Senior Software Engineer - Scalable Machine Learning

Latitude AI (lat.ai) is building the future of Ford’s autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Bringing this vision to scale, our fully in-house developed hands-free ADAS platform will debut on the all-new Ford Fathom in 2027. When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to redefining the relationship between people and their vehicles for millions of customers. As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif. Meet the team: In the Intelligent Systems team, we convert photons into understanding, primarily via computer vision and machine learning. Our organization is responsible for all downstream tasks of the vehicle sensor suite onboard, as well as the full offboard/cloud infrastructure for machine learning at Latitude. What you’ll do: Scaling our machine learning models with data is vital to achieve optimal performance and to enable a safer and more sustainable future of transportation. In the Scalable ML team, we are looking at methods to improve the [... source excerpt omitted ...] ent and testing strategies Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, perception experts, and roboticists to integrate ML pipelines and ensure the delivery of high-quality, production-ready software Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to elevate the team's software development standards What you'll need to succeed: Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD) Strong track record of successfully delivering complex software projects from conception to production Proven expertise in devel [... source excerpt omitted ...] g Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems and cloud infrastructure Strong proficiency in Python and/or C++ for developing high-performance, production-quality software Nice to have: Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a closely related field Hands-on experience with distributed machine learning frameworks and tools such as Ray, PyTorch, Dagster, LakeFS, or PyArrow Experience with multi-sensor data fusion and processing techniques relevant to autonomous driving applications Familiarity with safety-critical software development principles in automotive or robotics domains Deep understanding of machine