Machine Learning Engineer, Motion Planning, Self-Driving

Tesla is a leading electric vehicle and clean energy company focused on advancing sustainable transportation and energy solutions.
$140,000 - $360,000
Machine Learning
Senior Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
5+ years of experience
AI · Automotive

Description For Machine Learning Engineer, Motion Planning, Self-Driving

Tesla is seeking strong Machine Learning Engineers to build foundation models for robotics to drive the future of autonomy across all current and future generations of vehicles. As part of a lean team without boundaries, you'll have access to one of the world's largest training clusters and see your work shipped to millions of Tesla customers.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Leveraging millions of miles of driving data to build a robust, scalable end-to-end learning-based self-driving system
  • Utilizing cutting-edge techniques in generative modeling, imitation learning, and reinforcement learning to enhance planning and reasoning capabilities of driving models
  • Experimenting with data generation and fleet data collection to improve training data quality and diversity
  • Integrating directly with vehicle firmware and shipping production-quality, safety-critical software to Tesla's entire vehicle fleet

The ideal candidate will bring:

  • Strong experience with Python, major deep learning frameworks, and software engineering best practices
  • In-depth knowledge of modern deep learning architectures, optimization, and model alignment
  • Proven expertise in deploying production ML models for self-driving, robotics, or NLP at scale
  • Comfort with C++ for firmware integration and product deployment

Tesla offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) with employer match, stock purchase plans, and various other perks. The company is committed to diversity, equal opportunity, and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

Join Tesla to work on cutting-edge AI and robotics technology, contribute to the future of autonomous driving, and make a significant impact on sustainable transportation.

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Responsibilities For Machine Learning Engineer, Motion Planning, Self-Driving

  • Leverage millions of miles of driving data and interventions to build a robust and scalable end-to-end learning based self-driving system
  • Use cutting-edge techniques from generative modeling, imitation learning, and reinforcement learning to improve the planning and reasoning capabilities of our driving models
  • Experiment with data generation and fleet data collection approaches to enhance the diversity and quality of training data
  • Integrate directly with vehicle firmware and ship production quality, safety-critical software to the entirety of Tesla's vehicle fleet

Requirements For Machine Learning Engineer, Motion Planning, Self-Driving

Python
  • Strong experience with Python, any major deep learning framework, and software engineering best practices
  • An 'under the hood' knowledge of deep learning modern architectures, optimization, model alignment, etc.
  • Proven expertise in deploying production ML models for self-driving, robotics, or natural language processing at scale
  • Comfort with C++ to help integrate with vehicle firmware and take projects from ideas to shipped products

Benefits For Machine Learning Engineer, Motion Planning, Self-Driving

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Equity
Parental Leave
Commuter Benefits
  • Aetna PPO and HSA plans with $0 payroll deduction options
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans
  • Company Paid Health Savings Account (HSA) Contribution
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • LGBTQ+ care concierge services
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plans
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time, and Paid Holidays
  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
  • Voluntary benefits (critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, pet insurance)
  • Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
  • Tesla Babies program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee discounts and perks program

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