Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Overview

Impinj is a leading RAIN RFID provider and Internet of Things pioneer. We’re inventing ways to connect everything to the Internet — including retail apparel, retail general merchandise, healthcare items, automobile parts, airline baggage, food and much more. With more than 100 billion items connected to date, and multiple Fortune 500 enterprises around the world using our platform, we solve for a better understanding of our world. If it’s a thing, we’re working to connect it. Join Impinj and help us realize our vision of a boundless IoT— connecting trillions of everyday items to the Internet.

Team Overview

Impinj is seeking a Principal Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Applied Algorithms to join our Platform Engineering team. This role will work closely with an interdisciplinary team that researches and develops innovative RAIN RFID solutions at massive scale. In this position, you will work in collaboration with our Platform Software, Hardware, and Systems Engineering teams to design and develop experimental RAIN RFID algorithms and model our Platform Solutions, which are foundations of our enterprise engagements. The Platform Engineering team works closely with our Enterprise customers and outside partners to drive optimizations in tool-building development and deployment of RAIN RFID solutions. Our platform of tags, readers and gateways, and software is what allows us to give a digital identity to billions of everyday items. If you have a passion for using technology to spectacularly change the way companies run their business, this is the role for you.

What you will do

• Leverage your Machine Learning and Algorithms development to research, develop and deploy RAIN solution algorithms to address our enterprise customer needs
• Pioneer new RAIN RFID applications that help customers solve real world problems across different use cases and industries
• Collaborate with multi-functional partners, such as our Software, Hardware and System Engineering teams and Go-to-Market team to design effective machine learning solutions
• Collaborate with outside partners and customers to develop and deploy novel RAIN RFID solutions based on the Impinj platform
• Create metrics and configure A / B testing to evaluate model performance offline and online to advise and convey our impacts to technical and non-technical collaborators
• Staying up-to-date with the latest machine learning research and techniques, and incorporating them into your work as appropriate
• Create proof of concept demonstrations for customers and partners to show potential uses of our RAIN RFID platform
• Leverage the insights derived from data coming from enterprise customer deployments to assess and improve system performance and build system behavior models
• Document the algorithm development process and communicate results effectively to team members and key stakeholders. This includes writing technical reports, creating visualizations, and presenting findings
• Redefine raw data into a high-quality, structured format, including data cleaning, correcting errors, handling missing values, integrating data from multiple sources, creating new engineered features, and scaling variables to enhance model performance and ensure accurate, reliable predictions
• Operate with a hybrid working environment with a few days of the week working from our Lab in North Beacon Hill and / or our office in South Lake Union with the rest of the time working from home

What you will bring

Benefits and Additional Details

The benefits listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Impinj and the country where you work.

The typical base pay range for this role across the US is $168,000 - $267,000 . Individual base pay depends on various factors such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties, requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Both market wage data and the mid-point of the pay range is reviewed and used as the starting point for all new hire offers. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.

At Impinj certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. US based employees have access to healthcare benefits; a 401(k) plan and company match among others.

US Export Controls

This position has access to technologies or data subject to U.S. export control regulations. Under these laws, the release or transfer of export-controlled items or information to individuals who are not classified as "U.S. persons" may require prior authorization from the U.S. government. We may require additional documentation related to national identity to determine whether an export compliance license is required for any export-controlled items. This information is requested solely for the purpose of complying with U.S. export control laws and will not be used for other purposes. Learn more about export compliance here.

Why work at Impinj

Know you’re making a difference. Competitive benefits. Support for remote work or a desk with a view. Weekly Q&A sessions with our executive team. Impinj provides an environment that fosters openness and innovation and is developing technology that delivers a positive impact on the world. Collaboration and teamwork are highly valued, and accomplishments are duly celebrated. We have an open paid time-off policy paired with a respect for work / life balance. Our headquarters is located in Seattle with spectacular views of the Olympics, Lake Union, and Mt Baker, which can be enjoyed from our rooftop deck. Our Brazilian site is in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, at “Tecnopuc,” a technology park that offers a very nice workplace for the development of groundbreaking technologies. Impinj is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Export and Application Notes

This position is based in Seattle, WA and follows a hybrid working model. If you're not currently in the location for the role stated, are you open to relocation?

Note : AI Usage Policy for Job Applicants : This policy outlines the permitted uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in our recruitment process and how Impinj uses AI.

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