Principal Software Engineer, Training Platform
Company
Motional
Location
Boston, MA
Type
Full Time
Job Description
Mission Summary
Motional is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help enhance the capabilities and efficiency of our machine learning platform. The Training Platform team’s scope ranges from developing python libraries for performant data access, to owning the code and infrastructure for submitting jobs to our gpu cluster, to accelerating our training jobs. This team’s combination of breadth and depth offers many opportunities for impact as you interact with a variety of internal customers and help define our vision for the future.
What you'll do:
- Communicate with machine learning engineers to identify obstacles and prioritize solutions
- Consider cloud costs, scalability, maintainability, and implementation time tradeoffs
- Design, prototype, and implement solutions in our ML codebase (Python) and platform codebase (Go)
- Optimize and debug code to make every step of the model training process run smoothly
What we're looking for:
- Strong Python coding skills are a must
- Linux, shell, and Docker familiarityÂ
- Experience designing, developing and maintaining production systems in AWS
- Ownership of projects through requirements gathering, design, and implementation phases
- Willingness to learn and contribute wherever impact is needed rather than only in a single area
- Education in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Machine Learning, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant industry experienceÂ
Bonus points (not required):
- Experience in the ML platform space
- Experience with CPU and GPU performance optimization
- Experience with Pytorch or other deep learning libraries
- Experience with Go and Kubernetes
- Experience with distributed systems and database systems
- Experience working with large datasets and big data technologies
- Experience with backend web development
Why you should join us:
- Work on tools that enable research and development in the autonomous vehicles space
- Join a small team that has full ownership of an area typically split across multiple teams
- Many opportunities for impact alongside strong coworkers
- We are a values-led culture, where everyone feels included, recognized and empowered to be themselves and do their best work in the way that suits them
- Excellent benefits to include generous medical plans, wellness benefits, unlimited PTO, 401k and equity, to name a few
The Motional global headquarters are located at 100 Northern Avenue in Boston, MA. Nestled in the bustling Seaport district with sweeping views of Boston Harbor and downtown Boston, the offices are located close to major transit lines and a quick walk to various restaurants and popular attractions. This position can support remote work within the United States.Â
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.Â
Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.
Motional is a driverless technology company making self-driving vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality.
The Motional team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who together are creating a first-of-its-kind technology with the potential to transform the way we move. We’re behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's most-established public robotaxi fleet.
As a leader in an emerging industry that has the promise of creating safer, more reliable and accessible transportation for all, it’s imperative we have a diverse workforce, create an inclusive culture, and understand the communities we operate in around the world.Â
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is fundamental to Motional’s success. That’s why we’ve established a team to ensure DEI is at the forefront of the candidate and employee experience, beginning with the hiring process and continuing throughout your career. We also partner with organizations like the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and the Society of Women Engineers to ensure our DEI work is informed by the latest thinking and approaches.
Strategically formed by Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.
Date Posted
03/16/2023
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