Windborne Systems
Software Engineer, Machine Learning Systems
Redwood City, CA
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The bottom of this range ($120,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $137,093. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $165,131 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Our model, WeatherMesh, runs 24/7, producing global forecasts every hour.
- In this role, you'll work with our deep learning team and backend and frontend engineers.
- You can come in with no ML background at all and be successful.
Nice to have
- Experience with data pipelines, distributed systems, or infrastructure.
- Experience with scientific computing, weather data, or geospatial systems.
- Familiarity with ML inference, GPU computing, or PyTorch (again, not required).
- WindBorne Systems is an equal opportunity employer.
- Keep forecasts running.
- If a cloud node goes down, our systems need to recover and keep producing forecasts.
- Process atmospheric data in real time.
- Show us what's happening.
Compensation
- $120,000-$200,000, depending on experience and scope.
Benefits
- 401(k), health, dental and vision insurance, unlimited PTO, stock options, and office food and beverages.
Company info
- You're comfortable reading unfamiliar code and tracking down bugs that involve more than one part of a system.
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
- To request an accommodation in the
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