Autonomy Engineer - Deep Learning Infrastructure

The role

You will build and scale infrastructure that supports deep learning and AI efforts. You will work across autonomy, embedded, and cloud teams to deliver new capabilities.

What you will do

• Develop solutions for high-performance deep learning inference for CV workloads
• Profile CV and Vision Language Models to analyze performance and improve power efficiency
• Design and implement end to end MLOps workflows for model deployment, monitoring and re-training
• Utilize advanced Machine Learning knowledge to improve system performance
• Create new methods for improving training efficiency
• Implement GPU kernels for custom architectures and optimized inference
• Design and implement SDKs for autonomous workflows
• Uphold and improve Skydio’s engineering standards

Required qualifications

• Hands-on experience with MLOps, ML inference optimization and edge deployment
• Strong knowledge of DL fundamentals, techniques and state-of-the-art DL models/architectures
• Strong fundamentals in CV, image processing and video processing
• Hands-on experience building and managing ML pipelines for vision or vision language tasks
• Experience and understanding of security and compliance requirements in ML infrastructure
• Experience with ML frameworks and libraries
• Ability to drive a concept through the software lifecycle: architecture, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring
• Comfortable navigating and delivering within a complex codebase
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively

Nice to have

• Obtaining FAA Part 107 certification within the first 60 days of employment is strongly encouraged

Benefits

• Competitive base salaries
• Equity in the form of stock options
• Group health insurance plans
• Paid vacation time
• Sick leave
• Holiday pay
• 401K savings plan
• Relocation assistance may be provided for eligible roles

Before you apply

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About the company

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight. They leverage breakthrough AI to create intelligent flying machines for enterprise and government use.