Machine Learning Engineer IV, Data
About The Position
ACV is a technology company that has revolutionized how dealers buy and sell cars online. We are transforming the automotive industry. ACV Auctions Inc. (ACV), has applied innovation and user-designed, data driven applications and solutions. We are building the most trusted and efficient digital marketplace with data solutions for sourcing, selling and managing used vehicles with transparency and comprehensive insights that were once unimaginable. We are disruptors of the industry and we want you to join us on our journey. Our network of brands include ACV Auctions, ACV Transportation, ClearCar, MAX Digital and ACV Capital within its Marketplace Products, as well as, True360 and Data Services. At ACV we focus on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social and Emotional Wellness of our Teammates and to support this we offer: Company Sponsored (paid) Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability. Comprehensive additional optional benefits such Critical Illness and Supplemental Life/AD&D. All insurance benefits go into effect on your date of hire. Generous Parental Leave Top-Up Pay and Vacation Programs. Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the company. Retirement planning through the Company’s RRSP.
Requirements
- Graduate education (MS or PhD) in a computationally intensive domain or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of prior computer vision experience
- Advanced proficiency with Computer Vision frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, OpenCV, TensorFlow) and Python/SQL.
- Experience designing and maintaining visual data annotation pipelines and evaluation frameworks for complex, real-world image datasets.
- Experience optimizing high-latency models for real-time inference
- Backend software engineering experience in the cloud (AWS / GCP) with a focus on microservices (docker) and the ML model development lifecycle.
- Experience building and maintaining streaming data pipelines (e.g., Kafka) for real-time model serving.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of ML frameworks and libraries, such as Kubeflow, Databricks, KServe and so on
- Experience designing evaluation frameworks for complex visual data
- Experience leading technical design reviews
Responsibilities
- Design and train high-performance computer vision models for automated damage detection, focusing on precision, recall, and model robustness.
- Architect and maintain high-throughput, containerized microservices for model serving using REST/gRPC to ensure low-latency performance.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate complex inspection requirements into scalable, production-grade ML solutions.
- Own the end-to-end model lifecycle, from experimentation and design to deployment and optimization in high-traffic environments.
- Design and maintain robust data pipelines using Kafka to ensure high-fidelity inputs for model serving and inference.
Benefits
- Company Sponsored (paid) Healthcare, Dental, Vision, Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
- Comprehensive additional optional benefits such Critical Illness and Supplemental Life/AD&D.
- All insurance benefits go into effect on your date of hire.
- Generous Parental Leave Top-Up Pay and Vacation Programs.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with additional opportunities to earn stock in the company.
- Retirement planning through the Company’s RRSP.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
