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Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
BostonMassachusettsUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
Oct 6, 2026
Salary
$172,000–$229,000 a year
Full-time

Senior Engineer - Perception Modeling

Job description

On our Perception team, you have the opportunity to work with world-class ML engineers and research scientists, whose mission is to make self-driving vehicles a reality and to create a positive social impact. Our team works on the tech stack responsible for perceiving the dynamic scenarios, and further tracking and classifying objects around our robo-taxi. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about Level 4 autonomous driving technology, excited by intellectual challenges, and interested in pursuing career growth with a fast-growing company.

Job responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and development of advanced perception systems, focusing on, large-scale multi-modal foundation models, and robust knowledge generalization across vehicle generations
  • Architect and scale synthetic data generation and sensor simulation capabilities to tackle long-tail edge cases, unseen off-log scenarios, and closed-loop evaluation
  • Drive knowledge transfer from large teacher/foundation models to efficient onboard real-time perception models via advanced distillation and post-training techniques
  • Productionize and deploy solutions onto autonomous vehicle fleets
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to senior and mid-level engineers on the team

Job requirements

  • 3-5+ years of experience in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field
  • Masters or Ph.D. in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Robotics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or a related field; or equivalent industry experience
  • In-depth understanding of common Machine Learning and Deep Learning algorithms
  • Experience with designing, training, and analyzing neural networks for at least one of the following applications: object detection, semantic/instance segmentation, visual classification, motion/gesture recognition,…
  • Experience with deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow or PyTorch
  • Fluency in Python, including standard scientific computing libraries and Python bindings development experience
  • Advanced knowledge of software engineering principles including software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, testing methods
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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