What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Annotation Specialist position at Glydways?
Who we are:
Glydways is reimagining what public transit can be. We believe that mobility is the gateway to opportunity—connecting people to housing, education, employment, commerce, and care. By making transportation more accessible, affordable, and sustainable, we empower communities to thrive and unlock economic and social prosperity.
Our mission is to revolutionize transit with a solution that delivers high capacity, exceptional user experiences, unmatched affordability, and minimal environmental impact.
The Glydways system is a groundbreaking network of carbon-neutral, interconnected transit pathways powered by standardized autonomous vehicles on dedicated roadways. Operating 24/7 with on-demand access, it offers personalized and efficient mobility—without the burden of heavy upfront infrastructure costs or ongoing taxpayer subsidies.
With Glydways, we're building more than a transportation system; we're creating a future where everyone, everywhere, has the freedom to move.
Meet the team:
You'll join a team that is responsible for developing software for machine learning perception systems, to help Glydcars to see. The team is composed of team members with strong backgrounds in various algorithm development fields and programming skills.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Work closely with teammates to ensure quality in Data annotation (e.g. Bounding Cuboids)
- Annotate and label image and video data via computer using various internal software programs
- Attach metadata (comments, markups, etc.) to data in accordance with established procedures
- Review Machine Learning Model results with a visualizer to verify the Engineers' observations
- Foster communication with annotation vendors and teammates regarding Data annotation operations, and provide constructive feedback to vendors to improve the annotation process
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong Problem-Solving Skills
- High School diploma/ GED or equivalent work experience
- 3 years of experience in Data Operations supporting Machine Learning Algorithms;
- Motivation to work independently with minimal supervision
Glydways 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.
