Machine Learning Engineer IV, Data
ACV Auctions4 months ago
Toronto, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and train high-performance computer vision models for automated vehicle damage detection.
- Architect and maintain high-throughput, containerized microservices for low-latency model serving using REST and gRPC.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into scalable, production-grade machine learning solutions.
- Own the model lifecycle from experimentation and design through deployment, optimization, and production operation.
- Design and maintain Kafka-based streaming data pipelines for model serving and inference.
- Optimize model performance and reliability under high-traffic production workloads.
- Lead technical solution development and contribute to technical design reviews.
Requirements
- Graduate education, such as an MS or PhD, in a computationally intensive domain or equivalent work experience.
- At least 5 years of computer vision experience.
- Advanced proficiency with computer vision frameworks such as PyTorch, OpenCV, and TensorFlow, along with Python and SQL.
- Experience designing and maintaining visual data annotation pipelines and evaluation frameworks for complex image datasets.
- Experience optimizing high-latency models for real-time inference.
- Backend software engineering experience in the cloud using AWS or GCP, with Docker-based microservices and the machine learning model development lifecycle.
- Experience building and maintaining Kafka-based streaming data pipelines for real-time model serving.
- Preferred: knowledge of Kubeflow, Databricks, and KServe.
- Preferred: experience designing evaluation frameworks for complex visual data.
- Preferred: experience leading technical design reviews.
Benefits
- Company-sponsored healthcare, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage.
- Optional Critical Illness and Supplemental Life/AD&D benefits.
- Insurance benefits begin on the date of hire.
- Generous parental leave top-up pay and vacation programs.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program and additional opportunities to earn company stock.
- Retirement planning through the company’s RRSP.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Inclusive, collaborative, people-first work environment.
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About ACV Auctions
ACV Auctions operates a dealer-only online wholesale marketplace for used vehicles, alongside data, inspection, transportation, and floorplan financing services for auto retailers and commercial sellers. It earns fees from transactions and ancillary products delivered through brands such as ACV Transportation, ACV Capital, True360, and MAX Digital. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Buffalo, New York, ACV is a public company traded on the NASDAQ.