Join our dynamic team as a Engineer specializing in AI & Machine Learning, where you'll contribute to pioneering projects in computer vision and natural language processing under the document intelligence space.

This role is crucial for automating workflows and enhancing the efficiency of partner teams at Avalara. You'll be instrumental in building, deploying, and maintaining ML models that drive our automated solutions forward, ensuring they operate at peak performance.

Responsibilities

We are looking for engineers who can think quick and have a background in implementation.

Experience with one or more of these will be a bonus, Classification systems, Sentiment analysis, NLP and Entity extraction. Computer Vision, OCR, content extraction from images, PDF, HTML

Experience with pytorch or TensorFlow

Experience with LLMs - like Claude, GPT, BARD

1.Develop and program integrated software algorithms to structure, analyze, and leverage data in product and systems applications in both structured and unstructured environments.

2.Apply knowledge of experimental methodologies, statistics, optimization, probability theory, and machine learning using code for tool building, statistical analysis, and modelling, using both general purpose software and statistical languages.

3.Develop and communicate descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive insights/algorithms.

4.Use machine learning and statistical modelling techniques such as decision trees, logistic regression, Bayesian analysis, Natural Language Processing, and others to develop and evaluate algorithms that improve product/system performance, quality, data management, and accuracy.

5.Use current programming languages (e.g., Python)) and technologies to translate algorithms and technical specifications into code.

6.Complete programming, implement efficiencies, perform testing, and debugging.

7.Complete documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance.

8.Apply deep learning technologies to enable computers to visualize, learn, and respond to complex situations.

9.Adapt machine learning to areas such artificial intelligence, Generative AI, Image Processing, and other technologies that allow users to have an interactive experience.

10. Work with large scale computing frameworks, data analysis systems, and cloud-based modelling environments.

Qualifications

Bachelors or Masters degree with computer science exposure

Savvy with machine learning and natural language processing

Strong knowledge of software fundamentals, data structures and algorithms

CI/CD skills Optimizing and scaling products

Distributed systems Cloud-based software

Outstanding problem solving and debugging skills

Strong understanding of object-oriented design & development and common design patterns

About Avalara

We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech. 

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year. 

Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there’s nearly 5,000 of us now.  Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down - not until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear.  It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.