Senior Machine Learning Engineer II

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Develop advanced machine learning models for innovative FlightAware Foresight products.

• Enhance current machine learning models.

• Create cutting-edge machine learning systems utilizing historical aviation data and vast datasets.

• Construct models for runway landing times, gate arrival times, taxi durations, and various aviation forecasts.

• Generate predictive aviation data that supports the FlightAware Foresight product suite.

• Share ideas with the team and contribute beyond mere execution.

• Address open-ended machine learning and performance challenges involving large datasets.

• Enhance operational efficiency for airlines and airports globally.

• Work collaboratively in an agile development environment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with at least 8 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree in a related field with a minimum of 5 years of experience.

• Must possess authorization to work in the U.S. without company immigration sponsorship, both currently and in the future.

• Proficient in Python programming.

• Experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow/Keras or PyTorch.

• Familiarity with complex data types, including time series, images, and videos.

• Ability to thrive in an agile development environment.

• Preferred experience with Kubernetes, AWS, and GPU acceleration.

• Preferred experience with graph neural networks.

• Preferred experience with weather or other geospatial datasets.

• Preferred experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Thanos.

• Preferred familiarity with Dagster, Airflow, or other modern ETL orchestration tools.

• Preferred familiarity with Iceberg, Spark, Elasticsearch, and other large-scale data processing systems.

• Preferred experience in hybrid infrastructure environments, including cloud and on-premises Kubernetes.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.

• Generous 401(k) plan featuring employer matching contributions and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Student Loan Repayment Program.

• Life insurance and disability coverage.

• Optional pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal services, and ID theft protection.

• Benefits for birth, adoption, and parental leave.

• Ovia Health services, including fertility and family planning resources.

• Adoption Assistance.

• Autism Benefit.

• Employee Assistance Plan offering up to 10 free counseling sessions.

• Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program.

• Doctor on Demand for virtual doctor visits.

• Bright Horizons services for child and elder care.

• Teladoc Medical Experts for second opinion consultations.

• Flexible work schedules.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee Scholar Program.

• Paid time off and holidays.

• Potential annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (not guaranteed).