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: <<ProfileSoftware Test Engineer with two years of experience and a recent Computer Information Systems degree. Earned a reputation as a hard worker with a strong work ethic and a team player. Regularly volunteer for extra work or helps others to get the job done.
SkillsMicrosoft Test Management, Jira, VMWare, Test Complete, Test Execute, SeleniumProgramming: C#, C++, Java, JavaScript, .Net, HTML, XML,Software: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Team Foundation ServerCertificationsCompTIA Security+, June 2013, CompTIA A+, May 2013, Microsoft Windows 7, August 2013
Professional Experience10/2015toPresentSoftware Test EngineerConduent Incorporated–Elkridge,MD,Work on the software testing for the Navy System for Naval Target Control.Troubleshoot the software to find any imperfections causing issues with the program's functionality.Created test scripts in Word according to the requirements designated by the Navy.Modified the proprietary testing tool to be more efficient for every day work.Helped in the planning and organizing of the software testing for the Navy Command Datalink Program.Verified that the software and hardware were properly working as described in the software requirements.Prepared and maintained the Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix in Excel.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Ability to work well within a team to accomplish tasks and goals.Tools Used: VMware, Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Visio 2015, Microsoft Test Management 2015.12/2014to07/2015Software Test EngineerConduent Incorporated–Harrisburg,PA,Worked as part of team of 8 to monitor small business application to monitor and track bugs in the program.Manually tested the product in Jira for bugs on a daily basis.Team ensured releases were finished on time.Created test scripts in Excel and imported into Jira using a proprietary tool according to requirements.Modified the proprietary testing tool to be more efficient for every day work.Helped in the planning and organizing of the AWS German Language project.Verified bugs were fixed by developers in a timely manner and working properly within the product.Selected to write and scripted test cases for localization of product in the German market.Created and maintained virtual machines for the company's testing environment for potential clients.Accomplished weekly hot fixes for software releases for the company's small business application.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.Ability to work well within a team to accomplish tasks and goals.Tools Used: VMware, Microsoft Office 2013, Jira, Microsoft Visio 2013, Microsoft Test Management 2013.06/2013to10/2014Software Engineer/Quality AssuranceSURVICE Engineering Company, AFLCMC/EZJW–City,STATE,Work with CLASSIFIED Material daily.Programmed in C#, Visual Basic, and C++ to complete and develop projects for the JTCG/ME contract on a daily basis.Troubleshoot programs to find and fix bugs causing issues with the program's functionality.Generated Software Description documents and Testing Plan documents from test reports.Created test scripts using C# and Visual Basic to detect classification issues within the product.Selected to modify and update Microsoft Team Foundation Server.Developed test scripts for 5 stand-alone programs for the JTCG/ME contract.Setup automation testing for 5 stand-alone programs for the JTCG/ME contract.Prepared the product's Engineering Builds to be shipped to the external developers and customer.Assisted in the setup and maintenance of SQL Server 2014 for the JWS contract.Tools Used:  Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2013, Microsoft Office 2013, and Test Complete/Test Execute.06/2006to12/2007Airborne InfantrymanUnited States Army–City,STATE,Conducted Team Leader duties for an element of 6 personnel.Generated and maintained After Action Review Reports for the Commander.Planned and organized team movements during training missions.Maintained team equipment in excess of $200K on a daily basis.U.S.Army EOD training.Utilized knowledge of Personnel Weapon Systems and US Army EOD training.
Education and TrainingExpected inMay 2015totoBS:Computer Information SystemsSaint Leo University-Saint Leo,FLGPA:GPA: 3.566Computer Information Systems GPA: 3.566
Skills.Net, A+, Army, automation, C++, hardware, clients, XML, German, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Team Leader, market, C#, Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Windows 7, Word, Navy, Naval, organizing, Personnel, Programming, scripts, software testing, SQL Server, Troubleshoot, verbal communication skills, Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual Studio, Excellent written>>. The result is, 

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