Lead the architecture and implementation of a scalable AI/ML platform, focusing on data pipelines and integration of ML capabilities in business systems. Mentor and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize performance and deliver business value.
About the Role
Opendoor is seeking an AI/ML Platform Engineer to join our Engineering team in our Seattle, WA office and will play a critical role in our strategic transition to AI-powered pricing models. This high-impact, business-critical position will focus on building the scalable, production-grade platform and infrastructure necessary to support sophisticated ML models, particularly leveraging complex data sources like imagery and video.
- Platform Leadership: Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of the AI/ML feature platform, focusing on scalability, reliability, and high performance for core business systems (e.g., pricing, transaction platforms).
- Feature Engineering Infrastructure: Design and build large-scale data pipelines responsible for generating, indexing, and versioning AI-derived features (predictions, embeddings) from structured and unstructured data, with a specific emphasis on image and video data.
- AI Integration: Ensure seamless integration of ML capabilities into production, setting technical standards for real-time AI consumption and agentic optimization within pricing and customer-facing products.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Data Science, Product, and Operations teams to translate business needs into technical requirements, ensuring the platform delivers tangible business outcomes like reduced spreads and increased transaction volume.
- Mentorship & Direction: Serve as a technical mentor and leader, setting the technical direction and best practices for the new AI/ML platform group.
- Extensive experience as a technical leader (Staff/Senior Staff level) in large-scale, production software and data environments.
- Proven track record of designing and implementing ML/Data Platforms or Feature Stores that directly support production AI/ML models.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and large-scale data processing (e.g., vector search, data versioning).
- Strong background in data infrastructure and API design, particularly serving data for machine learning consumption.
- Experience in a domain where AI/ML is critical to the core business (e.g., pricing, optimization, recommendations).
- Prior experience with computer vision pipelines or handling large-scale image/video data for ML.
- Familiarity with the technical challenges of managing compute and data versioning to optimize ML iteration cycles.
- Experience with agentic optimization frameworks.
The base pay range for this position is $247,000.00 - $339,900.00 annually, plus RSUs and bonuses. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on your qualifications, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a comprehensive package of benefits including unlimited PTO, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.
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Opendoor San Francisco, California, USA Office
100 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94104
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