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HeyGen

Data Infrastructure Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$126.70K - $166.10K/yr

Data Infrastructure Engineer Los Angeles, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Toronto About HeyGen At HeyGen, our mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all. Over the last decade, visual content ...

HeyGen

Data Infrastructure Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$126.70K - $166.20K/yr

Data Infrastructure Engineer Los Angeles, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Toronto About HeyGen At HeyGen, our mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all. Over the last decade, visual content ...

HeyGen

Data Infrastructure Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$115.80K - $151.90K/yr

Data Infrastructure Engineer Los Angeles, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Toronto About HeyGen At HeyGen, our mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all. Over the last decade, visual content ...

HeyGen

Data Infrastructure Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$115.80K - $151.90K/yr

As a Data Infrastructure Engineer, you will lead the development of fundamental data systems and infrastructure. These systems are essential for powering our innovative applications, including Avatar ...

XPENG

Data Infrastructure Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

$125.30K - $164.30K/yr

As a Data Infrastructure Engineer, your role is to identify corner cases in autonomous driving functionality that may affect safety or comfort by analyzing massive dataset collected from the field ...

Roboflow

Data Infrastructure

Washington, DC · On-site

$165K - $185K/yr

Data Infrastructure Engineer We're looking for a data infrastructure engineer to centralize our data engineering capabilities while empowering teams across the organization to leverage data for their ...

The Bot Company

Data Infrastructure

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$200K - $350K/yr

Data Infrastructure Engineer As an expert in building large-scale data processing systems, you will build the foundation of how our data flows from acquisition to being used to improve the autonomous ...

Applecart

Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer

New York, NY · On-site +1

$118.70K - $161.40K/yr

We are hiring a Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer in our New York City office. About the Team: The mission of the data infrastructure team at Applecart is to build secure, reliable, and cost ...

10Beauty

Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer

Burlington, MA · On-site

$118.10K - $160.50K/yr

They are seeking a Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer to design and develop scalable data infrastructure and ETL pipelines, ensuring data is reliable and accessible across the organization.

Applecart

Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$119.60K - $162.60K/yr

Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer New York, New York About Us Applecart is the leading technology company that C-suites rely on to reach business-critical decision makers. The most important ...

XPENG

Data Infrastructure Engineer

Santa Clara, CA · On-site

$126.30K - $165.60K/yr

As a Data Infrastructure Engineer, your role is to identify corner cases in autonomous driving functionality that may affect safety or comfort by analyzing massive dataset collected from the field ...

Applecart

Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer

New York, NY · On-site

$118.70K - $161.40K/yr

We are hiring a Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer in our New York City office. About the Team: The mission of the data infrastructure team at Applecart is to build secure, reliable, and cost ...

Applecart

Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer

New York, NY · On-site +1

$118.70K - $161.40K/yr

We are hiring a Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer in our New York City office. About the Team: The mission of the data infrastructure team at Applecart is to build secure, reliable, and cost ...

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Data Infrastructure Engineer

HeyGen

San Francisco, CA • On-site

$126.70K - $166.10K/yr

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Data Infrastructure Engineer

Los Angeles, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Toronto

About HeyGen

At HeyGen, our mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all. Over the last decade, visual content has become the preferred method of information creation, consumption, and retention. But the ability to create such content, in particular videos, continues to be costly and challenging to scale. Our ambition is to build technology that equips more people with the power to reach, captivate, and inspire audiences.

Position Summary:

At HeyGen, we are at the forefront of developing applications powered by our cutting-edge AI research. As a Data Infrastructure Engineer, you will lead the development of fundamental data systems and infrastructure. These systems are essential for powering our innovative applications, including Avatar IV, Photo Avatar, Instant Avatar, Interactive Avatar, and Video Translation. Your role will be crucial in enhancing the efficiency and scalability of these systems, which are vital to HeyGen's success.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and maintain the data infrastructure and systems needed to support our AI applications. Examples include
    • Large scale data acquisition
    • Multi-modal data processing framework and applications
    • Storage and computation efficiency
    • AI model evaluation and productionization infrastructure
  • Collaborate with data scientists and machine learning engineers to understand their computational and data needs and provide efficient solutions.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends in data infrastructure technologies and advocate for best practices and continuous improvement.
  • Assist in budget planning and management of cloud resources and other infrastructure expenses.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Proven experience in managing infrastructure for large-scale AI or machine learning projects
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team.
  • Proficiency in Python
  • Experience optimizing computational workflows
  • Familiarity with AI and machine learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with GPU computing
  • Experience with distributed data processing system
  • Experience building large scale batch inference system
  • Prior experience in a startup or fast-paced tech environment.

What HeyGen Offers:

  • Competitive salary and benefits package.
  • Dynamic and inclusive work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
  • Collaborative culture that values innovation and creativity.
  • Access to the latest technologies and tools.

HeyGen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

About HeyGen

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Industry

Video and audio streaming services

Company size

11 - 50 Employees

Headquarters location

Los Angeles, CA, US

Year founded

2020

Social media

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