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Waabi · 3 days ago
Research Scientist
San Francisco County, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$158K/yr - $269K/yr
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Responsibilities
Lead and contribute to AI research projects, pushing the frontiers of the field by developing new algorithms for our autonomy system and state-of-the-art simulator.
Work on a diverse set of problems related to self-driving, such as perception, motion forecasting, controls, sensor simulation, scenario generation, behavior modeling, mapping, localization, intelligent data mining & analysis, and safe deployment.
Develop innovative solutions to problems by leveraging the latest advances in AI, including transformers, foundational models, LLMs/VLMs, generative modeling, imitation/reinforcement learning, inverse rendering, etc.
Support deploying solutions to our production systems, collaborating closely with platform teams to ensure seamless integration of research findings into production systems.
Stay up-to-date and advance beyond the state-of-the-art in artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and self-driving technologies.
Champion engineering excellence, ensuring high-quality, well structured and tested code.
Submit and publish work externally at top machine learning, computer vision, and robotics conferences (NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, CVPR, etc.) and post to our company blog.
Qualification
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Required
Masters/PhD degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics and/or similar technical field(s) of study. Exceptional Bachelor’s students will also be considered.
Demonstrated research experience through previous internships, work experience, research projects, and papers at top conferences.
Strong quantitative background and coursework in or working knowledge of linear algebra, calculus, and probability.
Proficient in reading and coding in Python.
Open-minded and collaborative team player with willingness to help others.
Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions.
Preferred
Previous experience in self-driving technology.
Experience in shipping machine learning features/models into production.
Proven track record of mentoring junior researchers or engineers.
Proficiency in Pytorch, Rust, C++ and/or CUDA.
Benefits
Competitive compensation and equity awards
Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only)
Unlimited Vacation
Flexible hours and Work from Home support
Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office)
Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually
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Company
Waabi
Waabi is an artificial intelligence (AI) company that commercializes driverless trucks.
Founded in 2021
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$82.55MKey Investors
Volvo Group Venture CapitalKhosla Ventures
2023-01-18Series Unknown· Undisclosed
2021-06-08Series A· $82.55M
Leadership Team
Jur van den Berg
Principal Software Engineer
Vivian Sun
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Recent News
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