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1X · 1 month ago

AI Research Engineer, Data Infrastructure

positionPalo Alto, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$180K/yr - $250K/yr

1X is a company that builds humanoid robots to solve labor shortages and create abundance. The Research Engineer in Infrastructure will design and implement a robust data engine to manage data from the humanoid robot fleet, ensuring it is easily accessible for querying and training purposes.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingRobotics
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Optimize operational efficiency of data collection across the NEO robot fleet
Design intelligent triggers to determine when and what data should be uploaded from the robots
Automate ETL pipelines to make fleet-wide data easily queryable and training-ready
Collaborate with external dataset providers to prepare diverse multi-modal pre-training datasets
Build frontend tools for visualizing and automating the labeling of large datasets
Develop machine learning models for automatic dataset labeling and organization

Qualification

Data pipelinesETL systemsMachine learning modelsData collection systemsDataset visualization tools

Required

Strong experience in building data pipelines and ETL systems
Ability to design and implement systems for data collection and management from robotic fleets
Familiarity with architectures that span on-robot components, on-premise clusters, and cloud infrastructure
Experience with data labeling tools or building dataset visualization and annotation tooling
Proficiency in creating or applying machine learning models for dataset organization and automated labeling

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off and holidays

Company

1X

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1X is an engineering and robotics company that develops humanoid robots designed to work alongside humans.
dateFounded in 2014
location
Moss, Ostfold, NOR
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.1x.tech

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (16)
2024 (3)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$136.49M
Key Investors
EQT VenturesOpenAI Startup Fund
2025-07-07Series B
2024-01-11Series B· $99.94M
2024-01-11Secondary Market

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