Serve Robotics · 1 month ago
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, VLA-Based Planning
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$175K/yr - $205K/yr
5+ years expServe Robotics is reimagining how things move in cities with their innovative sidewalk robot designed for efficient deliveries. They are seeking a motivated ML champion to join their AI team to apply advanced machine learning techniques for refining robot navigation and behavior.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Food DeliveryLogisticsRobotics
Responsibilities
Design and develop next-generation learning-based prediction and planning pipelines to support the scalable deployment of a growing robot fleet
Research, prototype, and implement state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms—such as imitation learning and reinforcement learning—for the autonomy stack. Stay up to date with the latest advances in prediction and end-to-end modeling
Curate and maintain diverse, real-world datasets to train and rigorously evaluate prediction and planning models across a wide range of scenarios
Analyze model performance across key metrics and drive optimizations for reliability, computational efficiency, and real-world deployability
Collaborate cross-functionally to define robust testing and validation processes for learning-based models, contributing to more intelligent and adaptable robot behaviors
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of industry experience in building perception and prediction modules for robotics / AV stack
Hands-on experience with machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.)
Exposure to state-of-the-art research or publications in perception and prediction approaches
Strong background in sensor fusion (especially lidar and camera) and modern transformer-based model architecture
Proven track record of building ML pipelines and deploying models in production
Proficient in Python and C++, Someone who has a high bar to write production quality code
Experience with large-scale real-world dataset curation and management
Preferred
PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of industry experience in building perception and prediction modules for robotics / AV stack
In-depth knowledge of simulation environments or real-time testing in robotics
Experience working with foundational models, including end-to-end architectures, Vision-Language Models (VLM), and Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models
Open source project contributor
Extensive experience with GCP or AWS, Kubernetes and Docker
Company
Serve Robotics
Serve Robotics is an autonomous robotic delivery company that develops AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$394MKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Ali Kashani
Co-founder & CEO
Dmitry Demeshchuk
Co-Founder and VP of Software
Recent News
2026-01-16
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