Zoox

Senior Staff / Principal Machine Learning Engineer - Autonomy Behaviors

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12 months ago
Foster City, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$340k - $492k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Set the technical direction of machine learning development for the autonomous-vehicle Planner.
  • Develop and deploy machine learning models for the onboard Planner using imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and model scaling.
  • Drive ML development improvements involving metrics, data, and training frameworks.
  • Develop methods to use Zoox Foundation Models in the ML Planner.
  • Prototype exploratory approaches and influence the long-term technical direction of multiple organizations.
  • Provide technical mentorship to ML developers.
  • Collaborate across autonomy software, perception, simulation, system design, mission assurance, and safety validation teams.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD degree in computer science or a related field.
  • Proven technical leadership experience in large-scale AI organizations.
  • Significant experience training and deploying deep learning models to production.
  • Fluency in C++ or Python, with a basic understanding of C++ required for the Python path.
  • Extensive programming and algorithm design experience.
  • Strong mathematics skills and 10+ years of experience.

Benefits

  • The role involves work at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and autonomous vehicles.
  • Application and interview accommodations are available through Zoox or the assigned recruiter.

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About Zoox

1,001-5,000 employees

Zoox builds a fully autonomous, purpose-built electric vehicle and the end-to-end platform to operate it as an urban robotaxi service. The company designs the vehicle, self-driving software, and fleet operations in-house to offer mobility-as-a-service rather than selling cars. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Foster City, California, Zoox is a subsidiary of Amazon.

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