We are seeking a Data Scientist Developer to join 4AG Robotics. Join a team at the forefront of technological innovation in mushroom harvesting as we build robots to address critical labour shortages and build a more sustainable food future.
About Us:
Welcome to 4AG Robotics! We are a powerhouse of creativity, innovation, and cutting-edge technology. We thrive on making quick, smart decisions and believe that collaboration and excellence are the keys to our success.
A Data Scientist is a professional who collects large amounts of data using analytical, statistical, and programmable skills. They are responsible for using data to develop solutions tailored to meet the organization's unique needs. A data scientist also interprets the raw data and extracts valuable meaning out of it. They then use this information to find patterns and develop solutions that an organization needs to grow and compete.
Position Overview:
As a Data Scientist Developer, you will get to:
● Collaborate with engineers, designers, project managers, product teams, and other stakeholders to deliver project milestones and outcomes.
● Collaborate with other members of our team to discuss scope and data collection, processing, and validation.
● Assist with image collection, processing, masks, and augmentation.
● Build and contribute to our AI-based computer vision products, research and production runs.
● Data mine and/or extract usable data from valuable data sources.
● Use machine learning tools to select features, as well as create and optimize classifiers.
● Carry out preprocessing of structured and unstructured data.
● Develop prediction systems and machine learning algorithms.
● Stay informed, research and study the fast-paced industry and be knowledgeable about computer vision models, architecture, training and deployment.
● Run models without overfitting, and stack ensemble pipeline to effectively evaluate options.
● Participate in feature engineering build-up.
● Actively seek opportunities for professional growth and skill development.
This is an exciting position within our organization to support our growing business. You will get to contribute across our business to solve problems and employ creative ideas, putting the full range of your skills and experience into practice. We are committed to mentorship and coaching with our experienced AI Team led by Mr. Peter Mankowski who is well-recognised in the AI market space: (33) Peter Mankowski | LinkedIn
Who you are:
Some combination of the following skills, abilities, experience, and attributes will help you thrive in this role. You:
● Have at least 3 years of experience in the above duties
● Have experience with Python, Ubuntu Linux OS, GitHub, Pytorch, Keras, image manipulation using Pillow, CV2.
● Have experience using SharePoint.
● Have completed a degree or program in a related field.
● Live in the data collection-AI model training universe.
● Enhance data collection procedures to include all relevant information for developing analytic systems.
● Have a knowledge of the life cycle of a dataset, both local and on the cloud-based tools.
● Can process, clean, and validate the integrity of data to be used for analysis.
● Can analyze large amounts of information to find patterns and solutions.
● Are a keen contributor, and incredible team player placing the collective success and company objectives first.
● Must know ‘overfitting’, ‘early stop’, Roboflow Sam, and ‘Intersection over Union’.
● Have built datasets fast and efficiently, evaluating deficiencies as well as avenues to solve them.
● Can imbalance a model’s class warnings, and process synthetic sub-class generation lead.
● Interpret the raw data and extract valuable meaning from it.
● Have strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment, on-site and remote.
If this sounds like the type of opportunity that made you want to be a programmer in the first place - the kind of work that makes you excited to come to work in the morning - then you might be just the person we are looking for.
Remuneration:
Salary range $105,000 to $125,000 commensurate with direct experience and skills, plus performance-based bonuses.
Benefits:
● Access to extended health, dental and vision care, and an annual healthcare spending account.
● Professional development opportunities.
● This position offers the proper candidate a choice of working from Waterloo, Ontario or Vancouver, BC and surrounding area.
● Flexible work hours. We value your time. We support work-life integrations that focus on delivering results and not completing a timesheet. We flex to get the job and life done.
● Collaborative, fun, and innovative work environment.
Application Process:
Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter outlining their qualifications and experience.
What we believe:
Life in a start-up is always moving and we believe in changing our minds often to stay open to new ideas and perspectives that drive us forward into spaces and places we’ve never been. This is innovation to us. We disagree with each other often and we commit to moving forward together always. We go all-out in our work and are all-in with each other. We move swiftly and keep processes and controls to a minimum. And we keep the freezer stocked with ice cream at all times.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $105,000.00-$125,000.00 per year
