Machine Learning Engineer
at DarkVision

Job Description

Your Job

DarkVision is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join our Imaging & AI team. You will build and maintain the inference and training pipelines to support our machine learning workloads. You will help productionalize research code into robust, scalable software pipelines.

DarkVision's ultrasound imaging system collects huge datasets on the order of terabytes, detecting sub-millimetric defects in industrial assets that span hundreds of kilometers. Reliable and automated processing of this terabyte-scale data is crucial. As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will focus on the design, implementation, and maintenance of the software infrastructure that allows our models to train reliably and infer efficiently.

This role is on-site at our North Vancouver, BC HQ, where employees enjoy a wide array of amenities including a fully equipped gym, squash court, steam room, climbing wall, and more!

Our Team

Working in the Imaging & AI team, you will join a multidisciplinary group of scientists and engineers. This team is responsible for early-stage ideation, research, experimentation, and development. You will collaborate closely with other technical members to ensure our models are integrated seamlessly into our products.

What You Will Do

• Inference Pipeline Engineering: Develop and maintain the code responsible for processing data through our models. You will ensure efficient execution of inference tasks, focusing on the optimal use of computational resources.
• Training Infrastructure & Automatic Retraining: Design and implement automated pipelines for model training and retraining. You will build systems that allow for repeatable, scalable training loops.
• Lifecycle Management: Establish and maintain best practices for model and dataset versioning. You will implement the tooling that tracks model lineage, connecting specific model versions to the exact data and hyperparameters used to create them.
• Data Integration: Write the logic required to interface with internal data ingestion systems. You will handle the efficient loading, pre-processing, and movement of data to ensure pipelines are fed correctly.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in software engineering or machine learning engineering.
• Professional (production-code) level proficiency in Python, with a focus on writing clean, modular, and tested code.
• Ability to translate experimental code into production.
• Experience with deep-learning frameworks, specifically PyTorch.
• Understanding of high-performance computing, parallel processing, and distributed systems.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Prefect, Airflow, or Dagster).
• Familiarity with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Ray, Dask, Monarch).
• Experience with MLOps tools for experiment tracking and artifact management (e.g., Weights & Biases, DVC, MLFlow).
• Experience with model optimization and acceleration techniques, including TensorRT, ONNX, and CUDA. Familiarity with quantization and mixed precision training as well as profiling and debugging for latency and throughput.
• Knowledge of PyTorch Lightning, Hugging Face Accelerate, or similar ML frameworks.
• Working understanding of SQL and databases.
• Strong communication skills to articulate engineering constraints to diverse technical teams.

General Salary Range

For this role, we anticipate paying $100,000 to $150,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

DarkVision Technologies Inc. is a Canada-based tech company disrupting the industrial imaging market since 2013. We have created the world's most advanced acoustic-based imaging platform. We are packaging it into multiple new product lines, revolutionizing how our clients quantify and visualize the integrity of their critical assets.

Backed by Koch Inc., one of the world's largest privately held companies, DarkVision's team of Mechanical, Skunkworks, Electrical, Software, and Machine Learning Engineers is rapidly expanding to meet the demand for the company's current and upcoming products.

We allow employees to work on cutting-edge technologies that blend science with real-world applications. We invite you to join our team for the exciting journey ahead as we become the global leader in industrial imaging.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

How to Apply

If you have the above qualifications, we would like to hear from you. We thank all applicants in advance, but please be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation or assistance at any time during the application or selection processes, please submit a request by following the directions located in the FAQ section at the bottom of the kochcareers.com webpage.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a criminal background check.

Keywords: Machine Learning, ML Engineer, Python, PyTorch, Prefect, MLOps, Deep Learning, Data Pipelines, Model Deployment, Software Engineering, Infrastructure, Automation.

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