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Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception

Zoox is an autonomous vehicle company developing safe and reliable autonomous mobility solutions.
Foster City, CA, USABoston, MA, USA
$197,000 - $252,000
Machine Learning
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
1,000 - 5,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
AI · Automotive

Job Description

Zoox, an innovative autonomous vehicle company, is seeking a Senior Machine Learning Engineer specializing in Perception to join their team. This role presents an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge detection models using fused sensor data for autonomous vehicles. The position focuses on advanced projects aimed at developing next-generation driving software, including joint detection and tracking models, and implementing rich embeddings for downstream models.

As a Perception Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of developing more generalizable and adaptable models that will help Zoox navigate diverse and challenging circumstances. This role is crucial for the company's expansion into new areas and accelerating their mission to deliver safe and reliable autonomous mobility solutions.

The position offers a competitive compensation package including a salary range of $197,000-$252,000, Amazon RSUs, and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The company provides comprehensive benefits including various insurance options and paid time off. Working in either Foster City, CA or Boston, MA in a hybrid setup, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams including ML optimization, data labeling, metrics, and planning.

The ideal candidate should have an MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field, strong experience with PyTorch or similar ML frameworks, and a proven track record of deploying learned models into production. This role offers the unique opportunity to directly impact the future of autonomous vehicle technology while working with state-of-the-art machine learning approaches.

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Responsibilities For Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception

  • Train ML models, perform various studies into incorporating SOTA approaches as well as ablations/modifications of existing models
  • Document experimental outcomes and drive towards deploying these models into Zoox robots
  • Visualize your data at the input and output to understand the issues
  • Collaborate with teams such as ML optimization, data labeling, metrics and planner to ensure project is successful for Zoox releases

Requirements For Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception

Python
  • MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field
  • Experience with PyTorch or related ML frameworks
  • Experience deploying learned models into production
  • Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills with proven track record of working on large-scale problems

Benefits For Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception

Medical Insurance
  • Paid time off (sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
  • Unpaid time off
  • Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
  • Amazon RSUs
  • Health insurance
  • Long-term care insurance
  • Long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Sign-on bonus may be offered

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