Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Senior Software Engineer, Skylight Engineering Skylight Seattle, WA
Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Remote hybrid:
Persons in these roles are expected to spend part of their time on-site in our Seattle offices and may occasionally work remotely from their home in the Greater Seattle area. On-site requirements vary based on position and team. If you have questions about Hybrid work arrangements for this role, please ask your recruiter.Compensation Range:
$140,230 - $213,150About Skylight:
Skylight is one of Ai2's groundbreaking AI for Conservation programs, dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans by combating illegal fishing. Our advanced AI-powered platform delivers real-time vessel detections and actionable insights that empower enforcement agencies globally to protect marine ecosystems.About This Role:
We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit and deep experience building high quality, scalable full-stack products that integrate state-of-the-art ML models. This candidate should be enthusiastic and opinionated about languages, frameworks, tools, and software engineering processes. Above all, this person must be passionate about applying their skills to address critical environmental challenges and tackle really hard technical problems.You’ll do well here if:
You are an awesome coderYou are knowledgeable and opinionated about software engineering practices including things like coding patterns, breaking down work, reviewing code, build systems, testing policies, and more.You have the ability to responsibly operate the production environment by delving into logs and metrics, and diving into whatever data and code is needed to develop actionable insight.You actively use AI in your day to day coding and have found ways to code significantly faster with tools like ChatGPT and Github Copilot.You deeply care about the full product lifecycleYou contribute to features across the stack, from idea to delivery, by taking an active role in product definition and requirements gathering, architecture design, and writing mission critical code.You are proficient in documenting a technical plan, receiving feedback on it, and engaging in technical discussions.You pride yourself as a technical expert and are comfortable providing technical details to leadership and customers.You are passionate about your workYou have passion for applying your skills and knowledge to improve our planet.You are simultaneously collaborative and autonomous.You want to work with others who are also driven by impact.You’ll thrive in this role if:
You have a strong background in Data Pipelines and Web ApplicationsYou have web engineering experience using frameworks such as Python/Flask and NodeJs/Express.You have experience designing, developing, and maintaining GraphQL, gRPC, or RESTful APIs.You have built applications on top of NoSQL platforms such as MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, and relational databases like PostgreSQL.You have worked with streaming data systems like Kafka.You are comfortable working in a cloud environment, such as Google Cloud, AWS or Azure.You have experience with deployment technologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.You’re not afraid to jump into the frontend and work on React/Typescript.You’re constantly learningYou keep up to date with new technologies, languages and releases.You are always bumping package versions to get the latest features.You enjoy prototyping and quickly trying out new ideas.You have experience deploying AI models into production environmentsYou’ve collaborated with researchers and machine learning experts to integrate pre-trained models into scalable production systems.You’ve navigated the complexities of delivering real-time inference to users, considering performance, scaling, accuracy monitoring, and user experience challenges.You’re experienced with model versioning, artifact management, and handling GPU-enabled workloads.You thrive in complex and ambiguous environmentsYou are comfortable wearing multiple hats, collaborating across teams, and interfacing directly with users to understand needs.You enjoy working cross-functionally, including with product, design, and operations teams.You’re open to occasional international travel to meet directly with our users.(Note: We don’t expect you to meet all of the above points! If you’re excited about this role and meet most of the core requirements, we encourage you to apply.)Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant experienceA minimum of 5 years of software development experienceProjects:
To give you a better idea of the kinds of projects you’d work on, here are some examples of our previous and current projects:AIS Data Pipeline & Track Generation:
Our largest data source is a real-time feed of global AIS data, about 1k messages per second that we use to compute vessel trajectories in real-time using Kafka Streams. This data stream is great, but very messy. Our algorithms have to sift through the noise very quickly to find the signal. Our Machine Learning models take these computed trajectories as input to predict vessel behaviors.Sentinel-2 vessel detections:
We use the Sentinel-2 Satellites from the European Space Agency to detect locations of vessels globally in near-real-time. Our data-pipelines download imagery as soon as it’s available and run our state-of-the-art computer vision models to detect vessels and make these observations available to our users, typically in under 4 hours from an image being taken.Tip & Cue:
Working with our partners at Maxar, we’ve built a first of its kind system that can task high resolution satellites to capture imagery of vessels based on other indicators, such as AIS vessel behavior, fully automated with no humans in the loop. This enables Skylight to potentially capture images of illegal fishing in-progress to aid in enforcement.Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.The ability to observe details at close range.A Little More About Ai2:
Ai2 is a Seattle based non-profit AI research institute founded in 2014 by the late Paul Allen. Our mission is building breakthrough AI to solve the world’s biggest problems. We develop foundational AI research and innovation to deliver real-world impact through large-scale open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.Apply for this job
* indicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *PhoneLocation (City) *Resume/CV *LinkedIn ProfileWebsiteHow did you hear about this job? *Are you legally eligible to work in the U.S.? *Will you now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment at Ai2? *What made you interested in this role? Why do you think you would be a good fit? *This position is located in Seattle and requires 1-2 days a week in our office near Gasworks. Please write 'Seattle' here to confirm this is good with you: *I hereby certify that all information in my application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that Ai2 may perform a background investigation to make inquiries regarding my education, work experience, credit record, criminal history, and references to determine my suitability for employment. I authorize Ai2 to secure any information necessary to make a decision.Ai2 is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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Persons in these roles are expected to spend part of their time on-site in our Seattle offices and may occasionally work remotely from their home in the Greater Seattle area. On-site requirements vary based on position and team. If you have questions about Hybrid work arrangements for this role, please ask your recruiter.Compensation Range:
$140,230 - $213,150About Skylight:
Skylight is one of Ai2's groundbreaking AI for Conservation programs, dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans by combating illegal fishing. Our advanced AI-powered platform delivers real-time vessel detections and actionable insights that empower enforcement agencies globally to protect marine ecosystems.About This Role:
We are looking for someone with an entrepreneurial spirit and deep experience building high quality, scalable full-stack products that integrate state-of-the-art ML models. This candidate should be enthusiastic and opinionated about languages, frameworks, tools, and software engineering processes. Above all, this person must be passionate about applying their skills to address critical environmental challenges and tackle really hard technical problems.You’ll do well here if:
You are an awesome coderYou are knowledgeable and opinionated about software engineering practices including things like coding patterns, breaking down work, reviewing code, build systems, testing policies, and more.You have the ability to responsibly operate the production environment by delving into logs and metrics, and diving into whatever data and code is needed to develop actionable insight.You actively use AI in your day to day coding and have found ways to code significantly faster with tools like ChatGPT and Github Copilot.You deeply care about the full product lifecycleYou contribute to features across the stack, from idea to delivery, by taking an active role in product definition and requirements gathering, architecture design, and writing mission critical code.You are proficient in documenting a technical plan, receiving feedback on it, and engaging in technical discussions.You pride yourself as a technical expert and are comfortable providing technical details to leadership and customers.You are passionate about your workYou have passion for applying your skills and knowledge to improve our planet.You are simultaneously collaborative and autonomous.You want to work with others who are also driven by impact.You’ll thrive in this role if:
You have a strong background in Data Pipelines and Web ApplicationsYou have web engineering experience using frameworks such as Python/Flask and NodeJs/Express.You have experience designing, developing, and maintaining GraphQL, gRPC, or RESTful APIs.You have built applications on top of NoSQL platforms such as MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis, and relational databases like PostgreSQL.You have worked with streaming data systems like Kafka.You are comfortable working in a cloud environment, such as Google Cloud, AWS or Azure.You have experience with deployment technologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.You’re not afraid to jump into the frontend and work on React/Typescript.You’re constantly learningYou keep up to date with new technologies, languages and releases.You are always bumping package versions to get the latest features.You enjoy prototyping and quickly trying out new ideas.You have experience deploying AI models into production environmentsYou’ve collaborated with researchers and machine learning experts to integrate pre-trained models into scalable production systems.You’ve navigated the complexities of delivering real-time inference to users, considering performance, scaling, accuracy monitoring, and user experience challenges.You’re experienced with model versioning, artifact management, and handling GPU-enabled workloads.You thrive in complex and ambiguous environmentsYou are comfortable wearing multiple hats, collaborating across teams, and interfacing directly with users to understand needs.You enjoy working cross-functionally, including with product, design, and operations teams.You’re open to occasional international travel to meet directly with our users.(Note: We don’t expect you to meet all of the above points! If you’re excited about this role and meet most of the core requirements, we encourage you to apply.)Education/Experience:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant experienceA minimum of 5 years of software development experienceProjects:
To give you a better idea of the kinds of projects you’d work on, here are some examples of our previous and current projects:AIS Data Pipeline & Track Generation:
Our largest data source is a real-time feed of global AIS data, about 1k messages per second that we use to compute vessel trajectories in real-time using Kafka Streams. This data stream is great, but very messy. Our algorithms have to sift through the noise very quickly to find the signal. Our Machine Learning models take these computed trajectories as input to predict vessel behaviors.Sentinel-2 vessel detections:
We use the Sentinel-2 Satellites from the European Space Agency to detect locations of vessels globally in near-real-time. Our data-pipelines download imagery as soon as it’s available and run our state-of-the-art computer vision models to detect vessels and make these observations available to our users, typically in under 4 hours from an image being taken.Tip & Cue:
Working with our partners at Maxar, we’ve built a first of its kind system that can task high resolution satellites to capture imagery of vessels based on other indicators, such as AIS vessel behavior, fully automated with no humans in the loop. This enables Skylight to potentially capture images of illegal fishing in-progress to aid in enforcement.Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.The ability to observe details at close range.A Little More About Ai2:
Ai2 is a Seattle based non-profit AI research institute founded in 2014 by the late Paul Allen. Our mission is building breakthrough AI to solve the world’s biggest problems. We develop foundational AI research and innovation to deliver real-world impact through large-scale open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.Apply for this job
* indicates a required fieldFirst Name *Last Name *Email *PhoneLocation (City) *Resume/CV *LinkedIn ProfileWebsiteHow did you hear about this job? *Are you legally eligible to work in the U.S.? *Will you now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment at Ai2? *What made you interested in this role? Why do you think you would be a good fit? *This position is located in Seattle and requires 1-2 days a week in our office near Gasworks. Please write 'Seattle' here to confirm this is good with you: *I hereby certify that all information in my application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that Ai2 may perform a background investigation to make inquiries regarding my education, work experience, credit record, criminal history, and references to determine my suitability for employment. I authorize Ai2 to secure any information necessary to make a decision.Ai2 is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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