeline Software Engineer
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Job Location:
Sunnyvale, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 150000 - 200000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Applied Intuition
We are an in-office company and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.
About the role
The Data and Test Flywheel Engineer will be a key member of Applied Intuitions data flywheel initiative building the systems that connect vehicle data collection training and automated model improvement. Youll create the infrastructure that allows our autonomous driving stack to continuously learn from real-world and simulation data accelerating development across teams working on perception planning and control.
This role sits at the intersection of large-scale data engineering and machine learning infrastructure. Youll work closely with ML engineers and system developers to automate data selection curation and model iteration so our vehicles can self-improve with minimal human intervention.At Applied Intuition you will:
- Build and maintain large-scale data processing pipelines (ETL) for ingesting and curating driving datasets.
- Design and implement systems that automate data selection labeling training and testing loops.
- Collaborate with modeling teams to improve training efficiency and model performance across iterations.
- Develop the core infrastructure that closes the loop between real-world test results and new model deployments.
- Use your engineering expertise to help Applied Intuitions vehicles learn from data at scale improving safety and performance.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to defining best practices for data-centric development.
Were looking for someone who has:
- 35 years of experience in software or data infrastructure engineering.
- Expertise in building and scaling data pipelines distributed systems or ML infrastructure.
- Proficiency in Python and strong knowledge of data frameworks (Spark Airflow Kafka etc.).
- Experience working with large-scale datasets and understanding data-driven development cycles.
- Familiarity with machine learning workflows or model training/deployment especially automation of those processes.
- Strong systems thinking and ability to work across multiple parts of the stack (data infra and ML).
- Interest in seeing the direct impact of your infrastructure work on how vehicles perform and improve.
Nice to have:
- Experience with automotive (AV) or robotics systems.
- Previous work on ML platforms for large-scale products (e.g. Ads Recommendation or Autonomy pipelines).
- Experience with highly automated ML training workflows.
- Prior contributions to systems that connect data-driven model iteration loops (data flywheel).
- Ability to move fast learn quickly and mentor others while growing with the team.
Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary equity and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units comprehensive health dental vision life and disability insurance coverage 401k retirement benefits with employer match learning and wellness stipends and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.
Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience credentials & certifications educational attainment skill level requirements interview performance and the level and scope of the position.
Please reference the job postings subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $150000 - $200000 USD annually.
Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently the parties agree that as applicable they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a) 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that as applicable they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471 Appendix A to Subpart A) relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- Docker
- Jenkins
- Kubernetes
- Build Automation
- S3
- ASME Codes & Standards
- Redshift
- Spark
- CI/CD
- Kafka
- Scala
About Company
Applied Intuition provides an ADAS and autonomous vehicle (AV) simulation and validation platform for automotive, trucking, construction, and more.
