Waabi · 1 week ago
Senior / Staff Perception Engineer
San Francisco County, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$158K/yr - $269K/yr
4+ years expWaabi is an AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology. As a Senior Perception Engineer, you will advance and deploy perception algorithms for self-driving vehicles, collaborating with a team of experts to improve the accuracy and safety of the technology.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Prototype, evaluate, and iterate on perception algorithms, using real-world data and simulations, to improve the accuracy, robustness, and safety of our self-driving technology. This includes working on 3D detection and tracking of traffic agents as well as semantic understanding of various traffic scenes
Formulate problems and propose pragmatic and long-term solutions based on research insights, leveraging your expertise in deep learning, computer vision, and self-driving
Support productizing and deploying perception algorithms to our self-driving vehicles, collaborating closely with platform teams to ensure seamless integration of research findings into our self-driving system
Champion engineering excellence, ensuring high-quality, well structured and tested code
Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team solving problems related to perception, motion forecasting, planning, traffic modeling and sensor simulation, integrating research findings into our self-driving system and contributing to the development of a unified self-driving platform
Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and self-driving technologies, and apply insights from the literature
Work with large datasets from various sources as well as Waabi World, our high-fidelity simulator
Contribute to the publication of research findings in conferences as well as Waabi's blog
Qualification
Required
MS/PhD or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning and/or similar technical field(s) of study
Experience working on applied research projects
Experience driving projects on 3D detection, tracking of traffic agents and/or semantic understanding of various traffic scenes
Passion for taking research ideas and turning them into practical solutions for real-world applications
Solid understanding of computing fundamentals, including code efficiency
Proficient in Python programming with a focus on writing high-quality, well-structured, and tested code
Comfortable working with large datasets for machine learning applications
Strong grasp of machine learning and computer vision literature, including current trends and state-of-the-art techniques
Open-minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others
Experience and excitement in supporting a fast-paced high-growth environment
Passionate about being part of an organization solving self-driving technologies
Preferred
Experience in shipping machine learning features/models into production
Previous experience in multimodal sensor fusion
Previous experience in self-driving technology or related fields
Publications in top-tier conferences or journals related to computer vision, machine learning, or robotics
Experience in working with platform teams and collaborating with research teams to implement and validate deep learning models
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.
Company
Waabi
Waabi is pioneering Physical AI starting with autonomous trucking.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$283.04MKey Investors
Volvo Group Venture CapitalKhosla Ventures
2024-06-18Series B· $200.48M
2023-01-18Series Unknown
2021-06-08Series A· $82.55M
Leadership Team
Raquel Urtasun
Founder & CEO
Lior Ron
COO
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