Senior/Staff Software Engineer - ML Data Infrastructure

About Us Nuro is a pioneering self-driving technology company dedicated to making autonomous solutions accessible to everyone. Established in 2016, we are developing the most scalable autonomous driver by integrating advanced AI with automotive-grade hardware. Our flagship technology, the Nuro Driver™, is licensed to facilitate a variety of applications, inc…

Unity Technologies is building an offline machine learning platform to support analytics, experimentation, attribution, and AI-driven decisions across the organization. This platform processes both batch and streaming data at scale, serving as the backbone for product intelligence, machine learning pipelines, and business operations. As data sets grow in size and complexity, the platform enables advanced model training, feature generation, and experimentation workflows that are critical for production ML systems. What you will do Design and enhance Unity's offline machine learning infrastructure to support large-scale needs Develop reliable systems for generating training datasets and managing machine learning workflows Support efficient, distributed model training across teams Collaborate with machine learning engineers and platform teams to ensure pipelines scale with data growth and evolving training requirements Shape processes for dataset preparation, model training, validation, and delivery to distributed systems Maintain high standards for reliability, scalability, and performance of the offline ML platform Requirements This role requires a senior technical leader with experience in large-scale machine learning infrastructure. A successful candidate has a strong background in building and maintaining reliable, scalable, and well-architected ML pipelines. Location This position is based in Mountain View, CA, USA.

Join Our TeamAt Unity, we are creating an exceptional ad-tech ecosystem that connects billions of users with the games and experiences they cherish. The Advertiser Growth team plays a pivotal role in this mission, managing the online ads delivery stack, which includes auction, pacing, and bidding systems. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will significantly contribute to modernizing our core infrastructure and developing backend systems for next-generation AI agents that transform the campaign experience. This position provides an exciting opportunity to tackle complex system challenges at a massive scale while directly impacting Unity’s revenue growth.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the world’s most trusted driver. Originating as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has tirelessly developed the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and save lives lost to traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hailing service, and its technology can be adapted to a variety of vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and extensive experience driving over 100 million miles on public roads, alongside tens of billions of miles in simulation across more than 15 U.S. states, our capabilities are unparalleled.The Perception team is integral to Waymo, developing the advanced technology that enables the Waymo Driver to accurately perceive its surroundings, make timely decisions, and ensure safe transportation for passengers. We are engaged in cutting-edge research that addresses tangible challenges and fosters collaboration with research teams at Alphabet. With access to vast amounts of driving data from diverse sensors, we empower machine learning practitioners to create multi-modal models and techniques on a grand scale.In this hybrid role, you will report directly to the Director of Engineering.

Waymo, a leader in autonomous driving technology, is dedicated to becoming the world's most trusted driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has committed to developing the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—which not only enhances mobility access but also aims to save lives lost in traffic accidents. The Waymo Driver powers our fully autonomous ride-hailing service and is adaptable across various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips completed and more than 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, plus extensive simulation across 15+ U.S. states, Waymo is setting the standard for safety and innovation in transportation.In this hybrid role, you will report to the Sr. Staff Manager.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, dedicated to becoming the most trusted driver in the world. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has made significant strides in developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility and save lives lost in traffic accidents. Our technology powers a fully autonomous ride-hailing service and is adaptable across various vehicle platforms and applications. With over ten million rider-only trips and 100 million miles driven autonomously on public roads, our experience is unmatched.As part of the DUE ML Core team, you will play a pivotal role in building and managing scalable machine learning and data systems, refining simulation workflows, and enhancing developer onboarding experiences. This position combines expert human insight with cutting-edge machine learning models to produce training and evaluation data for a multitude of metrics and components integral to the Waymo Driver. We seek passionate researchers and software engineers eager to advance machine learning methodologies for our autonomous vehicle evaluation systems and continuously improve the performance of our technological framework.

Coupang is looking for a Staff Machine Learning Engineer in Mountain View to help strengthen its e-commerce platform. This position centers on applying advanced machine learning methods to improve both user experience and internal operations. Role overview The Staff Machine Learning Engineer will work closely with teams across the company to design, build, and launch machine learning models. These efforts aim to solve complex business challenges and support Coupang’s growth. Key responsibilities Develop and implement machine learning models that enhance system performance Collaborate with cross-functional groups to identify and address business needs Contribute to the deployment and ongoing improvement of machine learning solutions Location This role is based in Mountain View, USA.

At Databricks, we are committed to empowering data teams to tackle some of the world's most significant challenges—ranging from revolutionizing transportation to accelerating medical breakthroughs. Our mission is realized through the development and management of the foremost data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our clients to derive deep insights from their data to enhance business outcomes. Founded by engineers and driven by a passion for customer success, we eagerly embrace each opportunity to confront technical hurdles, from innovating next-generation UI/UX for data interaction to scaling our services across millions of virtual machines. Our journey has just begun.As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will be a pivotal member of the executive leadership team within the Data Platform organization. You will utilize cutting-edge AI developer tools and methodologies to construct the Data Intelligence Platform, which will facilitate automated decision-making across Databricks. This role involves collaboration with distinguished Tech Leads, product teams, data scientists, and others. You will shape the future of various tools, including logging, orchestration, data transformation, metric stores, governance platforms, and data consumption layers.

Join Our TeamAre you passionate about pioneering projects that harness advanced AI technology to unlock significant benefits from meetings and conversations? Become a vital member of our core AI team at Otter.ai, where you will collaborate with seasoned scientists and engineers dedicated to machine learning. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, your expertise in software engineering will be crucial in scaling and refining our machine learning systems. You will play a key role in transforming innovative research into production-ready features that enhance Otter’s summarization and conversational intelligence products.Your ContributionsDesign, construct, and advance extensive SID / ASR / NLP / LLM systems that drive essential product experiences, including summarization, chat, and speech comprehension for millions of interactions.Lead the creation and execution of training, fine-tuning, post-training, and inference methodologies for large language and speech models utilizing PyTorch and/or JAX while balancing quality, latency, cost, and dependability.Innovate and enhance model architectures, loss functions, decoding techniques, and training methodologies for speech and language models, guided by research insights and production restrictions.Oversee the entire ML system lifecycle, from initial research prototyping to production deployment, continuous monitoring, iteration, and long-term maintenance.Collaborate closely with product and infrastructure teams to translate groundbreaking research into scalable, production-grade systems that yield measurable user and business outcomes.Champion system-level enhancements in model performance, robustness, observability, and operational excellence using real-world conversational data.Establish technical direction and best practices for ML infrastructure, data pipelines, evaluation frameworks, and deployment workflows within a cloud environment.Diagnose and resolve complex issues related to model behavior, data quality, scalability, and system interactions, often preemptively before they affect users.Mentor and uplift fellow engineers, contributing to team standards, evaluating designs, and fostering a culture of sound technical decision-making and execution.

Waymo is looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer focused on Runtime and Serving to help advance autonomous vehicle technology in Mountain View, CA. Role overview This position centers on developing and improving machine learning systems that support safe and efficient vehicle operation. The work involves optimizing algorithms and increasing the performance of deployed models in real-world conditions. What you will do Lead the design and implementation of machine learning systems used in autonomous vehicles Work on runtime and serving infrastructure to ensure reliable and efficient model deployment Contribute expertise to optimize algorithms for safety and operational performance Impact Your contributions will directly affect how Waymo's vehicles interpret and respond to their environment, supporting safer and more reliable autonomous driving.

About NewsBreakEstablished in 2015, NewsBreak is a pioneering Content Intelligence platform redefining the content economy. With a robust user base of over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers tailored local news and information, powered by cutting-edge AI, recommendation systems, and advanced adtech.Acknowledged by Fast Company as #32 among the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we proudly hold Great Place to Work® certification and foster a vibrant team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders dedicated to addressing significant challenges at scale.Achieving unicorn status in 2021, we remain steadfast in our commitment to high growth, seeking the ideal team to realize our mission: to establish the foundational infrastructure for content intelligence.If you’re driven to dream big, innovate rapidly, and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you! For more details, visit www.newsbreak.com/aboutAbout the Role:We are seeking a Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer to join us in building the pivotal infrastructure that trains, serves, and monitors the models behind our Ads and Recommendations products. You will be part of a small, high-responsibility team that implements platform enhancements end-to-end—collaborating with product and data teams to minimize latency and costs while expediting the transition from concept to safely launched model.Your role will encompass the entire ML lifecycle: enhancing training efficiency and reliability, optimizing model serving performance, and fortifying our feature/embedding platform to ensure models remain current and consistent across offline and online applications. We are looking for someone who takes genuine ownership, completes tasks, and elevates the standards for stability and developer experience.Why This Role:Scope & Impact: Join a small team with a significant influence—your contributions will directly impact production.Ownership: Manage everything from design to rollout and post-launch insights; enjoy real autonomy with support.Growth: Gain visibility across the stack and a clear pathway to lead projects and mentor others.Pragmatic Culture: We prioritize outcomes over jargon, valuing clear thinking and follow-through.

Who We Are Nuro is at the forefront of self-driving technology, dedicated to making autonomy accessible to everyone. Established in 2016, we are developing the world’s most scalable driver by integrating advanced AI with automotive-grade hardware. Our flagship technology, the Nuro Driver™, is licensed for a diverse array of applications, from robotaxis to commercial fleets and personal vehicles. With years of proven technology through successful self-driving deployments, Nuro provides automakers and mobility platforms with a clear path to commercial-scale autonomous vehicles, paving the way for a safer, richer, and more connected future. About the Team Our robotics team is expanding, and we are seeking a Machine Learning Software Engineer to join our Online Mapping team. We are looking for an engineer with a strong background in robotics and machine learning to tackle the complex challenges associated with designing and implementing onboard mapping models, managing data and labels, and developing training pipelines. About the Role In this role, you will be tasked with building robust machine learning and mapping systems that can operate in unpredictable environments using real data from cameras, LiDAR, and other sources. Your passion for advancing robot navigation for logistics and transportation will drive our mission forward. About the Work Research, develop, and implement cutting-edge online mapping models and algorithms. Evaluate and analyze the performance of our online mapping system, identifying improvement opportunities in architecture, data, and end-to-end ML systems. Collaborate cross-functionally with other ML teams to ensure our models are integrated into centralized architectures. Engage with stakeholders across autonomy, infrastructure, and systems teams to address online mapping needs and requirements.

Waymo is at the forefront of autonomous driving technology, striving to become the world’s most reliable driver. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has dedicated itself to developing the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to enhance mobility access and prevent countless lives lost to traffic accidents. Our cutting-edge Waymo Driver is the backbone of our fully autonomous ride-hailing service and can be implemented across various vehicle platforms and applications. Having completed over ten million rider-only trips, our technology has accumulated experience from autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions of miles in simulations across more than 15 U.S. states.The Large Model Evaluation team is pivotal to Waymo's AI mission. As advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vision-Language Models (VLMs) continue, we are constructing state-of-the-art AI systems capable of addressing the full spectrum of real-world driving complexities. Central to our success is our capacity to measure progress effectively. Robust evaluation is crucial for deploying any large model, and at Waymo, the challenge is particularly intricate and safety-critical. We seek quantitatively-minded engineers to innovate and propose new methods for assessing the machine learning models integrated into the Waymo Driver.

Waymo is an innovative leader in autonomous driving technology, dedicated to transforming mobility and enhancing safety on the roads. Originating from the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, our mission is to develop the Waymo Driver—The World’s Most Experienced Driver™—to significantly reduce traffic-related fatalities and improve accessibility to transportation. The Waymo Driver is the backbone of our fully autonomous ride-hailing service and is adaptable across various vehicle platforms and use cases. To date, we have successfully completed over ten million trips and have driven autonomously for more than 100 million miles on public roads along with extensive simulation miles.The Waymo AI Foundations team is at the forefront of advancing machine learning solutions to tackle critical challenges in autonomous driving. Our objective is to ensure the safe operation of Waymo vehicles in diverse urban environments and under varying driving conditions. We actively collaborate with other research teams within Alphabet to drive innovation in areas such as reinforcement learning, generative modeling, and robust evaluation.This position offers a hybrid work schedule, and you will report directly to a Senior Staff Software Engineer.

Join the Coupang team as a Senior Staff Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer focusing on Search & Discovery. In this pivotal role, you will drive the development and optimization of our machine learning infrastructure, ensuring our systems can meet the demands of millions of users.We are looking for experts who are passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional user experiences. Your contributions will directly impact how our customers interact with our platform, making shopping, eating, and living easier than ever.

Your Role at MoveworksDevelop and enhance core infrastructure services and microservices that support our machine learning, frontend, and platform teams.Implement critical functionalities such as distributed configuration management, rate limiting, feature flagging, A/B testing, and traffic capture and replay.Optimize the performance, scalability, and observability of Moveworks cloud infrastructure.Consistently deliver time-sensitive projects in collaboration with other engineering teams.Take full ownership of features from inception to deployment while actively influencing the infrastructure roadmap.Engage in a highly collaborative, in-person role, working across various teams including Core and ML engineering.

Company OverviewID.me is revolutionizing the way individuals verify their online identities through a next-generation digital identity wallet. Our technology allows consumers to authenticate their identity once and enjoy seamless logins across various websites without the hassle of repeated verifications. With over 152 million users benefiting from our streamlined identity verification at 20 federal agencies, 45 state government entities, and more than 70 healthcare organizations, we empower over 600 consumer brands to build authentic relationships by verifying communities and user segments. ID.me’s technology is certified to meet federal standards for consumer authentication set by the Commerce Department and is recognized as a NIST 800-63-3 IAL2 / AAL2 credential service provider by the Kantara Initiative. Our commitment to "No Identity Left Behind" underscores our mission to ensure that everyone has access to a secure digital identity. For more information, visit https://network.id.me.Role OverviewAs a key member of our engineering team, ID.me is looking for a Staff Data Engineer (SDE-V) to spearhead the design, development, and maintenance of our core data infrastructure that supports our identity platform. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of our data systems that facilitate the movement, processing, and storage of data across the organization.

The OpportunityAre you passionate about leading innovative projects that harness AI technology to enhance the value of meetings and conversations? Join our dynamic AI team at Otter.ai, where you will collaborate with seasoned scientists and engineers to advance our machine learning capabilities. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will leverage your robust software engineering expertise to scale and optimize our ML systems, transforming pioneering research into production-ready features that drive our summarization and conversational intelligence offerings.Your ImpactDesign, build, and advance expansive Speech Recognition, Natural Language Processing, and Large Language Model systems that underpin essential product experiences, including chat and speech understanding across millions of interactions.Lead the architecture and development of training, fine-tuning, post-training, and inference methodologies for large-scale language and speech models utilizing PyTorch and/or JAX, making informed trade-offs among quality, latency, cost, and reliability.Enhance model architectures, loss functions, decoding methods, and training strategies for speech and language models, guided by both research insights and practical constraints.Oversee the complete ML system lifecycle, from research prototyping to production deployment, including monitoring, iteration, and ongoing maintenance.Collaborate closely with product and infrastructure teams to translate groundbreaking research into scalable, production-grade systems that yield significant user and business impact.Drive enhancements in model performance, reliability, observability, and operational excellence using real-world conversational data at scale.Establish technical direction and best practices for ML infrastructure, data pipelines, evaluation frameworks, and deployment processes in a cloud environment.Identify and resolve complex challenges in model behavior, data quality, scaling, and system interactions, often preemptively addressing issues before they affect users.Mentor and uplift fellow engineers, shaping team standards, reviewing designs, and fostering a culture of high-quality technical decision-making and execution.Influence applied research and technical strategies by pinpointing promising speech and multimodal modeling techniques, and driving their validation and adoption.

Join Coupang as a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer in our AI Foundations team, where you will be at the forefront of developing innovative machine learning solutions that enhance customer experiences. This role involves designing, implementing, and optimizing algorithms and models that drive intelligent decision-making and automation within our platforms.

Job Title: Senior Staff Software Engineer - Enzyme Location: Mountain View, California At Databricks, we are driven by a passion for empowering data teams to tackle some of the world’s most intricate challenges—from revolutionizing transportation to accelerating medical advancements. We achieve this by developing and managing the leading data and AI infrastructure platform, enabling our customers to harness deep data insights to elevate their businesses. The Lakeflow Engineering team at Databricks oversees our comprehensive ETL product line, including innovative solutions like Materialized Views, Structured Streaming, and Delta Live Tables. We operate one of the largest data engineering platforms globally, processing exabytes of data daily for our extensive client base. We are in search of a committed technical leader to guide the Materialized Views engineering team. This team is tasked with creating next-generation Materialized View features that enhance both ETL workloads and query acceleration. In this role, you will engage in various areas to design and implement advanced systems that surpass current state-of-the-art: Incrementally maintaining materialized views Optimizing query performance Managing resources efficiently Developing effective storage structures Automating physical data optimization Your Impact: Address significant business needs at a large scale through your software engineering expertise. Deliver a robust, scalable, and fault-tolerant architecture for Materialized Views. Conduct low-level systems debugging, performance measurement, and optimization on large production clusters. Shape architecture design, influence product roadmaps, and assume ownership of new projects. Introduce tools that enhance automation and operational efficiency of services. Utilize your extensive experience to help preempt and resolve production issues. Plan and lead complex technical projects collaborating with multiple teams across the organization.