Software Developer III - AI/ML

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 role is part of Enterprise Technology (ET), where we’re developing the digital infrastructure needed to build the road to space, with an emphasis on digital capabilities required to advance Blue Origin’s mission. Enterprise Technology is the center of excellence for digital technology at Blue Origin, providing oversight and governance to align technology and business strategies.

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedication and detailed attention toward safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth

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.

Our team is looking for an outstanding Software Developer in Data Science who loves listening to our customers, working as a team, and proactively taking the lead. This role will enable value capture from machine learning that will have a measurable impact on the delivery of Blue Origin rockets and systems! Influence the design, implementation, and deployment of successful, enterprise-scale systems and services.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise in AI/ML, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to impact safe human spaceflight positively. Passion for our mission and vision is required

What You Will Be Doing:

• Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure to support ML
• Designing, building, and maintaining efficient, reusable, and tested code in Python and other applicable languages and library tools
• Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes
• Deploying Machine Learning (ML) to large scale production environments
• Working towards continuous learning in the AI and computer vision fields
• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results
• Identifying technical problems and developing software updates and ‘fixes’
• Working with data scientists and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• Share knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise system architecture, and engineering standard methodologies

Qualifications:

• 3+ Years of Experience Working as a Software Developer in DataScience, developing ML Algorithms and models
• Proven expertise in Python, Java, R or Scala
• Expertise in leveraging MLOps methodology in Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Experience coaching Jr ML developers and leading complete data science projects end-to-end from development to deployment
• Demonstrated experience in developing and deploying machine learning techniques with significant business outcomes
• Expertise with git/version control and build/release pipelines.
• Strong theoretical and practical background in NLP including experience with innovative LLM architectures optimized for handling large contexts and low inference cost
• Proficiency in deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, etc.) and libraries commonly used in NLP and Generative AI.
• Obsession with quality and customer experience - attention to detail coupled with the ability to think abstractly
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or experience commensurate with education requirements.
• 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.  

Desired:

• Expertise in RDBMS and Big Data environments such as Databr