AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.
Headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, the Denver Post and BuiltIn Colorado have recognized AMP as one of the state's top workplaces. AMP has operations and career opportunities outside of Atlanta, Cleveland, Portsmouth, Virginia, and Europe. We’re fostering an environment where passionate individuals can grow and create impact. We seek unconventional thinkers to join our mission to enable a world without waste; at AMP, your contributions have meaning and can spur change. With backing from top-tier investors and national recognition including North American Cleantech Company of the Year, we’re always seeking ways to better our operations, raising the bar on innovation, and looking to collaborate and improve in what we do. Learn more at AMPSortation.com.
AMP is hiring a Software Engineer - Cloud reporting to Engineering Manager, Machine Learning on a remote basis.
Extracting value from waste doesn't end at the automated facility - AMP's cloud platform supports both our facility operations with pipeline analytics and custom tooling, and develops the neural networks driving our robotic sorting with an AI data engine. In this role, you'll help build and improve our cloud platform, especially the infrastructure and tooling supporting our AI development. You'll work closely with our ML, Data Operations, Data Platform, and Operations teams to deliver cloud-based tools that improve our AI and our operation as a whole.
As a Software Engineer - Cloud, you will work to:
- Contribute to the design and development of cloud infrastructure and data pipelines to support facility operations and analytics
- Contribute to cross-functional projects and development efforts to support our AI lifecycle and ML platform.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- None
The successful candidate will have:
Required:
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering
- 2-4 years experience writing production-level code in Python
- 2+ years experience writing production-level code in a modern frontend Javascript framework
- 2+ years experience working with SQL databases
- 2+ years experience in container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker) and CI/CD development (Gitlab CI preferred)
- 2-4 years cloud development experience, preferably in GCP
- 2+ years experience designing and operating production software
- 2+ years experience managing cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code tools (ex. Terraform)
- Experience with full-stack web development frameworks (e.g. Flask, FastAPI, React, Angular)
- Comprehensive knowledge of professional software engineering practices; including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, project management, testing, and operations.
- Ability to work on a small team and work independently.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with Cloud networking.
- Familiarity with the machine learning lifecycle
- A startup mentality and a passion for recycling, robotics, and changing the world
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar, or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience.
Working Conditions/Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
Working Location(s):
- Fully-remote, hybrid, or in-person at AMP's Louisville, CO Headquarters. Occasional travel to HQ
Travel Requirements:
- Periodic travel to HQ and onsite facilities for key meetings and collaborative sessions
AMP provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants who identify with a historically underrepresented group are encouraged to apply. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Other duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Salary & Compensation Information: $130,000 - $152,000 per year
Equity Grant: The candidate selected for this role will be recommended for a stock option grant commensurate with the position and the candidate’s qualifications.
Benefits Information:
- Medical - The company covers between 77% to 100% of the premium for Cigna medical healthcare plans depending on the selection.
- Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance: The company covers the cost of Basic Life / AD&D 1 x Salary, option to purchase additional through New York Life
- Benefits start the day you start
- HSA Eligible Health Plans, Company Monthly Contributions!
- 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching)
- FTO - Flexible Time Off
- 6 Accrued Sick Days
- Eight (8) paid holidays
We'll consider applications on an ongoing basis.
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AMP is applying AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world's recycling infrastructure and maximize the value in waste. AMP gives waste and recycling leaders the power to harness AI to reduce labor costs, increase resource recovery, and deliver more reliable operations. With hundreds of deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology offers a transformational solution to waste sortation and changes the fundamental economics of recycling.
Why Work With Us
At AMP, our product is a new generation of material recovery: Smart Sortation. What matters to our customers—and to the world—is the efficient sortation and recovery of resources. We’ve been able to bring a new level of performance into the realm of the possible—and we’re ready to rapidly expand the scale and scope of the recycling industry.
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