Machine Learning Engineer IV, Data
ACV Auctions4 months ago
Buffalo, NY, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and train high-performance computer vision models for automated damage detection.
- Architect and maintain high-throughput, containerized microservices for low-latency model serving using REST/gRPC.
- Translate stakeholder inspection requirements into scalable, production-grade machine learning solutions.
- Own the end-to-end model lifecycle from experimentation and design through deployment and optimization.
- Design and maintain Kafka-based streaming data pipelines for model serving and inference.
- Design visual data annotation pipelines and evaluation frameworks for complex image datasets.
- Optimize high-latency models for real-time inference and production workloads.
- Lead or contribute to technical design reviews.
Requirements
- Graduate education (MS or PhD) in a computationally intensive domain or equivalent work experience.
- At least 5 years of computer vision experience.
- Advanced proficiency with PyTorch, OpenCV, TensorFlow, Python, and SQL.
- Experience designing and maintaining visual data annotation pipelines and evaluation frameworks for complex, real-world image datasets.
- Experience optimizing high-latency models for real-time inference.
- Backend software engineering experience in AWS or GCP, including Docker-based microservices and the machine learning model development lifecycle.
- Experience building and maintaining Kafka streaming data pipelines for real-time model serving.
- Preferred experience with Kubeflow, Databricks, and KServe.
- Preferred experience leading technical design reviews.
Benefits
- Multiple medical plans, including a high-deductible low-cost health plan.
- Company-sponsored short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
- Optional dental, vision, supplemental life/AD&D, legal/ID protection, accident, and critical illness insurance.
- Paid time off including uncapped vacation days, sick days, company holidays, floating holidays, parental leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, voting leave, and other legally required leave.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program and additional opportunities to earn company stock.
- 401(k) retirement planning.
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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.