Deep Learning Team Leader - Segmentation

Location: Haifa

Reporting to: Perception Group Leader, Oz Sharlin (6) Oz Sharlin | LinkedIn

We are seeking an experienced and capable Deep Learning Team Leader to join our R&D team. The Team Leader will manage and guide a team of engineers focused on developing and integrating novel vision-based algorithms for our autonomous driving system, with an emphasis on segmentation features for Perception. In addition to leading the team, the Team Leader will work hands-on to research and implement innovative features using state-of-the-art deep learning methods.

This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge deep vision methods, develop and innovate new ideas, and see them deployed on the road in our autonomous vehicles.

Responsibilities:

Managing / technically leading a team of 3-5 deep learning engineers, overseeing technical, project management and personal aspects.
Planning, guiding, and leading medium to long-term projects involving multiple engineers.
Seeing projects through from research to deployment.
Supervising complex data pipelines, from the collection stage, through annotation, to training models.
Designing and optimizing deep neural networks, involving innovative feature engineering.
Taking an End-to End responsibility over medium to long-term projects
Devising and implementing performance metrics.
Communicating, presenting and visualizing results.
Aligning the algorithms with the product needs.

Requirements:

M.Sc. or equivalent work track experience in CS, EE, Physics, or other quantitative field from a leading university. Ph.D. – Advantage
A proven track record of at least 2 years managing or technically leading a team of engineers, from the brainstorm stage to the deployment phase. Candidates with a strong technical background and management potential will also be considered.
A proven track record of at least 5 years hands-on experience in developing deep learning algorithms
Experience / knowledge in computer vision and image manipulation algorithms, Segmentation and classification.
In-depth, hands-on knowledge of deep learning fundamentals.
Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch - Must
Strong mathematical aptitude, with emphasis on probability, vector algebra, and geometry.
Proficiency in Python programming.
Experience in conducting long-term development and / or research projects, in either academia or industry
Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
Availability for a full-time position from Imagry’s office HQ in Haifa

Skills that are considered an advantage:

Experience in Object Detection
Publications in top-tier journals or conferences on algorithms, computer vision, or deep learning
Basic proficiency in C++
Experience with Linux
Source control with git
Experience with Jira or similar task management software.