Director of Cloud Engineering

Key Skills

AI technology, Algorithms, Automation, AWS, Computer Vision (CV), Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery - CI/CD, Data science techniques, Database, Deep Learning, DevOps, Docker, Geospatial Statistical, GoLang, Kubernetes-K8s, Machine learning techniques, PostgreSQL, PyTorch, React.js, REST API, TensorFlow

Job Description

Welcome to Hayden AI, where the future is ours to make. From bus lane and bus stop enforcement to digital twin modeling and more, our clients use our mobile perception system to speed up transit, make streets safer, and create a more sustainable future.

Led by experts in AI, computer vision, data science, transportation, and government technology, Hayden AI is pioneering real world problem solving powered by AI and machine learning.

Our mobile perception platform is currently utilized by New York City’s MTA for automated bus lane enforcement. We recently raised $20 million in Series A funding and have been featured in Bloomberg CityLab, Forbes, Smart Cities Dive, and Politico.

Come join us, and help us build a vision-based data platform for smart enforcement and smart cities with our six core values in mind:

• Customer Focus
• Passion
• Collaboration
• Empowerment
• Transparency
• Integrity

Director of Cloud Engineering

Summary of Responsibilities:

• As a lead of our cloud team, you will be responsible for architecting scalable, secure and high performance web applications with both frontend and backend components interfacing with thousands of IoT devices.
• You will help to make critical design decisions with appropriate trade-offs and deliver the implementation with speed and quality.
• You will lead the current cloud team and help scale the team to be able to meet future company goals.

Summary of Qualifications:

• Experience leading a cloud development team, frontend, backend and devops within a startup culture and help us scale by orders of magnitude to support thousands of devices.
• Strong technical experience in one or more of the following areas; IoT, data science, geospatial data, video processing or AI
• Expert knowledge of computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms and software design
• 10+ years software engineering roles with a track record of successful delivery of production quality web services at large scale
• Strong experience working with cloud services - AWS, Microservices, Dockers and Kubernetes
• Strong experience with developing and integrating with highly secure REST APIs
• Experience working with all layers architecture such as databases, memory caches, message queues etc.
• Experience with using web application development using Golang, React JS or similar.
• Absolutely fanatical about performance, automation and instrumentation. Ability to decompose complex distributed systems and quickly pinpoint issues. Experience with TDD, devOPS, CI/CD etc.

Bonus Qualifications:

• Prior start-up experience, growing from a small to medium sized cloud.
• Experience with using DeepLearning Frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow to run large scale (batched) data processing pipelines in the cloud
• Experience with Geo-spatial databases such as PostgreSQL
• Experience architecting backend for (mobile) IoT devices

Compensation

• 200,000 -230,000 base salary
• Considerable equity package
• Extensive wide ranging health benefits
• Company wide bonus program
• 401k with match program

There are endless learning and development opportunities from a highly diverse and talented peer group, including experts in a wide range of fields (AI, Computer Vision, Government Contracting, Systems & Device Engineering, Operations, Communications, and more)!

Just a few of our perks include:

• Options for 100% company paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents (for US employees)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA)
• Life, AD&D, Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Aflac Critical Illness, Accident Insurance & Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• MetLife Legal Plan(s) & Pet Insurance
• Farmers GroupSelect Auto & Home Insurance
• 401(k) with 3% company matching
• Professional development reimbursement
• Wellness stipends
• Unlimited PTO
• Remote work opportunities
• Home office & technology reimbursement
• Daily catered lunches in our Oakland office

Hayden AI is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that fosters learning from each other. We celebrate people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a work environment free of harassment and discrimination. Hayden AI is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the interview process.