Senior Software Engineer - Performance Prediction

about 3 hours ago

Palo Alto, CA, USA or Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Senior / Mid Level

H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$179k - $269k/yr

Responsibilities

Build production software for model training, offline evaluation, and release-comparison workflows.
Develop and improve learned models for performance prediction, including behavior classifiers and probabilistic prediction models.
Design training, validation, and holdout strategies that produce trustworthy results.
Define and track model and release metrics such as precision, recall, F1, ROC AUC, calibration quality, and task-specific forecasting metrics.
Run experiments, tune models, and analyze results with strong statistical rigor.
Build internal tools that help engineers compare software versions, inspect model outputs, and investigate regressions.
Partner with autonomy, simulation, and infrastructure teams to move ideas from prototype to production.
Raise engineering quality through testing, code review, CI, and maintainable interfaces across data, modeling, and product layers.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD).
Strong software engineering skills in Python, including experience building modular, maintainable, well-tested systems in a shared codebase.
Experience developing, training, tuning, or productionizing supervised ML models.
Strong grounding in statistics and experimental design, including experience designing model training and evaluation tests.
Experience selecting and interpreting model metrics, thresholds, and tradeoffs for real-world decision-making.
Experience with ML tooling such as PyTorch, scikit-learn, or similar frameworks.
Experience working with large datasets using SQL, pandas, and NumPy.
Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across software, ML, and autonomy teams.

Competitive compensation packages.
High-quality individual and family medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Health savings account with available employer match.
Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting.
Employer-paid group term life insurance and the option to elect voluntary life insurance.
Paid parental leave.
Paid medical leave.
Unlimited vacation.
15 paid holidays.
Daily lunches, snacks, and beverages available in all office locations.
Pre-tax spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
Pre-tax commuter benefits.
Monthly wellness stipend.
Adoption/Surrogacy support program.
Backup child and elder care program.
Professional development reimbursement.
Employee assistance program.
Discounted programs that include legal services, identity theft protection, pet insurance, and more.
Company and team bonding outlets: employee resource groups, quarterly team activity stipend, and wellness initiatives.

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