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Principal Software Engineer, Edge

Seattle, Washington, United States
The Company
Metropolis is an artificial intelligence company that uses computer vision technology to enable frictionless, checkout-free experiences in the real world. Today, we are reimagining parking to enable millions of consumers to just "drive in and drive out." We envision a future where people transact in the real world with a speed, ease and convenience that is unparalleled, even online. Tomorrow, we will power checkout-free experiences anywhere you go to make the everyday experiences of living, working and playing remarkable - giving us back our most valuable asset, time.

The Role

The Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) at Metropolis is looking for a Principal Software Engineer to lead advancements in our Edge platform as we expand the Metropolis mission to new areas beyond parking.  ATG is developing and deploying a broad suite of technologies that enable “AI for the Real World” including cameras, edge compute, sensors, displays, and robotics.  The Edge platform is our mission critical backend system that consumes and organizes event data from those field deployed hardware and ML systems, integrating real-time hardware events and machine learning outputs into a core mobility identification platform that powers our business applications.

In this role, you will guide software development of the Edge platform as we expand into new business verticals, and add both new capabilities and new devices into the ecosystem.  As a senior member of the ATG team, you will work with leadership to craft a technical vision and strategy for ATG that propels our entire suite of core technologies into the next phase of growth. This role will provide significant thought leadership, shape a strong engineering-led culture, and play a critical role in the company’s success by creating foundational capabilities on which Metropolis builds remarkable experiences.

The ideal candidate will have an end-to-end systems engineering mindset, looking for opportunities well beyond just the software of our Edge platform and into hardware, edge device software and machine learning systems.  We are looking for a big thinker who can connect the dots between disparate technologies and systems to move Metropolis forward through ambiguity, but also who has the practical experience to drive improvements to our existing production systems. If you are energized by working across multiple teams and technologies together to solve real world problems at scale, and have a background with distributed hardware / ML / Software systems, this role is for you!

 
Responsibilities 
  • Define technical direction for ATG software that organizes the teams to support existing edge systems, develops new capabilities, and creates a strategy for the future
  • Work closely with cross-functional leaders in Hardware, Machine Learning, and other engineering teams to ensure alignment on edge initiatives
  • Lead the Edge team to design and build backend software solutions that enable an expanding edge device ecosystem.  
  • Guide the team technically, engaging in hands-on troubleshooting, architecture definition and implementation of best practices
  • Establish robust and right sized processes and mechanisms to ensure the team is freed up to work on building
  • Invest in the career development of team members, develop future leaders, and create a culture of cohesion and teamwork.
  • Participate in talent acquisition processes to ensure that we have world class engineers across all skill and experience levels
 
Qualifications 
  • BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or a relevant engineering discipline
  • 14+ years of experience with at least 4+ years of experience as a hands-on senior, staff or principal engineer
  • Proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems and software products in high volume, mission critical applications
  • Experience developing technical strategy, getting buy-in from business and technology stakeholders, and guiding team(s) through execution
  • Deep understanding of modern software design processes across the entire software development lifecycle, including TDD/BDD, CI/CD and related build/test/deploy processes.
  • Experience working directly with or adjacent to distributed edge / IoT / hardware / ML systems 
  • Strong fundamental computer science skills, and expert level knowledge of Scala, Java or other languages that run on the JVM.
  • Demonstrated project management skills to ensure timely delivery of features, while maintaining high quality products.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences
  • Previous experience working inside innovative, high growth environments is a plus
 
When you join Metropolis, you’ll join a team of world-class product leaders and engineers, building an ecosystem of technologies at the intersection of parking, mobility, and real estate. Our goal is to build an inclusive culture where everyone has a voice and the best idea wins. You will play a key role in building and maintaining this culture as our organization grows. The anticipated base salary for this position is $245,000.00 to $290,000.00 annually. The actual base salary offered is determined by a number of variables, including, as appropriate, the applicant's qualifications for the position, years of relevant experience, distinctive skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location of residence and/or place of employment. Base salary is one component of Metropolis’s total compensation package, which may also include access to or eligibility for healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a lucrative stock option plan, bonus plans and more. 

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