Boston Dynamics · 5 hours ago
Research Engineer, Large Behavior Models
Waltham, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expBoston Dynamics is seeking talented software engineers to join their Atlas behavior learning team. The role involves developing robotics software, applications, tools, and infrastructure to teach Atlas the skills it needs to act in the real world, tackling challenges in humanoid robot manipulation and locomotion.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsSoftware
Responsibilities
Actively participate in ongoing R&D initiatives, collaborating closely with Research Scientists and Infrastructure Engineers
Work with VR and mocap devices and write code for teleoperation interfaces
Write software for data logging, data pipelines, training pipelines
Analyze and track failures in experimental robot runs
Develop tools to query and gain insights into data, training, and testing performance metrics
Work with robot simulation software to develop scenarios, tests, and data collection tools
Work with annotation teams and develop data annotation tools
Maintain and improve the code repository, ensuring its ongoing maintenance and improvement to meet evolving needs (CI/CD, testing, deployment)
Qualification
Required
3+ years of experience developing software for robotics or related fields
Advanced knowledge in Python programming, familiarity with C++
Experience with robotics or related problems: 3D transformations, kinematics
Experience writing GUI tools with Qt
Experience with ML robotics datasets, robot middleware systems, pubsub, and common sensor modalities
Experience with cloud infrastructure, storage, databases
Experience with docker and job orchestration for cloud and on-premise GPU clusters
Company
Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$37MKey Investors
SoftBank
2020-12-09Acquired
2019-02-06Series Unknown· $37M
Leadership Team
Robert Playter
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Theermann
Chief Strategy Officer
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