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Staff ML Engineer – Perception Foundation Model

Staff ML Engineer – Perception Foundation Model

CompanyWaymo
LocationMountain View, CA, USA
Salary$238000 – $302000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelExpert or higher

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience designing and optimizing neural networks using Transformers and ConvNets
  • Strong track record in developing deep learning algorithms such as architecture and optimization
  • Extensive knowledge of deep learning optimization, loss function, and scalable neural network architectures
  • Strong problem-solving skills to tackle open challenges
  • Self-motivated to design experiments and to draw conclusions from results

Responsibilities

  • Design controlled experiments to verify hypotheses and draw trustworthy conclusions
  • Build necessary training and data infrastructure through collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Articulate the motivations and findings with team members through writing up and presentations

Preferred Qualifications

  • PhD or strong track record of execution in computer science, statistics, mathematics, physics, or another
  • Related experience in model scaling and/or data scaling & curation
  • Related expertise in self-supervised learning and generative modeling for perception
  • Related experience in VLM and LLM