Data Science & Machine Learning Lead
Mission
Leverage AI and Solera’s data assets to develop, deliver, operate, and maintain innovative, production-grade components that make vehicle claims and ownership simpler, faster, and more more efficient for customers and users.
What you will do
* Lead technical direction for computer vision–based vehicle damage detection (classification, detection, segmentation), plus tree-based models and LLM-powered components.
* Own the ML roadmap: translate business goals into measurable technical plans, milestones, and KPIs.
* Architect scalable data/ML systems on GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Vertex AI) to train and serve models across hundreds of millions of images and claims.
* Guide high-quality delivery in a monorepo: reviews, standards, design docs, testing, reproducibility, and CI/CD.
* Drive production MLOps: containerization, GKE/Cloud Run, observability (Grafana), cost/performance tuning, SLOs.
* Shape APIs and services (FastAPI) and internal tools (Streamlit) to accelerate adoption and experimentation.
* Engage cross-functionally with product and platform to prioritize impact and de-risk delivery.
* Balance leadership and hands-on work; scope of people management and IC work is adaptable to your strengths.
* People leadership
* Manage, coach, and grow ML Engineers; run 1:1s, feedback, and career development.
* Foster a culture of clarity, ownership, and high standards; set technical bar via mentorship and example.
* Recruit and onboard top talent; build an inclusive, globally distributed team.
How we work
* Monorepo with strong build system, CI/CD, and code quality practices.
* Freedom to choose the best tool for the job; high autonomy and ownership.
* Production mindset: reliability, observability, maintainability, measurable impact.
Tech stack
* Python; TensorFlow, PyTorch
* GCP: BigQuery, Dataflow, Vertex AI, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Deploy
* Docker, Kubernetes
* FastAPI, Streamlit
* Grafana
What you bring
* Proven leadership of ML initiatives from problem framing to production at scale.
* Deep experience with CV models (classification, detection, segmentation) and shipping them with TensorFlow/PyTorch.
* Strong software engineering and MLOps fundamentals: testing, CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, monitoring.
* Expertise with large-scale datasets and distributed processing on GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow) or similar.
* Experience with tree-based models and integrating LLM APIs into production workflows.
* Track record of setting technical direction, making pragmatic trade-offs, and delivering measurable outcomes.
* Structured problem solving, critical thinking, and a driven, ownership-oriented mindset.
* Effective communication across an internationally distributed team.
Nice to have
* Vertex AI pipelines.
* GPU optimization and cost/performance tuning for training/inference.
* Domain experience in insurance, automotive, or related computer vision applications.
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