Full-Time

Director – Machine Learning

Updated on 5/17/2024

Boston Dynamics AI Institute

51-200 employees

Develops AI and robotics for productivity and safety

Robotics & Automation

Industrial & Manufacturing

AI & Machine Learning

Senior

Cambridge, MA, USA

Requirements

Ph.D. or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
6 or more years full-time Software Engineering work experience
10 years full-time Software Engineering work experience with 6+ years in specific areas
At least 4 years experience in managing high-performing teams in Machine Learning and Data Engineering
Proven track record managing and scaling machine learning teams
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and effective people management for a team of engineers
Attract, recruit, hire, and develop a high-performing ML and Data Engineering team
Drive technical excellence, operational maturity, and code quality within the team
Drive and influence strategy and roadmap creation for the ML and Data Engineering teams
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
Collaborate with other Engineering teams to deliver cross-functional features and capabilities
Build things with the team

Our Mission

Our mission is to solve the most important and fundamental challenges in AI and Robotics to enable future generations of intelligent machines that will help us all live better lives.

You will manage a blended team of machine learning modelers, infrastructure experts, and data engineers. This team builds data and algorithm-driven platforms as well as ML-oriented features in existing platforms. The team also directly supports our focused Research Projects. Successful individuals on our team tend to operate with autonomy and alacrity, with strong customer/stakeholder empathy, and an ability to drive outcomes across the entire engineering stack from data ingestion through modeling and into deployment and maintenance.

What You will Do

Provide both highly technical leadership and effective people management to manage a team of engineers responsible for going from ideation to data acquisition to modeling to deployment and maintenance, serving our internal customers
Attract, recruit, hire, and develop a high-performing ML and Data Engineering team
Drive technical excellence, operational maturity, and code quality within your team
Drive and influence strategy, roadmap creation and execution for the ML and Data Engineering teams by working cross-functionally with stakeholders from other Engineering and Research Project teams
Provide strong leadership to the team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
Collaborate with the other Engineering teams in Software, Hardware, Dev & MLOps and Test Operations to deliver on cross-functional features and capabilities
Get your hands dirty, and build things with us

What You Will Need

Ph.D. or equivalent in Computer Science or related field AND 6 or more years full-time Software Engineering work experience; OR
10 years full-time Software Engineering work experience, which includes 6+ years of software engineering experience in one or more of the following areas: computer vision, natural language processing, foundational model training, reinforcement learning
At least 4 years experience in managing high-performing teams in Machine Learning and Data Engineering
Proven track record managing and scaling machine learning teams
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on data-driven decision-making

Additional Qualifications

Experience managing machine learning teams at two or more companies
Experience training and deploying ML Models for robotics
Experience with robotics toolkits (ROS/ROS2)Experience with big data and orchestration systems in production: eg, Spark, Ray, Airflow DevOps experience (e.g. CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, Containers)

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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The AI Institute is recognized for its technological progress in robotics and AI, aiming to create intelligent machines that enhance productivity and safety, and assist the disabled. This organization not only focuses on developing advanced cognitive and athletic AI systems but also emphasizes organic hardware designs and ethical frameworks, making it a leading environment for professionals passionate about combining technology with practical, real-world applications.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$400M

Headquarters

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Founded

2022

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

↑ 31%

1 year growth

↑ 333%

2 year growth

↑ 838%