Principal Software Engineer – Autonomy Behaviors
Zoox
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Foster City • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $375,000 - $475,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Python
About the role
- Set the technical direction of ML development for the future of our Planner
- Push the frontiers of imitation learning, reinforcement learning, and model scaling to develop new ML models for our onboard Planner
- Identify and drive force-multipliers for ML development, including metrics, data, and training frameworks
- Develop new methods to leverage Zoox’s Foundation Models into the ML Planner
- Provide technical mentorship to the broader group of ML developers at Zoox
- Collaborate with engineers across Autonomy Software, Simulation, System Design and Mission Assurance, and other departments to solve the overall Autonomous Driving problem in complex urban environments
Requirements
- BS, MS, or PhD degree in computer science or related field
- Proven track record of technical leadership in large-scale AI organizations
- Significant experience with training and deploying Deep Learning models to production
- Fluency in C++ or Fluency in Python with a basic understanding of C++
- Extensive experience with programming and algorithm design
- Strong mathematics skills
- 10+ years of experience
Benefits
- Paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
- Unpaid time off
- Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
- Amazon RSUs
- Health insurance
- Long-term care insurance
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
machine learningimitation learningreinforcement learningmodel scalingdeep learningC++Pythonalgorithm designmathematics
Soft skills
technical leadershipmentorshipcollaboration
Certifications
BS degreeMS degreePhD degree