Senior Research Scientist, Sensor Simulation (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Research Scientist, Sensor Simulation (AI): Developing large-scale 3D dynamic scene reconstruction and synthesis for AV simulations with an accent on 3D Gaussian Splatting and generative models. Focus on scaling state-of-the-art ML reconstruction methods and productionizing simulation solutions.

Location: Hybrid (US: Mountain View, San Francisco, New York City, or Kirkland)

Salary: $213,000—$263,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is an autonomous driving technology company developing the hirify.global Driver to improve mobility and safety through fully autonomous ride-hailing services.

What you will do

• Solve fundamental research problems in large-scale 3D dynamic scene reconstruction and synthesis using generative models.
• Advance, adapt, and scale ML-based reconstruction methods, such as 3D Gaussian Splatting, for AV simulation.
• Prototype and iterate on research ideas utilizing internal driving data.
• Scale and productionize simulation solutions in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Present research findings internally and publish results to the broader research community.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, or a similar discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in a related field.
• In-depth expertise with 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) and/or other learning-based 3D reconstruction methods.
• Experience with generative image, video, or world models.
• Strong ML software engineering skills in Python for rapid prototyping.
• Familiarity with major ML frameworks (JAX, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Must be based in one of the specified US locations: Mountain View, San Francisco, New York City, or Kirkland.

Nice to have

• Publications at top-tier conferences such as CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ICLR, ICML, or NeurIPS.
• Experience productionizing and scaling ML solutions beyond the research stage.
• Fundamentals in 3D vision and/or computer graphics.
• Domain experience in autonomous vehicles or simulation space.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule.
• Participation in a discretionary annual bonus program.
• Equity incentive plan.
• Generous company benefits program.