
Machine Learning Engineer IV, Data
ACV Auctions2 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.