Senior ML Engineer (Mapping)

TL;DR

Senior ML Engineer (Mapping): Building production-grade semantic and topological foundations for autonomous vehicle navigation with an accent on lane and route network mapping. Focus on designing advanced neural architectures for object detection, segmentation, and 3D reconstruction to enable scalable spatial intelligence.

Location: Onsite in Ann Arbor, MI

Salary: $210,000 - $250,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is transforming cities through autonomous technology to create a safer, greener, and more accessible world.

What you will do

• Implement and optimize production-grade lane and route network mapping ML for high-performance integration.
• Research, train, and evaluate neural architectures for object detection, segmentation, and 3D reconstruction.
• Develop data curation, auto-labeling, and active learning pipelines.
• Create evaluation scripts for mapping accuracy and scaling across diverse Operational Design Domains (ODDs).
• Collaborate with Autonomy engineers to deploy and validate mapping features to the vehicle fleet.
• Participate in rigorous code reviews and automated testing.

Requirements

• Must be based in or able to work from Ann Arbor, MI
• 5+ years of industry experience deploying ML/DL models for mapping or computer vision at scale.
• Deep expertise in Computer Vision (detection, segmentation, 3D reconstruction) and lane-level topology.
• Proficiency in PyTorch or TensorFlow and Python/C++.
• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Ph.D. in a relevant technical field.
• Understanding of HD maps and geometry modeling.
• Experience with feature fusion from street-level and overhead imagery.
• Expertise in ML optimization (quantization and pruning) for real-time products.
• Publication record at top-tier conferences like CVPR or NeurIPS.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts.
• Rich retirement benefits with an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
• Generous paid parental leave and a phased return to work.
• Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays.
• Total Wellness Program providing resources for overall wellbeing.