ACV Auctions - Team Lead - MLOps (7-14 yrs)

Job Description :

If you are looking for a career at a dynamic company with a people-first mindset and a deep culture of growth and autonomy, ACV is the right place for you! Competitive compensation packages and learning and development opportunities, ACV has what you need to advance to the next level in your career. We will continue to raise the bar every day by investing in our people and technology to help our customers succeed. We hire people who share our passion, bring innovative ideas to the table, and enjoy a collaborative atmosphere.

Who we are :

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.

ACV's network of brands includes :

ACV Auctions, ACV Transportation, ClearCar, MAX Digital and ACV Capital within its Marketplace Products, as well as, True360 and Data Services.

ACV Auctions is opening its new India Development Center in Chennai, India, and we're looking for talented individuals to join our team. As we expand our platform, we're offering a wide range of exciting opportunities across various roles. At ACV, we put people first and believe in the principles of trust and transparency. If you are looking for an opportunity to work with the best minds in the industry and solve unique business and technology problems? Look no further! Join us in shaping the future of the automotive marketplace!

At ACV we focus on the Health, Physical, Financial, Social and Emotional Wellness of our Teammates and to support this we offer industry leading benefits and wellness programs.

ACV's Machine Learning Team is looking for a talented, experienced Machine Learning (ML) Engineer, to lead the development of our machine learning operations. You will be leading a team of engineers to set up ML model training pipelines, deploying APIs around ML models, and monitoring ML models that power the ACV's document processing and vehicle pricing.

What you will do :

Successful candidates will demonstrate excellent skill and maturity, be self-motivated as well as team-oriented, and have the ability to support the development and implementation of end-to-end ML-enabled software solutions to meet the needs of internal stakeholders. Those who will excel in this role will be those who listen with an ear to the overarching goal, not just the immediate concern that started the query. They will be able to show their recommendations are contextually grounded in an understanding of the practical problem, the data, and theory as well as what product and software solutions are feasible and desirable.

The core responsibilities of this role are :

- Leading a team of machine learning engineers to build, automate, and deploy ML models and pipelines in production.

- Enact ML best practices for the team to follow.

- Developing ML model pipelines from proof of concept to production.

- Documenting the work process, including pipeline set up, experiment execution, and model deployment.

- Monitoring performance of models in production.

- Collaborate with stakeholders to help meet their objectives and provide them with periodic status updates.

What you will need :

- Graduate education in a computationally intensive domain.

- 5+ years of prior relevant work or lab experience in ML projects, and 2+ years as tech lead or team management experience.

- Experience with building data pipelines (Kubeflow, sklearn pipelines, etc.).

- Experience with building and deploying REST APIs (Flask, FastAPI)

- Advanced proficiency with Python and SQL (BigQuery/MySQL).

- Extensive knowledge of ML frameworks and libraries. (Ray, Feast, ClearML, etc.)

- Experience with cloud services (AWS / GCP), Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

- Monitor models performance and microservices health status in Production.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience with ML model development lifecycles

- Experience with Bash scripting #LI-NX1

Our Values :

Trust & Transparency | People First | Positive Experiences | Calm Persistence | Never Settling

At ACV, we are committed to an inclusive culture in which every individual is welcomed and empowered to celebrate their true selves. We achieve this by fostering a work environment of acceptance and understanding that is free from discrimination. ACV is committed to being an equal opportunity employer regardless of sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires reasonable accommodation, please let us know.