Senior Machine Learning Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Machine Learning Engineer (AI): Designing, building, and maintaining software for machine learning-based motion planners with an accent on developing novel introspection techniques and providing tooling to understand and debug planning behavior. Focus on leading new initiatives, designing architecture, and implementing tools to analyze ML model behavior for autonomous systems.

Location: Hybrid in Foster City, CA

Salary: $242,000 – $290,000 a year (base salary)

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and maintains software supporting the introspection of machine learning-based motion planners for autonomous vehicles.

What you will do

• Lead new initiatives to introspect the output of machine learning motion planning models, developing novel techniques.
• Design new architecture and implement tools used to analyze machine learning model behavior.
• Collaborate with engineers on Perception, Prediction, Planning, Machine Learning Model, and Visualization teams to enable behavior improvements.

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
• 5+ years of industry experience in Machine Learning, building and maintaining ML training pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python and ML libraries (PyTorch, NumPy, Jax).
• Strong understanding of Imitation and Reinforcement Learning concepts and motion planning search techniques.
• Familiarity with common learned model introspection techniques.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with autonomous vehicles or robotics.
• Solid understanding of LLM concepts.
• Publications in top-tier conferences (CVPR, ICCV, RSS, ICRA).

Culture & Benefits

• Compensation includes salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and hirify.global Stock Appreciation Rights.
• Comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (sick leave, vacation, bereavement).
• Health, long-term care, long-term and short-term disability, and life insurance.