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Employer: Balbix

Expires: 09/01/2021

WHO WE AREBalbix is the world’s leading platform for cybersecurity posture automation. Using Balbix, organizations can discover, prioritize and mitigate unseen risks and vulnerabilities at high velocity. With seamless data collection and petabyte-scale analysis capabilities, Balbix is deployed and operational within hours, and helps to decrease breach risk immediately. Balbix counts many global 1000 companies among its rapidly growing customer base. We are backed by John Chambers (the former CEO and Chairman of Cisco), top Silicon Valley VCs and global investors. We have been called magical, and have received raving reviews as well as customer testimonials, numerous industry awards, and recognition by Gartner as a Cool Vendor, and by Frost & Sullivan.ABOUT THIS ROLEAs an AI/ML Engineer you will get to play with PB-scale data gathered from a multitude of data sources including Balbix proprietary sensors and 3rd party threat feeds. You will leverage a variety of AI techniques including deep learning, probabilistic graphical models, graph learning, recommendation systems, reinforcement learning, NLP, etc. And of course, you will be part of a team building a world-class product addressing one of the grand challenges in the technology industry. DATA SCIENCE AT BALBIXAt Balbix we believe in using the right algorithms and tools to ensure correctness, performance and deliver an excellent user experience. We draw boldly from the latest in AI/ML research but are unafraid to go beyond bayesian inference and statistical models if the situation demands it. We are generalists, caring as much about storytelling with data, as about bleeding edge techniques, scalable model training and deployment. We are building a data science culture with equal emphasis on knowing our data, grokking security first principles, caring about customer needs, explaining our model predictions, deploying at scale, communicating our work, and adapting the latest advances. We look out for each other, enjoy each others’ company, and keep an open channel of communication about all things data and non-data. You will:Design and develop an ensemble of classical and deep learning algorithms for modeling complex interactions between people, software, infrastructure and policies in an enterprise environmentDesign and implement algorithms for statistical modeling of enterprise cybersecurity riskApply data-mining, AI and graph analysis techniques to address a variety of problems including modeling, relevance and recommendation.  Build production quality solutions that balance complexity and performanceParticipate in the engineering life-cycle at Balbix, including designing high quality ML infrastructure and data pipelines, writing production code, conducting code reviews and working alongside our infrastructure and reliability teamsDrive the architecture and the usage of open source software library for numerical computation such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and ScikitLearnYou are:Able to take on very complex problems, learn quickly, iterate, and persevere towards a robust solutionProduct-focused and passionate about building truly usable systemsCollaborative and comfortable working across teams including data engineering, front end, product management, and DevOpsResponsible and like to take ownership of challenging problemsA good communicator, and facilitate teamwork via good documentation practicesComfortable with ambiguity and thrive in designing algorithms for evolving needsIntuitive in using the right type of models to address different product needsCurious about the world and your profession, constant learner You have:A Ph.D./M.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with hands-on software engineering experience3+ years of experience in the field of Machine Learning and programming in Python. Expertise in programming concepts and building large scale systems.Knowledge of state-of-the-art algorithms combined with expertise in statistical analysis and modeling. Robust understanding of NLP, Probabilistic Graphical Models, Deep Learning with graphs structures, model explainability, etc.Foundational knowledge of probability, statistics and linear algebraLife @ BalbixAt Balbix, we have built a culture that aligns to our values of ownership, customer focus, curiosity, tenacity, innovation, judgement, teamwork, communication, honesty and impact. In joining our team you’ll work with very motivated and knowledgeable people, build pioneering products and utilize cutting-edge technology. Our Balbix team members see rapid career growth opportunities stemming from our culture of alignment, bottom up innovation, our clarity of goals and unrelenting mission. Last but not least, developing the world’s most advanced platform to address what the most important (and hardest) technology problem facing mankind today is exceptionally rewarding!Benefits & Perks Balbix offers comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance and long-term disability coverage for you and your family. Our Flex Time Off policy encourages you to take time off when you need it because we know and value how hard you work. When it comes to our offices it’s location, location, location we’re right next door to Santana Row so you can enjoy your time in (and out) of the office! More information at https://www.balbix.com/company/careers/Please reach out if you want a seat on our rocket-ship and are passionate about changing the cybersecurity equation. At Balbix we’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to equality, fairness and human kindness.