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Software Developer, Ml Ops 🔥


About Sama:

Sama is the leading training data provider for Fortune 2000 companies such as Google, Walmart, Ford, Microsoft, and Marriott. We help these organizations get their machine learning models to production more quickly by providing accurate annotation and validation for their datasets.

80% of AI project time is spent on aggregating, cleaning, and labeling data for machine learning models Sama drives the very important task of data annotation from companies building state-of-the-art AI. 

Sama offers the highest quality SLAs in the industry, along with cutting-edge ML-assisted annotation tools, QA processes, and security and compliance standards. 

Sama has a social mission driven by the belief that “talent is equally distributed but opportunity is not.” As a certified B corp, Sama supports an ethical supply chain, and our impact was validated by MIT [1] with a randomized control study. 

Sama has provided worker training programs to increase economic opportunity for more than 13,000 people from underserved communities. By connecting our customers with amazing talent in East Africa, we've impacted more than 59,000 workers and their dependents.

  • Featured in Forbes: How Ethical Is Your AI? [2]
  • Sama Honored on Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies — the Inc. 5000 [3]

About The job:

The Sama R&D team is focused on delivering integrated solutions solving the most complex Machine Learning problems for over 25% of the Fortune 50. We use advanced practices to build scalable, secure, and efficient solutions covering multiple aspects of Machine Learning and AI, from data ingestion to annotation and building and operating Machine Learning models. 

As a Software Developer, you will work with our team of talented Scientists, Researchers, and over 3,000 of our Annotation Agents in Africa to advance the Sama annotation platform, empowering our customers and Annotators to rapidly and accurately identify and extract features in images, videos, and Lidar systems. With a commitment to your customer and driven by a mission to expand opportunities for low-income populations, you will use your outstanding development skills to deliver compelling solutions in an incremental, lean, and self-driven environment.

Our ideal candidate also has a strong interest in Machine Learning, especially from a Software Engineering perspective. As part of our AI team, you will play a key role in productizing and improving our Machine Learning pipelines, making our advanced annotation platform smarter and more scalable. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • You will be a key player in building and improving our automated training and deployment platform.
  • You will own the design, implementation, and maintenance of the components of our internal Machine Learning platform, including data pipelines, tools, and deployment infrastructure.
  • Through proper implementation and delivery, you will work collaboratively with Product Management and ML Developers to deliver the best products and solutions to our customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of industry experience in Software Development
  • Expertise with Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Proficiency in Python or another back-end language (Go, Scala, Java, etc.)
  • Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
  • Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines
  • Comfortability working with a distributed team

 Preferred Qualifications:

  • Industry experience in productizing and deploying machine learning models at scale
  • Graduate degree in Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Image Processing, or a related field
  • Bonus: Experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or Pytorch

Our Culture:

Sama is quite unique. We are a technology company with a social mission. People that thrive in a high-growth environment, love working on the bleeding edge of technology, and really care about having a positive impact on the world are a great fit for the Sama culture. Our core values are One Team, One Goal - Deliver. Period. - Trust & Transparency - Customer First - Humanity.

Our Benefits:

Sama offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience and a full benefits package, including: medical, dental, and vision insurance, long-term disability insurance, life, and AD&D insurance, employer-matching Group RRSP, generous holiday and vacation policies, sabbaticals, a monthly fitness stipend, and professional development opportunities.

At Sama, we pride ourselves in being a diverse and equal opportunity employer.


  1. https://www.sama.com/blog/rct-results-mit
  2. https://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanmccormick/2020/06/21/how-ethical-is-your-ai/?sh=3b9d72da490e
  3. https://www.inc.com/inc5000

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