Senior/Staff Software Engineer - Prediction Integration

5 Months ago • 5 Years + • Artificial Intelligence

Job Details

The Active Prediction Integration team is responsible for the development of a unified prediction and planning architecture, by integrating ML-based and first-principles-based models. It is a highly cross-functional team that collaborates with planning, prediction and behavior ML, and perception engineers to critically influence robot behaviors. You’ll be part of a passionate team dedicated to enabling Zoox’s rider-first experience by making the autonomous robot safer, smarter and more comfortable.

Together with the team, you will advance the state of the art in prediction and decision-making. We are looking for engineers with experience in developing and integrating advanced ML models in safety-critical production environments. If you enjoy learning new AI technologies and embrace the challenges of evolving prediction and planner architectures, we would like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

    • You will work closely with Prediction and Planner to integrate advanced ML models and develop first-principles based safeguards, to ensure trustworthy prediction and decision making.
    • You will inform and guide the development of new ML models and should be willing to dive deep and address issues in the model and data pipelines.
    • You will design interfaces between prediction and planning, creating abstraction layers  that facilitate modular integration of various machine learned components within the planning architecture.
    • You will create principled algorithmic improvements to specific areas of driving behavior and implement those changes in our code base.
    • You will facilitate the collaborations between the prediction data/modeling teams and the planning and control teams in order to deliver architectural changes to the system.

Qualifications

    • Master's or PhD degree in computer science or related field and 5+ years of relevant experience
    • Fluency in modern C++ standards, programming and software design principles
    • Strong knowledge of algorithmic design, implementation and optimization
    • Prior experience or expertise in machine learning, either in model architecture or production data pipelines
    • Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate cross-functionally
Compensation
There are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. The salary will range from $221,000 to $319,000. A sign-on bonus may be part of a compensation package. Compensation will vary based on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  

Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits including 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, and life insurance.

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