Senior Manager, Machine Learning

Gridware; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 245,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision

Parental leave

Off the Grid break

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

Alternating day off

Job summary

Gridware, a San Francisco-based technology company, seeks a Senior ML Manager to lead the cloud-based modeling team and shape strategic initiatives for active grid response. You will guide the team, align with engineering and ML infrastructure, and establish best practices for high-throughput ML systems.

You will own the technical roadmap, drive production-grade ML projects, and mentor engineers while balancing short-term deliverables with long-term investments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct management experience.
• 8+ years of experience building and deploying ML models in production environments.
• Experience with both deep learning and classical machine/statistical learning techniques.
• Strong programming skills with Python.
• Experience with modern software stacks, including cloud platforms, containerization, and CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• 70% team management and strategy, 30% IC time.
• Grow a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Partner with software engineering and ML infrastructure teams to ship robust, production-grade ML systems.
• Own technical roadmap and execution for the cloud ML organization, balancing near-term product delivery with long-term technical investments.
• Lead technical design of algorithms that improve speed, accuracy, and reliability of automated hazard detection systems.
• Define data strategy and labeling requirements, including real-world data collection and synthetic data generation approaches.
• Explore and evaluate novel modeling approaches and research ideas to address automation challenges.

Skills

People management

ML production

Deep learning

Classical ML

Python

Cloud platforms

Containerization

CI/CD

Job description

About Gridware

Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.

Role Description

As a Senior ML Manager, you will serve as a player coach role for Gridware’s cloud-based modeling team. You will help grow the existing team, improve algorithmic development frameworks, focus on strategic initiatives and direction for how we approach cloud sensor modeling, and establish best practices for a high throughput ML team.

Responsibilities

• 70% team management and strategy, 30% IC time
• Grow a high-performing team through hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development
• Partner with software engineering and ML infrastructure teams to ship robust, production-grade ML systems
• Own technical roadmap and execution for the cloud ML organization, balancing near-term product delivery with long-term technical investments
• Lead technical design of algorithms that improve the speed, accuracy, and reliability of Gridware’s automated hazard detection systems
• Define data strategy and labeling requirements, including real-world data collection and synthetic data generation approaches
• Explore and evaluate novel modeling approaches and research ideas to address existing and emerging automation challenges

Required Skills

• 3+ years of direct management experience
• 8+ years of experience building and deploying machine learning models in production environments
• Experience with both deep learning and classical machine/statistical learning techniques
• Strong programming skills with demonstrated proficiency in Python
• Experience working within modern software stacks, including cloud platforms, containerization, and CI/CD workflows

Bonus Skills

• Experience working with signal processing or sensor-derived data
• Experience at a growth-stage start-up
• Familiarity with human-in-the-loop or human-on-the-loop ML systems

$245,000 - $295,000 a year

Gridware Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training