Sr. Software Engineer

What's the role?We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build AI platform and production systems that support advanced computer vision, perception, simulation, and mapping products. This person will own the pipelines, orchestration, APIs, deployment patterns, and operational tooling that turn technically ambitious ideas into durable internal and production systems. This is a senior role for someone who can build practical infrastructure today while laying foundations that remain useful across multiple AI-driven products over time. What You Will Own- Own critical parts of the AI platform and orchestration stack- Build artifact handoff, workflow control, and service interfaces across research and production systems- Manage metadata, storage, run tracking, reproducibility, deployment, and operational reliability across the workflow- Create internal and product-facing interfaces used to launch, monitor, and retrieve AI jobs and outputs- Keep systems simple, reliable, observable, scalable, and cost-aware from prototype through production What You Will Do- Build command-line tools, batch jobs, internal services, and APIs for AI pipeline execution- Define packaging and storage conventions for model inputs, outputs, metadata, and logs- Set up cloud-based inference and data-processing execution and evolve it toward production deployment patterns- Implement job status tracking, error handling, observability, security, and operational controls- Partner with data scientists and simulation engineers to reduce iteration friction across the team- Help design production architecture for scaling usage, managing cost, and serving downstream consumers Who are you?What We Are Looking For - Strong software engineering background in backend systems, data pipelines, ML platforms, distributed workflows, or production services- Experience with Python services, cloud infrastructure, APIs, and artifact-oriented pipelines- Familiarity with AWS compute, storage, batch-processing, and deployment patterns- Good systems judgment: able to build the minimum durable platform without overengineering while still planning for production realities- Comfortable operating in a small team where speed and clarity matter 

Education & Experience

- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or related field.- 3-5 years of experience in deep learning, computer vision, or multimodal AI.

 Nice To Have- Experience supporting GPU inference workloads, large-model deployment pipelines, perception platforms, or media-generation systems- Familiarity with experiment tracking, dataset versioning, MLOps workflows, or production observability practices- Experience with internal APIs, asynchronous job systems, security controls, or media-processing pipelines  

The expected base salary range for this position is $130,000 to $140,000 per year. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as skills and experience. This position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus, which is subject to company and individual performance. 

  

Life at HERE comes with generous benefits to support your health and overall wellness. Benefits available to US-based HERE employees include health (Medical/Dental/Vision) insurance, retirement savings plans, paid time off & leave policies.   

  

As part of HERE Technologies employment process, candidates will be required to successfully complete a background verification process. Offers of employment and any related claims are subject to the successful completion of a background verification. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, HERE will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

  

HERE is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.  

  

Under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and VEVRAA, we have developed an affirmative action program (AAP) for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Portions of the AAP are available for review by applicants and employees through our People Team. 

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Who are we?

HERE Technologies is a location data and technology platform company. We empower our customers to achieve better outcomes – from helping a city manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely.

At HERE we take it upon ourselves to be the change we wish to see. We create solutions that fuel innovation, provide opportunity and foster inclusion to improve people’s lives. If you are inspired by an open world and driven to create positive change, join us. Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel.