Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Neara is a high-growth technology company, backed by some of the world's leading venture capital and private equity investors, including EQT and Partners Group. Neara has developed a software platform that builds sophisticated, engineering-grade 3D digital models of critical infrastructure, delivered under a software-as-a-service model. To date, Neara has primarily focused on modelling electricity grids but is also expanding rapidly into other infrastructure verticals such as telecommunications and rail.

Neara's software platform has been adopted by infrastructure owners and operators around the world to solve some of the greatest challenges facing the industry. Neara's platform delivers solutions across the entire asset life cycle, from the design and construction of new networks to access renewable energy generation, to high-value problem statements in asset management, through to the impact of climate change and extreme weather on the reliability and availability of critical commodities such as electricity.

Recognised as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential Companies of 2024, our vision is to change how the world designs, builds and operates critical infrastructure. After achieving close to 90% market share in Australia and New Zealand, Neara's primary growth focus is now the Americas, the UK and Europe, where a significant majority of our revenue growth is now derived.

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will create machine learning models that drive digitisation of real-world infrastructure from a variety of data sources such as LIDAR, imagery, and vector data sources. Working at every stage of the ML lifecycle from data collection and QA to training to model monitoring, you'll dive deep into the data, decide which problems are worth solving with ML and define the ML strategy for said problems.

This will involve staying updated with best practices in data handling, MLOps, as well as the latest advancements in machine learning to integrate new techniques into our platform, ensuring it remains at the cutting edge of the industry. You will also provide mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment that encourages continuous learning and growth.

At Neara, you will be part of a team that values your ideas, supports your development, and celebrates your successes. If you are motivated and results-driven, we'd like to meet you.

Some Of The Things You Will Contribute To

• Developing approaches to generate accurate electric networks from imperfect data using deep learning and classical ML algorithms
• Developing and optimising training pipelines to reduce toil and idea-to-evaluation time.
• Scaling the serving of models for different problems with different characteristics while reducing time from the first model to production.
• Improving the speed of model QA and identifying data and distribution drift in the models.
• Working with a variety of data sources, including LiDAR, aerial photography, photogrammetry & GIS, and building scalable data pipelines to support training and serving.
• Mentoring other engineers in best practices for model training and software engineering.

Some Attributes We Highly Regard

• Demonstrated experience with Machine Learning and Deep Learning
• Strong foundation in software engineering
• Proficiency in frameworks like PyTorch/Tensorflow/Jax
• Excellent problem-solving skills as applied to new domains.
• Ability to work effectively asynchronously and cross-functionally on ill-defined problems.
• Ability to own problems and proactively approach challenges

Some Of The Benefits We Have On Offer

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful ESOP
• Fully Flexible Work Environment. We have a fully stocked office (and an impressive snack collection) in Redfern.
• Regular office events
• The real benefit is working on a genuinely complex, innovative and industry-leading product, making a genuine difference in the world around us

To apply, please use the online application link below. Neara values diversity, belonging and equal employment opportunities. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Please note that you will require current and unrestricted working rights to be considered for the role. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to offer visa sponsorship at this time.
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