About this role
Data Science & Machine Learning Lead
Mission
Leverage AI and Solera’s data assets to develop, deliver, operate, and maintain innovative, production-grade components that make vehicle claims and ownership simpler, faster, and more more efficient for customers and users.
What you will do
- Lead technical direction for computer vision–based vehicle damage detection (classification, detection, segmentation), plus tree-based models and LLM-powered components.
- Own the ML roadmap: translate business goals into measurable technical plans, milestones, and KPIs.
- Architect scalable data/ML systems on GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Vertex AI) to train and serve models across hundreds of millions of images and claims.
- Guide high-quality delivery in a monorepo: reviews, standards, design docs, testing, reproducibility, and CI/CD.
- Drive production MLOps: containerization, GKE/Cloud Run, observability (Grafana), cost/performance tuning, SLOs.
- Shape APIs and services (FastAPI) and internal tools (Streamlit) to accelerate adoption and experimentation.
- Engage cross-functionally with product and platform to prioritize impact and de-risk delivery.
- Balance leadership and hands-on work; scope of people management and IC work is adaptable to your strengths.
- People leadership
- Manage, coach, and grow ML Engineers; run 1:1s, feedback, and career development.
- Foster a culture of clarity, ownership, and high standards; set technical bar via mentorship and example.
- Recruit and onboard top talent; build an inclusive, globally distributed team.
How we work
- Monorepo with strong build system, CI/CD, and code quality practices.
- Freedom to choose the best tool for the job; high autonomy and ownership.
- Production mindset: reliability, observability, maintainability, measurable impact.
Tech stack
- Python; TensorFlow, PyTorch
- GCP: BigQuery, Dataflow, Vertex AI, GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud Deploy
- Docker, Kubernetes
- FastAPI, Streamlit
- Grafana
What you bring
- Proven leadership of ML initiatives from problem framing to production at scale.
- Deep experience with CV models (classification, detection, segmentation) and shipping them with TensorFlow/PyTorch.
- Strong software engineering and MLOps fundamentals: testing, CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, monitoring.
- Expertise with large-scale datasets and distributed processing on GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow) or similar.
- Experience with tree-based models and integrating LLM APIs into production workflows.
- Track record of setting technical direction, making pragmatic trade-offs, and delivering measurable outcomes.
- Structured problem solving, critical thinking, and a driven, ownership-oriented mindset.
- Effective communication across an internationally distributed team.
Nice to have
- Vertex AI pipelines.
- GPU optimization and cost/performance tuning for training/inference.
- Domain experience in insurance, automotive, or related computer vision applications.
Other facts
About Solera
Solera is the global leader in vehicle lifecycle management software-as-a-service, data, and services. Through four lines of business – vehicle claims, vehicle repairs, vehicle solutions, and fleet solutions – Solera is home to many leading brands in the vehicle lifecycle ecosystem, including Identifix, Audatex, DealerSocket, Omnitracs, LoJack, Spireon, eDriving/Mentor, Explore, cap hpi, Autodata, and others. Solera empowers its customers to succeed in the digital age by providing them with a “one-stop-shop” solution that streamlines operations, offers data-driven analytics, and enhances customer engagement, which Solera believes helps customers drive sales, promote customer retention, and improve profit margins. Solera serves over 280,000 global customers and partners in 120+ countries. For more information, visit www.solera.com.
What you'll do
- Lead the technical direction for vehicle damage detection and own the ML roadmap by translating business goals into measurable technical plans. Guide high-quality delivery and drive production MLOps while engaging cross-functionally with product and platform teams.
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