Remote Senior Geospatial Machine Learning Engineer

Description:

• Overstory is seeking a Senior Geospatial Machine Learning Engineer to join the Vegetation Modeling team.
• The role involves developing and improving algorithms to understand vegetation's impact on customers using satellite imagery and geospatial datasets.
• Responsibilities include developing new vegetation intelligence products, supporting existing products, leading projects, and building tools to measure performance and value.
• The position is remote-first, allowing for collaboration with a diverse team across the U.S. and Europe.
• The company is focused on solving climate-related challenges and has secured significant funding to support its mission.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have at least 8 years of commercial experience as a Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer.
• Advanced scientific Python experience is required, including proficiency in libraries such as numpy, scipy, scikit-learn, and pandas.
• Experience with geospatial or satellite data and tools like gdal, rasterio, shapely, fiona, geopandas, and QGIS is necessary.
• Familiarity with deep learning algorithms, particularly in geospatial contexts, and tools such as pytorch and tensorflow is essential.
• Experience in leading small teams and a passion for climate issues are important.
• Candidates should be comfortable working in a remote-first, fast-paced environment and be based in the GMT/CET time zone, with some flexibility for US ET candidates.

Benefits:

• Employees will be part of mission-driven work that aims to reduce wildfires and protect natural resources.
• The company offers a flexible working environment with autonomy, allowing employees to structure their workdays around their lives.
• Additional benefits include a remote working budget, an educational budget, and time for skill development.
• Team members will be part of a supportive and vibrant culture that values openness, tolerance, and respect.
• Compensation includes equity and a competitive salary.