Lead ML Engineer – Lane & Route Networking Mapping

May Mobility

Lead ML Engineer developing neural networks for lane and route networking at May Mobility. Focus on architecture, design, and validation for autonomous technology solutions.

Posted 4/24/2026full-timeRemote • 🌎 Anywhere in the WorldSenior💰 $210,000 - $245,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

LinuxPythonPyTorchTensorflow

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the research, design, architecture, training and validation of advanced neural networks for vectorized mapping (e.g., MapTR), multi-camera BEV transformers, and multimodal fusion models to extract and model lane and route networks for both high-fidelity offline pipelines and real-time online mapping.
Architect, design, and implement a production-grade lane and route network mapping stack, ensuring high-performance integration with upstream and downstream modules like Perception, Behavior, Policy, and Prediction.
Drive major feature development from inception to deployment. This includes high-level architecture design, rigorous code reviews, automated testing, mentorship of junior engineers, and technical resolution.
Own the end-to-end data strategy for the mapping domain, specifically focusing on lane and route networks. You will define data curation, auto-labeling, synthetic data, and active learning pipelines to capture and resolve long-tail scenarios.
Develop robust metrics and evaluation frameworks for lane and route network accuracy, temporal consistency, and scaling across diverse Operational Design Domains (ODDs).
Work independently with cross-functional teams to translate complex autonomy goals into clear software and system requirements.
Collaborate with ML and Autonomy engineers to ensure the seamless deployment and validation of mapping features to the vehicle fleet.
Stay at the research frontier by evaluating, adapting, and innovating cutting-edge techniques, including online vectorized HD map construction, end-to-end mapping models, and vision/fusion Foundation Models to deliver production-ready solutions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field with a strong mathematical and engineering foundation.
7+ years of industry experience developing and deploying ML/DL models for mapping or computer vision at scale.
Deep expertise in several of the following areas:
Vectorized mapping networks (e.g., MapTR), BEV-based scene representation, and temporal modeling.
Cross-modal calibration and fusion (e.g., Camera-to-LiDAR) within Bird’s-Eye-View (BEV) unified representation spaces.
Transformers or Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) applied to structured lane geometry and topological connectivity.
Lane-level topology and connectivity, intersection modeling, and lane/road network graph construction.
Computer Vision Foundations: Object detection, classification, segmentation, tracking, depth estimation, and 3D reconstruction.
Strong understanding of HD maps, including lane and road network geometry modeling, connectivity, and semantic attributes.
Expertise in ML/DL development using PyTorch or TensorFlow, including experience with distributed training, synthetic data generation, large-scale dataset handling, and data curation strategies.
Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++ with experience in modular software design and Linux-based development.
Proven leadership in guiding technical roadmaps, mentoring engineers, and driving measurable improvements in model performance and system reliability.
Strong communication skills with the ability to lead technical discussions and align with cross-functional teams.
10+ years of experience in ML/DL for autonomous driving or ADAS systems (desirable).
Experience with self-supervised and/or semi-supervised learning for large-scale representation learning (desirable).
Experience utilizing Vision-Language Models (VLMs) and/or Foundation Models for auto-labeling and long-tail (edge-case) detection (desirable).
Expertise in ML optimization for real-time products with limited compute (desirable).
A proven record of inventions and/or publication record at top-tier conferences (desirable).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive healthcare suite including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans. Domestic partners who have been residing together at least one year are also eligible to participate.
Health Savings and Flexible Spending Healthcare and Dependent Care Accounts available.
Rich retirement benefits, including an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
Generous paid parental leave as well as a phased return to work.
Flexible vacation policy in addition to paid company holidays.
Total Wellness Program providing numerous resources for overall wellbeing

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Hard Skills & Tools

neural networksvectorized mappingmulti-camera BEV transformersmultimodal fusion modelsML/DL modelstransformersGraph Neural Networkscomputer visionPyTorchTensorFlow

Soft Skills

leadershipmentorshipcommunicationcross-functional collaborationtechnical resolutionindependent workdriving feature developmentguiding technical roadmapsaligning teamsevaluating and innovating

Certifications

Ph.D. in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s degree in Robotics