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Dark Sky
Machine Learning Engineer
Original posting
Dark Sky | Machine Learning Engineer | Cambridge, MA |Full-time | On-site
https://darksky.net/jobs#data-scientist
Dark Sky is looking for a machine learning engineer to help us be the best weather forecasting company. The person in this position will be responsible for maintaining, analyzing, and improving Dark Sky’s forecast generation, from hyper-local next-hour precipitation forecasts to 7-day forecasts adjusted for microclimate effects. The ideal candidate will have knowledge & experience in several of the following areas: software engineering practices, algorithm development, data analysis, math/statistics, machine learning, computer vision, and of course a keen interest in weather!
Responsibilities:
* Analyze and track forecast accuracy to target areas for improvement
* Improve algorithms for forecast models, microclimate adjustments, etc.
* Develop and maintain pipelines for radar image processing and classification
* Fix bugs and improve performance
* Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases and general reliability