Software Developer AI/ML

About the position

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedication and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. The Enterprise Data Management & Analytics team supervises the platform and data management capabilities that enable analytics, data engineering, and data science across the company. We are constantly innovating in the ways we are automating and accelerating the creation of products using innovative software and hardware technologies. We use the latest AWS technologies, big data approaches, and ML to build distributed, highly available systems to achieve our goals. We are seeking a highly skilled Software Developer (AI/ML) to join our Machine Learning team. This role requires an individual with a deep understanding of software development, machine learning, and a broad range of technical capabilities. The ideal candidate will be hands-on and ready to dive in. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities

• Manage the development of AI and machine learning projects, ensuring robust and scalable solutions and deployment.
• Develop and implement strategies for seamless deployment of machine learning models into production environments.
• Build and maintain the infrastructure required for efficient data processing, model training, and inference at scale.
• Set up and manage monitoring systems to ensure the performance, reliability, and scalability of AI/ML models in production.
• Automate the end-to-end machine learning pipeline, including data collection, preprocessing, model training, deployment, and monitoring.
• Ensure that AI/ML systems comply with security standards and best practices, addressing data privacy and protection concerns.
• Conduct performance tuning, troubleshooting, and optimization of AI and ML models to improve efficiency and reduce latency.
• Evaluate, select, and integrate appropriate tools and frameworks for model training, deployment, and monitoring (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, TensorFlow Extended).
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of processes, configurations, and performance metrics of developed AI/ML models.
• Foster a culture of continual improvement by staying updated with the latest advancements in AIML and implementing best practices.
• Develop and implement incident response plans to address and mitigate issues with deployed models promptly.
• Plan and implement strategies for scaling AI/ML models to handle increased demand and larger datasets.
• Provide production support for ML applications as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of professional software development experience, with a significant focus on AI/ML development and CI/CD best practices.
• Good experience with AI and machine learning tools and frameworks, such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar.
• Understanding of microservices architecture and best practices.
• Experience with serverless computing frameworks and technologies.
• Good knowledge of software architecture patterns and principles.
• Experience with large-scale data processing frameworks, Flink, Spark, and Kafka.
• Familiarity with software development in agile and scrum environments.
• Experience with database management systems, both SQL and NoSQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Databricks).
• Good project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for clear documentation and cross-team collaboration.
• Ability to innovate and adapt to rapidly changing technologies and environment.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in building sophisticated machine learning systems.
• Knowledge of professional software development methodologies for the full software creation process, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Experience partnering with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.
• Experience influencing machine learning standard methodologies within your team.
• Full stack experience ranging from front-end user interfaces through to back-end systems and all points in between.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Discretionary bonus designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.