Staff Deep Learning Engineer

AI Chopping Block; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Hayden AI seeks a senior engineer to lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale perception projects, spanning design to production. The role collaborates with Deep Learning, Platform, and Product teams to set technical directions and ensure scalable, reliable models across cloud and edge deployments.

You will mentor junior engineers, help shape the team roadmap, and uphold high engineering quality. Strong communication, startup fluency, and 8+ years of production ML experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Vision, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years building and deploying ML models in production; prior experience in a tech lead or staff-equivalent role preferred.
• Mastery in at least 2 of the 4 perception verticals.
• Working proficiency across model training, evaluation, optimization, cloud and edge deployment, and MLOps.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, lead technical discussions, and influence cross-team decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to write clear design docs and project plans; thrives in a fast-paced startup.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scope perception projects, from design through production
• Define and document technical approaches; drive alignment across Deep Learning, Platform, and Product teams
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code review, design feedback, and hands‑on pairing
• Contribute to team roadmap and help evaluate and prioritize new technical investments
• Set and uphold engineering quality standards across model development, MLOps, and deployment

Skills

Machine learning

MLOps

Mentoring

Leadership

Edge deployment

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Vision, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Job description

About Us

At Hayden AI, we are on a mission to harness the power of computer vision to transform the way transit systems and other government agencies address real-world challenges.

From bus lane and bus stop enforcement to transportation optimization technologies and beyond, our innovative mobile perception system empowers our clients to accelerate transit, enhance street safety, and drive toward a sustainable future.

Job Summary:

The Deep learning team’s work is at the crux of Hayden AI’s solutions to its customers. The team is responsible for building and maintaining advanced models that are able to perceive the world and the knowledge produced by the models is used downstream to implement various customer use-cases. The team runs a number of models both in the cloud as well as on the edge device serving different scenarios. The team also works closely with the platform team to build out Hayden AI’s MLOps infrastructure to achieve better scale and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scope perception projects, from design through production
• Define and document technical approaches; drive alignment across Deep Learning, Platform, and Product teams
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code review, design feedback, and hands‑on pairing
• Contribute to team roadmap and help evaluate and prioritize new technical investments
• Set and uphold engineering quality standards across model development, MLOps, and deployment

Required Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Computer Vision, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• Experience: 8+ years building and deploying ML models in production; prior experience in a tech lead or staff-equivalent role preferred
• Depth: Mastery in at least 2 of the 4 perception verticals
• Breadth: Working proficiency across model training, evaluation, optimization, cloud and edge deployment, and MLOps (pipelines, experiment tracking, CI/CD for ML)
• Leadership: Proven ability to mentor engineers, lead technical discussions, and influence cross-team decisions
• Personal Attributes: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to write clear design docs and project plans; thrives in a fast-paced startup