Pony.ai · 1 month ago
Software Engineer, Deep Learning
Fremont, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$140K/yr - $250K/yr
2+ years expPony.ai is a global leader in autonomous mobility and is dedicated to developing safe autonomous driving technologies. They are seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Deep Learning to work on software architecture and design for self-driving vehicles, develop large-scale foundation models, and optimize deep learning models for real-time applications.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesTransportation
Responsibilities
Work with experts in the field of self-driving vehicles on software architecture and design, system and module design, evaluation metrics, specification and implementation of test and regression frameworks
Design and develop large-scale foundation models trained on vast of real world data
Frame the open-ended real-world problems into well-defined ML problems; develop and apply cutting-edge ML approaches (deep learning, reinforcement learning, imitation learning, etc) to these problems; scale them to data pipelines; and streamline them to run in real-time on the cars
Develop and deploy deep learning models, including vision language models (VLMs) and Large Language Models (LLMs)
Optimize deep learning models to run robustly under tight run-time constraints
Qualification
Required
Master in Computer Science, or at least 2 years of equivalent industry experience in similar technical fields
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, parallel computing, code optimization and large scale data processing
Experience in applied machine learning including data collection and analysis, evaluation and feature engineering
Expertise in C++/Python
Strong communication skills and team spirit
Preferred
PhD in Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Robotics, Natural Language Processing, or similar technical field of study
Publications on top-tier conferences like CVPR/ICCV/ECCV/ICLR/ICML/NeurIPS/ICLR/AAAI/IJCV/PAMI
Experience in applying ML/DL for behavior prediction, imitation learning, motion planning
Experience in deploying deep learning algorithms for real time applications, with limited computing resources
Experience in convex optimization, computational geometry or linear algebra
Experience in GPU/CUDA/TensorRT
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth 401k)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Free Food & Snacks
Company
Pony.ai
Pony.ai develops autonomous driving technology for vehicles that operates using artificial intelligence and machine learning.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.34BKey Investors
NEOM Investment FundGAC Toyota MotorOntario Teachers' Pension Plan
2025-08-18Corporate Round· $12.9M
2024-11-27IPO
2023-10-24Series D· $100M
Leadership Team
James Peng
Founder and CEO
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