Sight Machine
Platform Backend Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 99 days ago
PythonDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentData StructuresAlgorithmsCode ReviewGitNoSQLPostgreSQLMongoDBAzureLinuxMachine LearningData EngineeringLLMsMedical DevicesLeadershipMentoring
About the role
- You may not have the five years of ML infrastructure experience the frontier labs are asking for yet.
- Sight Machine runs AI systems on some of the most complex, high-dimensional, real-world data out there.
- Live factory floors with millions of sensor events per minute, across dozens of interconnected machines, in facilities run by some of the world's largest manufacturers.
Responsibilities
- We want to see what you've already built, and we're offering the environment, the data, and the problems to build the rest.
- The algorithms that work here work because they have to, and that makes this a genuinely great place to build a technical foundation.
- You will have access to, and work with massive amounts of factory floor data to help uncover insights on how customers make products and develop solutions to pressing business problems.
Requirements
- We're not focused on years of experience.
- We're focused on what you've shipped, how you work, and whether you're the kind of person who raises the bar for everyone around them.
- 2+ years of professional software engineering experience, or less if your work speaks for itself.
- Python as your primary language, with solid working knowledge of at least one other high-level language.
- Comfort with Unix/Linux environments.
- You understand that a mature codebase is a record of decisions made under different constraints, not an invitation to start over, and you know how to move things forward without breaking what works.
Nice to have
- Experience with Azure Cloud.
- Exposure to ETL or large-scale data ingestion.
- Familiarity with statistical technologies such as R.
- Any exposure to Industrial IoT, manufacturing systems, or OT environments.
- You'll work alongside engineers who push back in code reviews, pair on hard problems, and genuinely invest in making you better.
- We don't expect you to arrive fully formed.
- We expect you to arrive hungry.
- Engineers who ship, learn fast, and bring energy move quickly here.
Skills
- Contributing to the automation and alerting layer of our platform, using AI tools to help us catch issues before our clients do.
Benefits
- At Sight Machine, you will work with manufacturing leaders in the automotive, medical device, apparel, construction, and pharmaceutical industries.
- We take pride in our self-starter culture where employees are enabled and encouraged to achieve their professional goals through leadership guidance, learning and development.
- Benefits + Perks We value you at and outside of work and know your loved ones are important.
- Our benefits are designed to support you and your family's health through life's expected and unexpected events.
- Our Benefits Include:
- Competitive Salary + Stock Options Health Care Coverage + Life Insurance + Health Savings Account + Flexible Spending Account (includes spouse + children) Flexible
- Vacation Policy Adaptable Working Schedule and Environment Our Perks Include:
- Casual Dress Attire Hybrid work flexibility Catered Lunches, Snacks and Beverages Commuter Savings Program Company Outings Designated Volunteering Hours + Group Volunteer Events Sight Machine is proud to be an
Company info
- Founded in Michigan in 2011 and expanded to San Francisco in 2012, Sight Machine blends the spirit of technology innovation and the down to earth style of Detroit manufacturing.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer and considers candidates regardless of age, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
Visa & Work Authorization
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