Job Description
Note The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DeepWalk is a fast-growing venture that helps cities keep people safe using computer vision to map and monitor their sidewalks. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical direction of their computer vision platform for automated sidewalk inspection, focusing on large-scale imagery and production ML systems. Responsibilities β’ Own the lifecycle of our computer vision models, including training, evaluation, deployment, and iteration β’ Improve model performance in real-world conditions (noise, edge cases, data drift) β’ Design and improve data pipelines that process thousands of miles of sidewalks and millions of images β’ Lead architectural decisions for handling hundreds of terabytes of geospatial and visual data, including storage layout, pipeline reliability, and inference performance β’ Set and evolve best practices around deployment, observability, system reliability, and scalability β’ Act as a senior individual contributor and mentor, helping raise the technical bar across the engineering team β’ Work closely with the CEO and operations team to turn business needs into clear technical priorities Skills β’ 6+ years of experience, including direct ownership of production ML or computer vision systems (training, deployment, and ongoing operation) β’ Experience taking models from training β production β monitoring β iteration in a real-world environment β’ Experience owning system architecture and influencing technical decisions across teams β’ Experience deploying computer vision or ML systems in real-world production environments β’ Fluency in at least one modern backend language (Python, Java, TypeScript, Go, etc.) β’ Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and distributed systems β’ Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure β’ Comfort working in a startup or growth-stage environment with changing requirements β’ Experience with large-scale or real-time data pipelines β’ Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, CDK, etc.) β’ ML observability, data validation, or model deployment experience β’ Familiarity with geospatial, imagery, or sensor-driven data β’ An interest in urban planning, accessibility, or civic technology Benefits β’ Equity β’ Unlimited PTO (most of our team takes 3β4 weeks per year) β’ Health insurance β’ 401(k) with ~4% match (100% on first 3%, 50% on the next 2%) Company Overview β’ DeepWalk is a planning-level sidewalk inspection tool that uses iPhone LiDAR to inspect sidewalk conditions and identify access barriers. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https//www.deepwalk.com. Company H1B Sponsorship β’ DeepWalk has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply To this Job