Senior Software Engineer (Eval Efficiency & Optimization)
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- As a Software Engineer, you will solve ill-defined problems at the intersection of statistics, machine learning, and scalable systems engineering. You will develop creative quantitative models to address eval challenges, while providing rigorous mathematical and experimental proof of the correctness and statistical efficiency of your solutions
- Tackle ill-defined, ambiguous problems and reduce complex systems into tractable quantitative models
- Develop statistical techniques that enable our evaluation pipelines to deliver better signals with fewer resources
- Design and build automation to enhance the efficiency and scalability of our evaluation infrastructure
- Collaborate with other engineers, data scientists, product managers, and the leadership team to deliver evaluation products and help make data driven decisions
- Champion code health and best practices in a large and complex code base
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
- Employee assistance programs focused on mental health
- Personalized workplace adjustments for diverse needs and abilities, including physical, mental, and neurodivergent considerations
- Access to mental health apps
- Onsite wellness centers
- Medical advocacy program for transgender employees
- Support programs including menopause benefit
- Second medical opinion for you and your loved ones
- Counseling services
- Competitive compensation
- Regular bonus and equity performance grant opportunities
- Generous 401(k) and regional retirement plans
- Annual cross-company compensation review and pay equity analysis
- 1-on-1 financial coaching
- Fertility and growing family assistance
- Parental leave and baby bonding leave
- Survivor income benefit
- Backup childcare
- Elder care and support
- Caregiver leave
- Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, sick leave, parental leave, disability, and holidays
- Jury duty leave
- Military leave
- Hybrid work model with remote work opportunities also available
- Educational reimbursement
- Peer learning and coaching platform
- Donation matching programs
- Volunteer hours
- Employee resource groups
- Internal community groups and local culture clubs
- Inspiring spaces to work, recharge, and collaborate with fellow Waymonauts
- On-site meals and snacks
- Fitness centers, massage programs, and ergonomic support
- On-demand fitness, wellbeing, and cooking classes
- Commuter benefits
- Fluency in implementing statistical, ML, and general mathematical algorithms for large datasets
- 3-5 years of experience with
- Experience adapting techniques in research papers to applied problems
- Building data processing pipelines
- Strong self-motivation and comfort with ambiguity to navigate complex systems and pursue open-ended problems to completion
- Navigating and modifying a large code base containing a variety of languages, such as C++, Python, and SQL
- Performing statistical analyses
- BS in Math, Physics, or another quantitative field
- Writing, reviewing, and merging code following industry standards for code health and maintainability
- PhD in a quantitative field
- Experience programming in C++ and Python
- Experience developing, evaluating, and deploying products at scale
- Experience with Agentic AI