Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Scenario Generation (AI)

TL;DR

Machine Learning Engineer, Simulation Scenario Generation (AI): Integrating and optimizing AI-driven scenario generation workflows for autonomous vehicle testing with an accent on LLMs/VLMs and agentic tool use. Focus on delivering generative AI solutions for test creation and contributing to the safety and reliability of autonomous software.

Location: Foster City, CA

Salary: $151,000 - $257,000 a year

Company

hirify.global is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market.

What you will do

• Integrate and validate LLMs/VLMs and implement other models for complex scenario generation workflows.
• Contribute to tooling for AI-based scenario understanding and validation.
• Collect data and design metrics to drive business intelligence, product iteration, and model fine-tuning.
• Collaborate directly with internal customers and partner teams to provide generative AI solutions for their test creation workflows.
• Directly contribute to the safety and reliability of hirify.global's autonomous software.

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field
• 2+ years of industry experience in Machine Learning
• Solid understanding of LLM or NLP concepts
• Proficiency in Python and ML libraries (PyTorch, NumPy) demonstrated through professional or research projects

Nice to have

• Practical experience in dataset creation for fine-tuning, system integration of ML models into production, or optimization techniques for low-latency inference systems
• Familiarity with autonomous vehicles, robotics, and/or complex simulation environments
• Hands-on experience in areas like program synthesis, diffusion models, and/or formal methods/V&V
• Relevant publications in conferences (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, RSS, and/or ICRA)

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, hirify.global Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.