About Derq
Derq is on a mission to eliminate road fatalities and pioneer smarter, safer cities through AI-powered intelligent transportation systems. As an MIT spinoff, they are transforming urban mobility with a predictive platform that’s live in over 30 cities across 17 U.S. states, Canada, and the GCC. Their award-winning technology, backed by 20 patents, processes real-time data from existing infrastructure to predict and prevent collisions, making roads safer for everyone. You'll contribute to a tangible impact, helping cities improve safety and optimize traffic flow for all road users.
Joining Derq means becoming part of a team of innovators and believers united by a profound purpose. Their culture is built on values of respect, integrity, commitment, passion, innovation, and excellence. The team comprises highly skilled individuals, including PhDs from institutions like MIT and Georgia Tech, who bring experience from leading technology firms and government agencies. You'll find a collaborative environment where an entrepreneurial mindset and a team-oriented approach are highly valued, allowing you to work with autonomy and make impactful decisions.
In this technical environment, you will be tackling complex engineering challenges in AI, computer vision, machine learning, and sensor fusion. You'll contribute to a hardware-agnostic platform that integrates diverse data sources to deliver real-time analytics and connected vehicle applications. This involves developing high-performance deep learning models and ensuring low-latency data outputs on both edge and cloud-based architectures, as demonstrated by their efficient processing of numerous sensor streams. Your work will directly enable proactive safety measures and advanced traffic management solutions that are cost-effective and leverage existing infrastructure.
If you are an impatient optimist, eager to build and craft solutions that genuinely save lives, you will thrive at Derq. This is a place for makers at heart who are driven, proactive, and thrive on solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology. You're someone who embraces collaboration, takes ownership of your work, and is ready to drive significant change in the world of smart transportation. Here, you have the opportunity to directly shape the future of mobility and contribute to a safer world.