Job DescriptionWe are seeking an experienced Tech Lead to grow out and lead a team of Deep Learning engineers who will be pursing an agenda to productionize cutting edge 2D/3D computer vision/graph theory research from academia.
Key Responsibilities
- Stakeholder Management: Steward the end-to-end planning, execution, and delivery of a scoped machine learning applied science agenda.
- Cross-Functional Coordination: Act as the primary point of contact with the infrastructure and data pipeline teams to get the requests of your team addressed.
- Set Research Agenda: Exhibit strong judgement in derisking core hypotheses and updating research direction informed by ongoing advances in the state of the art.
Qualifications- Graduate degree in Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning or related
- Publication record in top AI/ML/CV venues or other evidence of advancing the state of the art in one or more AI subfields.
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager in a customer facing AI/ML team.
- Prior experience in industries with complex multi-disciplinary teams such as robotics, smart grids, precision agriculture, game development or aerospace.
- Prior experience having a team of around 5 direct reports, establishing ways of working, and developing them to be high performing.
- High attention to detail and conscientiousness.
- Ability to translate customer requests and turn them into actionable technical requirement documents in collaboration with ML engineers.
- Fluency with the entire machine learning lifecycle, including infrastructure for data, training and deployment.
- Fluency with machine learning fundamentals.
- Familiarity with Python, Git, PyTorch and the Unix shell.
- Familiarity with collaborative tools such as Jira/Confluence, Slack, a Git server, an experiment tracking framework, a data dashboard app
Desired Characteristics: - Experience with Adaptive or Lean methodologies.
- Organizational and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor, motivate and guide a diverse team
- An intuition and enthusiasm for launching groundbreaking, deep tech products.
- Problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $245,000-$270,000 (bonus eligible).
We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.
Additional InformationAs part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
