Senior Perception Engineer

4 weeks ago

San Francisco, California, United States Waabi Full time

Waabi is a pioneering AI company building the next generation of self-driving technology. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Perception Engineer to join our team and contribute to the advancement of perception algorithms for our self-driving vehicles.

About the Role:

As a Senior Perception Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and deploying perception algorithms that enable our vehicles to perceive the world around them. You will work closely with our team of world-renowned scientists and engineers to develop cutting-edge solutions that improve the accuracy, robustness, and safety of our self-driving technology.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prototype, evaluate, and iterate on perception algorithms using real-world data and simulations to improve the accuracy, robustness, and safety of our self-driving technology.
  • Formulate problems and propose pragmatic and long-term solutions based on research insights, leveraging your expertise in deep learning, computer vision, and self-driving.
  • Support productizing and deploying perception algorithms to our self-driving vehicles, collaborating closely with platform teams to ensure seamless integration of research findings into our self-driving system.
  • Champion engineering excellence, ensuring high-quality, well-structured, and tested code.
  • Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team solving problems related to perception, motion forecasting, planning, traffic modeling, and sensor simulation, integrating research findings into our self-driving system and contributing to the development of a unified self-driving platform.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, and self-driving technologies, and apply insights from the literature.
  • Work with large datasets from various sources as well as Waabi World, our high-fidelity simulator.
  • Contribute to the publication of research findings in conferences as well as Waabi's blog.

Requirements:

  • MS/PhD or Bachelors degree with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience in Computer Science, Machine Learning, and/or similar technical field(s) of study.
  • Experience working on applied research projects.
  • Experience driving projects on 3D detection, tracking of traffic agents, and/or semantic understanding of various traffic scenes.
  • Passion for taking research ideas and turning them into practical solutions for real-world applications.
  • Solid understanding of computing fundamentals, including code efficiency.
  • Proficient in Python programming with a focus on writing high-quality, well-structured, and tested code.
  • Comfortable working with large datasets for machine learning applications.
  • Strong grasp of machine learning and computer vision literature, including current trends and state-of-the-art techniques.
  • Open-minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to help others.
  • Experience and excitement in supporting a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Passionate about being part of an organization solving self-driving technologies.

Bonus/Nice to Have:

  • Experience in shipping machine learning features/models into production.
  • Previous experience in multimodal sensor fusion.
  • Previous experience in self-driving technology or related fields.
  • Publications in top-tier conferences or journals related to computer vision, machine learning, or robotics.
  • Experience in working with platform teams and collaborating with research teams to implement and validate deep learning models.
  • Proficiency in PyTorch, Rust, C++, and/or CUDA.

Perks and Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation and equity awards.
  • Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
  • Unlimited Vacation.
  • Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
  • Daily drinks, snacks, and catered meals (when in office).
  • Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both onsite, offsite, and virtually.
  • As we grow, this list continues to evolve.

About Waabi:

Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. We are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees.

We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please let our recruiting team know.

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