For the given job description <<X is Alphabets moonshot factory. We are a diverse group of inventors and entrepreneurs who build and launch technologies that aim to improve the lives of millions, even billions, of people. Our goal: 10x impact on the worlds most intractable problems, not just 10% improvement. We approach projects that have the aspiration and riskiness of research with the speed and ambition of a startup.
About The Team
Tidal is a team at X working on a moonshot to protect the ocean and preserve its ability to support life and help feed humanity, sustainably. Our initial area of focus is on developing hardware and software technologies that bring greater visibility and understanding of whats happening under the water. Learn more about Project Tidal .
About The Role
As an Applied Machine Learning Software Engineer at Tidal, you will be working alongside other software engineers, perception experts, and research scientists to develop and deploy state-of-the-art methods to create a platform leveraging perception and machine learning to solve humanitys biggest problems  from food production to renewable energy to climate change  by sustainably utilizing the ocean.
Your role will be to enable developers to run ML workflows smoothly and efficiently. You will develop sustainable, scalable solutions to ensure the reliability and performance of these ML workflows, improve engineer productivity and ultimately help advance our Perception and ML Platform. If you love getting tech to work on challenging, real world problems, please apply!
How You Will Make 10X Impact
Work with our customers to understand the problem space, run experiments, collect data, and design novel and breakthrough ML solutions Profile ML performance at both model level and system level, identify performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunitiesImprove and streamline large-scale machine learning workflows for training and inference by analyzing, understanding, and fixing bottlenecksEnable better component-wise testing of training workflowsAutomate data uploadprocessingtrainingevaluatingdeployingoptimizing pipelines and develop monitoring and notification tooling to track statistics of the pipelines, improving debuggability and introspection into these complex workflowsRespond to and resolve emergent problems in production; test ML training pipelines; write software and build automation to prevent problem recurrenceKeep track of major changes and trends in infrastructure and enable adoption of new frameworks and systems without significant impact on development workEngage in capacity planning, quota management, and demand forecasting for ML workflowsCollaborate with stakeholder teams to implement and evolve large-scale Machine Learning infrastructure
What You Should Have
BS degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experienceStrong programming skills in Python andor C++Expertise in data structures, algorithms and complexity analysis.Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems, especially enterprise cloud services (e.g., GCP, AWS)Experience with ML platforms, solutions, and infrastructure deployed to solve real world problems
Itd Be Great If You Also Had These
Experience with C++ andor GoExperience with TensorFlow or PytorchExperience with SQL or similar, and parallel data processing pipelines (e.g. Flume, Apache Beam)Expertise in architecting and deploying machine learning pipelines at scaleExpertise in getting ML models into productionFamiliarity with state-of-the-art ML models for perceptioncomputer vision tasksCustomer-facing experience creating software solutionsMS or PhD degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience>> the resume: <<Career Overview4+ years of experience in the field of Quality Assurance and corporate  Coordinated with Product Owners to create and prioritize stories in the backlog Lead daily scrum, grooming, planning and retrospective meetings Strong in analyzing Business Requirements and Functional Specifications, identifying Test Scenarios, developing and executing Test Cases Experience in interacting with Business, Development and Stakeholders Experience in developing and maintaining test scripts, analyzing bugs and interacting with development team members in fixing the defects Outstanding analytical, decision-making, problem solving and management skills with the ability to organize activities in fast speedy team environment Experience in managing and supervising multiple teams and projects
QualificationsMS Outlook, MS Suite, MS Project, Joomla, Tealeaf, SharePoint
Database:        SQL, MS Access, MS SQL Server, MySQL, PHP MyAdmin, Oracle 
Platforms:        Windows XP/Vista/7, MS-DOS, IOS, Android
Work ExperienceSoftware Tester/Scrum Master (Contractor),01/2016-PresentSiemens Corporation–Philadelphia,PA,Coordinate with Product Owner, Application Analyst, Offshore team, and Business users to plan test schedules and strategies in accordance with delivery dates Review and provide input on test strategy, defect reports, and other deliverable created by Business users and QAs Analyze and investigate issues reported by Business users and work with them to collect more details on issues Lead quality assurance process from test design to final reports Collaborate with Product Owner and Business users to understand and clarify business requirements Guide and participate the QA team in bug testing, document test cases, and problem solving Report software defects and interact with software developers and QAs to ensure they are fixed and thoroughly tested Facilitate and participate in daily scrums, sprint planning, release planning, retrospective and other team meetings as necessary Work with the team to remove impediments or guide them to the right direction to remove impediments Support and educate the Product Owner with grooming and maintaining product backing Assist with internal and external communication, and improve transparency Guide the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices.Software Test Engineer Contractor,03/2015-12/2015Capital One–City,STATE,Participate in planning, and daily scrum meeting and raise helpful questions.Communicate critical issues and status updates in a timely manner.Mobile Test Engineer II,08/2014-01/2015CSG International–City,STATE,Analyzes test results do determine if design specifications are met and are in accordance with QA and client standards.Coordinates testing with other departments and documents test results.Assists with project implementation and post implementation.Software Quality Assurance Engineer,05/2012-08/2014Sittercity–City,STATE,Support existing quality standards and testing efforts to ensure top-notch experience for our users Understand product requirements and work with team members to insure quality of the product Actively participate in planning meetings, daily scrums, and retrospectives Identify and communicate challenges encountered in the development and test process, and recommending changes Keep test plans up-to-date based on new system capabilities Create detailed bug reports and documentation surrounding bugs.
Education and TrainingCertified Scrum Master (CSM):,Expected inMarch 2016-The University of Illinois at Chicago-,GPA:Status-Bachelor of Science:Management Information System,Expected inMay 2012--,GPA:Status-Management Information System
SkillsAgile, Analyst, clarify, client, Database, delivery, direction, documentation, PHP, meetings, MS Access, MS Outlook, MS Project, SharePoint, Windows XP, MS-DOS, MySQL, Oracle, problem solving, quality, quality assurance, QA, Scrum, software developers, MS SQL Server, SQL, strategy, Vista>>. The result is, 

Fit assessment: Good Fit