Machine Learning Engineer III, Data
ACV Auctions4 months ago
Buffalo, NY, USASenior
Responsibilities
- Design and train high-performance computer vision models for automated damage detection.
- Architect and maintain high-throughput containerized model-serving services using REST and gRPC.
- Translate stakeholder requirements into scalable, production-grade machine learning solutions.
- Own the model lifecycle from experimentation and design through deployment and optimization.
- Design and maintain Kafka-based streaming data pipelines for model serving and inference.
- Optimize models and serving systems for low-latency performance in high-traffic production environments.
Requirements
- Graduate education (MS or PhD) in a computationally intensive domain or equivalent work experience.
- At least 3 years of computer vision experience.
- Advanced proficiency with PyTorch, OpenCV, TensorFlow, Python, and SQL.
- Experience designing 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-based streaming data pipelines for real-time model serving.
- Preferred: knowledge of Kubeflow, Databricks, and KServe.
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.
- Uncapped vacation days or applicable paid sick leave, six paid company holidays, two floating holidays, parental leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, voting leave, and other legally required paid leave.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program and additional opportunities to earn company stock.
- Company 401(k) retirement planning.
Tech Stack
Categories
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.