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: <<Professional ProfileSeeking for a challenging position in Software Development Industry to find ways to help the company to grow & grow myself within the company. Works well with developers, programmers, computer engineers, project managers and clients Excellent functional and analytical technical abilities Highly detail-focused Strong knowledge of test automation and data analysis Capable of creating and executing end-to-end test plans Remarkable ability to set QA testing objectives Ability to focus on and meet tight deadlines Excellent ability to clearly define and execute testing procedures Clear written and oral communicator Keen observational abilities
QualificationsLanguages worked on:Net, Java, C# and XMLSoftware/Systems:MS Office Suite, Windows /Vista/XP, UnixBug Tracking Tool:JIRA, Bugzilla, QC/ALMDatabase:Oracle, SQL Server, MySQLBrowsers:Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, SafariTesting Tools:SoapUI, Selenium IDE, Selenium Java Client Driver, HP Testing Suite (Quality Center, Quick Test Professional, LoadRunner, Performance Center)Highlights HP Quality Center, HP QuickTest Professional, HP SiteScope, HP Unified Functional Testing, HP LoadRunner, Selenium Suite, Agile; SoapUI, API (Soap & Rest), DHC, JIRA, Java, VBScript, SQL, Oracle, XML, MS Word, Excel, Power point, TFS, Windows, and Unix.
EducationBrooklyn collegeBrooklyn,NYExpected in2017––Bachelor:Computer science-GPA:
ExperienceCode Corp-Software QA TesterBoston,MA,02/2015-PresentExcelled in finding, documenting and reporting bugs, errors, interoperability flaws and other issues within proprietary software applications developed for Nationwide Insurance user base.Demonstrated methodical, detail-oriented and thorough approach to all assignments while adhering to compressed timelines, Completed all assignments on or ahead of schedule.Consistently recognized for excellent problem-solving and analytical skills by programmers, project managers and supervisors Used Quality Center for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with the development team to verify bug fixes and update bug status Extensive working experience in Functional Testing, GUI testing, Regression Testing, Load, Volume and Stress Testing, System testing, UAT Testing, Database Testing and Black box Testing Collaborated with all stakeholders in the quality assurance and development process Participating in user story grooming and pointing; bring ideas to the table for team discussion Conducted regression testing for the changes made to the application using Quick test Professional (QTP) Created and executed software test cases and scripts to uncover, identify and document software problems and their causes Responsible for Backend testing by writing and executing SQL statements Wrote SQL queries to test Data Integrity, Referential Integrity and performed Database Testing for the Application Transitioned software development efforts to a test-driven development (TDD) process, which brought QA testing in on the front-end of the development cycle for gains in code quality, software functionality and programmer productivity.Expertise in generating the daily defect detailed report using Quality Center for the other project stake holders and the project Management Environment: Agile, ALM/QC, Quick Test Pro, Oracle, SQL plus, VB, C, Java, Toad, Load Runner, SQL server, MS Word and Excel, Windows 2007 and Unix.Caci International Inc.-Software Test EngineerMacdill Afb,FL,11/2013-01/2015Conducted formal and informal product design reviews throughout the software development lifecycle to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules and potential issues.Recognized for developing excellent test plans/scripts and rapidly discovering defects Contributed to high-reliability technology releases as a result of thorough testing that helped maintain BNY Mellon industry-leading sales ranking, market share and customer-satisfaction rating Employed a "test-to-break" approach on testing initiatives and clarified ambiguous requirements to ensure the effectiveness of all test plans Improved the documentation of QA testing practices to enhance their repeatability, saving time and money and encouraging testing standardization and best practices Created company's first comprehensive database of documented test defects and procedures to enable accurate replication and ensure compliance with standards.Accelerated average QA testing turn-around time by 25% or more, allowing company to accept more testing projects without increasing staff Designed and implemented automated testing tools and programs addressing areas including database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error/bug retests and usability.Documented software defects using bug tracking system and reported defects involving program functionality, output, online screen and content to software developers.Delivered thorough QA testing reports that determined product quality and release readiness Environment: Agile, ALM/QC, QTP, Oracle, SQL, VB, Java,  Load Runner, SQL server, MS Word and Excel, Windows and Unix.Caci International Inc.-Software Test EngineerMarch Air Force Base,CA,10/2012-11/2013Developed and implemented Test Plan, Test Case, RTM and Test Analysis Report to ensure that all software products meet organization standards and end user Requirements Involved in Smoke Testing, Compatibility Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing and User Acceptance Testing Reviewed Software Requirement Specification Document and developed Test Execution Strategy and Test Cases Conducted End-to-End, Manual Testing of the system and prepared and managed test cases using HP Quality Center.Used HP Quality Center as the test repository and used it for executing the test cases and scripts and logging & generating various reports and graphs for further analysis.Wrote SQL queries to test Data Integrity, Referential Integrity and performed Database Testing for the Application.Executed Manual Test cases to thoroughly test Account Management and Billing Modules Tested and debugged code sections and adapted to meet the needs of clients.Provided QA Managers with regular updates of testing status daily bases Identified, Report & Manage issues related to quality Met with teams weekly in meetings for planning purposes Involved in daily defect meetings during testing phase and extensively worked throughout Defect Life Cycle from opening to closure using Test Director Met all deadlines for projects Prepared and Presented weekly and monthly QA Defect and Status Reports to the different Stake holders of the project using Quality Center Submitted Defect Reports and communicated issues to Testing Lead, Developers and Management Environment: Test Director, QC, Oracle, SQL plus, VB, Java, Toad, SQL server, MS Word and Excel, Windows and Unix.EDUCATIONS: Computer science & engineering, Brooklyn College.
Skills.Net, Account Management, Agile, analytical skills, API, approach, Billing, Browsers, C, content, Client, clients, customer-satisfaction, Database, debugging, detail-oriented, documentation, XML, Functional, GUI, graphs, HP, IDE, Insurance, Internet Explorer, Java, LoadRunner, Load Runner, logging, market, meetings, C#, Excel, money, MS Office Suite, Power point, Windows, MS Word, MySQL, Oracle, organizational skills, problem-solving, product design, programmer, project Management, QTP, Quick Test Professional, Quality, quality assurance, QA, Quick, reporting, Requirement, sales, scripts, Soap, software developers, software development, Specification, SQL plus, SQL, SQL Server, Strategy, Test Director, time-management, Toad, Unix, VBScript, Vista, VB>>. The result is, 

Fit assessment: Potential Fit