Join Weights & Biases as a Software Engineer in Sweeps (Remote)

At Weights & Biases, our mission is to develop the finest developer tools for AI professionals. As a Series C company with $250 million in funding, we are rapidly expanding our user base. Our platform is indispensable to machine learning engineers across renowned institutions like FAIR and UC Berkeley and leading enterprises such as iRobot, OpenAI, Toyota Research Institute, Samsung, NVIDIA, Salesforce, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Lyft, and more.

Role

As the Software Engineer responsible for the Weights & Biases Sweeps product, you will build and maintain key features that enable users to tune hyperparameters effectively. You will work on the next generation of sweeps, focusing on distributing hyperparameter tuning scripts across clusters and cloud infrastructure. Contribute to the development of Weights & Biases Launch, an innovative execution layer on our platform. You will design system architecture and APIs to facilitate seamless workflow transitions to the cloud or local clusters.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features to help users build and tune best-in-class models utilizing large-scale computing.
• Lead maintenance of our current Sweeps product and ensure a smooth transition to the next generation.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of an execution platform built on Weights & Biases.
• Focus on end users by actively listening to customer feedback to deliver outstanding value.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Go, Typescript, GraphQL, etc).
• A strong understanding of and empathy for ML practitioners, with a keen interest in addressing their challenges.
• A desire to be self-driven and pursue a path to the highest impact.
• Nice to have: Experience working with ML Engineers and developing tools to facilitate their connection with computing resources.

Why Join Us?

Top-tier machine learning teams rely on our tools for their daily operations, including giants like OpenAI, Toyota Research Institute, Lyft, Samsung, and Pandora. This role offers a continuous learning curve, allowing you to interact with leading researchers, understand their challenges, and shape product direction.

Our experienced founding team has a proven track record in creating and selling ML tools, exemplified by Figure Eight. They bring a deep understanding of the industry, empathy for our users, and exceptional management skills, driving Weights & Biases towards success. Customers genuinely benefit from our tools. According to Wojciech Zaremba, Co-founder and Robotics Lead at OpenAI: "W&B allows scaling insights from a single researcher to the entire team, and from a single machine to hundreds of them."

Our Benefits

• 🏝️ Flexible time off
• 🩺 Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and families
• 🏠 Remote-first culture with flexible office options in San Francisco
• 💵 Home office budget including a high-powered laptop
• 🥇 Competitive salary and equity
• 🚼 12 weeks of parental leave (U.S. specific)
• 📈 401(k) plan (U.S. specific)
• Supplemental benefits may be available depending on your location. .

We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't perfectly align with the job description. We value diverse and creative perspectives. Team members who love to learn and collaborate in an inclusive environment will flourish with us. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need additional accommodations during your interview process, please contact us at [email protected].

Company Name: Weights & Biases
Job Title: Software Engineer, Sweeps (Remote)
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