Avride · 1 month ago
Software Research Engineer (ML)
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelAvride is at the forefront of autonomous mobility, developing and deploying state-of-the-art self-driving cars and delivery robots. The Research Engineer will improve the quality and representativeness of datasets powering self-driving systems by designing algorithms and tools for auto-labeling, data mining, and dataset monitoring.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesRobotics
No H1B
Responsibilities
Design and implement algorithms that optimize annotation, including auto-labeling systems that reduce manual effort and increase throughput
Build data-mining and active-learning pipelines to surface the highest-value samples for training
Create dataset-quality monitoring systems identifying noise, redundancy, and low-value data
Develop analytics platforms (databases, dashboards, reporting) to track dataset quality and coverage over time
Collaborate with ML and Perception teams to integrate research results into production workflows
Explore emerging approaches (vision-language models, weak supervision, uncertainty estimation) to expand dataset quality and automation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
Strong Python skills for algorithm development and prototyping
Solid understanding of ML concepts (metrics, evaluation, dataset sampling, etc.)
Experience with data processing and analysis at scale
Ability to move between research prototyping and production engineering
Strong analytical mindset and curiosity to dig deep into data quality problems
Preferred
Experience with auto-labeling, weak supervision, or human-in-the-loop ML
Exposure to 3D data (point clouds, sensor fusion, 3D annotation pipelines)
Background in AV, robotics, or large-scale ML dataset development
Experience with foundation models / VLMs
Workflow orchestration systems (Argo, Airflow, etc.)
Backend engineering experience (APIs, ORMs, databases)
Experience building dashboards or analytics systems (Grafana, Superset, etc.)
Company
Avride
Avride is a developer and operator of autonomous vehicles and delivery robots.
Founded in 2017
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$850M2025-10-22Corporate Round· $375M
2020-09-04Corporate Round· $100M
2020-09-04Convertible Note· $50M
Leadership Team
Anton Slesarev
Chief Technology Officer
Sergei Kirillov
Director Global Sales and Partnerships
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