Responsibilities
- Own the lifecycle of our computer vision models, including training, evaluation, deployment, and iteration
- Improve model performance in real-world conditions (noise, edge cases, data drift)
- Design and improve data pipelines that process thousands of miles of sidewalks and millions of images
- Lead architectural decisions for handling hundreds of terabytes of geospatial and visual data, including storage layout, pipeline reliability, and inference performance
- Set and evolve best practices around deployment, observability, system reliability, and scalability
- Act as a senior individual contributor and mentor, helping raise the technical bar across the engineering team
- Work closely with the CEO and operations team to turn business needs into clear technical priorities
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience, including direct ownership of production ML or computer vision systems (training, deployment, and ongoing operation)
- Experience taking models from training → production → monitoring → iteration in a real-world environment
- Experience owning system architecture and influencing technical decisions across teams
- Experience deploying computer vision or ML systems in real-world production environments
- Fluency in at least one modern backend language (Python, Java, TypeScript, Go, etc.)
- Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and distributed systems
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Comfort working in a startup or growth-stage environment with changing requirements
Nice to Have
- Experience with large-scale or real-time data pipelines
- Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, CDK, etc.)
- ML observability, data validation, or model deployment experience
- Familiarity with geospatial, imagery, or sensor-driven data
- An interest in urban planning, accessibility, or civic technology
Additional Information
- DeepWalk participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
- DeepWalk is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
- In accordance with applicable laws, DeepWalk provides equal pay for equal work and complies with all federal, state, and local pay transparency and compensation requirements.
