Senior Machine Learning Software Engineer

ML/CV

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

11-50 employees

Website

New form of transportation to advance our civilization.

Company Overview

We are creating a new form of transportation to advance the future of our civilization. Our story starts with fully autonomous, unmanned aerial vehicles with vertical take-off and landing capability and used for cargo transportation.

AI & Machine Learning

Industrial & Manufacturing

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$16.1M

Founded

2017

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 21%

1 year growth

↑ 41%

2 year growth

↑ 240%

Locations

Austin, TX, USA

Experience Level

Entry

Junior

Mid

Senior

Expert

Desired Skills

Computer Vision

Data Structures & Algorithms

Linux/Unix

Python

Software Testing

CategoriesNew

AI & Machine Learning

Software Engineering

Requirements

BSc. or MSc. in Computer Science / Software Engineering or related field
At least 7 years of experience as a Software Engineer / ML Engineer
7+ years of experience writing production code using modern C++ on Linux
5+ years of experience in Python
At least 5 years of experience creating production solutions in Machine Learning / AI in particular Computer Vision
At least 5 years of experience with code reviews, unit tests and e2e tests
At least 7 years of experience in a multi-threaded codebase
Ability to create a well-organized software architecture and build efficient algorithms
Experience with software running onboard a vehicle/robot
Experience with flight controls / control theory

Responsibilities

Take ownership of computer vision related projects at Skyways
Collect training data, set up training pipelines, produce models, rinse and repeat
Invent, design new systems and go through design review process
Reason about your decisions based on data (experiments, math/science)
Maintain a clean codebase by doing code reviews, writing tests, using CI
Promote software engineering best practices, and develop processes for the long term
Ship software to production (i.e. our aircraft but also network-based applications), systems integration, and be an SRE
Work with flight ops to test your software and iterate/improve at an insane speed

At Skyways we are building a new form of air transportation. Some people call it the flying car. We believe fully autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles represent a unique opportunity to move things and ultimately people in new, more efficient ways. Our strategy to get there is completely different from the rest of the industry.

Skyways is a startup based in Austin, TX. We are backed by some of the most respected investors in Silicon Valley including YCombinator. Although we consider ourselves early-stage, we already have vehicles in production and in the hands of paying customers (see here and here). Come join us and work on a transportation revolution to advance our civilization!

We are growing and looking for a Senior Software Engineer specialized in ML / AI / CV to join our team and lead all AI-related efforts at Skyways. You are excited about things that fly. You are not afraid of tough engineering challenges, that’s what gets you up in the morning. You are willing to work directly on the aircraft and see your creation take flight. You are excited about joining a startup, an extremely fast-paced environment where we get things done.

Responsibilities

take ownership of computer vision related projects at Skyways
collect training data, set up training pipelines, produce models, rinse and repeat
invent, design new systems and go through design review process
reason about your decisions based on data (experiments, math/science)
maintain a clean codebase by doing code reviews, writing tests, using CI
promote software engineering best practices, and develop processes for the long term
ship software to production (i.e. our aircraft but also network-based applications), systems integration, and be an SRE
work with flight ops to test your software and iterate/improve at an insane speed

Hard requirements

BSc. or MSc. in Computer Science / Software Engineering or related field
at least 7 years of experience as a Software Engineer / ML Engineer
7+ years of experience writing production code using modern C++ on Linux
5+ years of experience in Python
at least 5 years of experience creating production solutions in Machine Learning / AI in particular Computer Vision
at least 5 years of experience with code reviews, unit tests and e2e tests
at least 7 years of experience in a multi-threaded codebase
Ability to create a well-organized software architecture and build efficient algorithms

Soft requirements

experience with software running onboard a vehicle/robot
experience with flight controls / control theory

Note: this is NOT a research position - we are looking for someone who loves to code clean solutions for a commercially viable product. Our Senior ML Engineer will drive our ML/AI/CV architectural solutions and design - and code those solutions, working with our EE’s, MechE’s, Aero Engineers and other partners to build a robot that can solve for many problems in the field of UAV cargo worldwide.