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Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Perception

Zoox· Software – Autonomy Software
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Hybrid (Boston, MA)$277k - $389kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Senior Staff ML Engineer leading development of perception-focused ML algorithms for on- and off-board autonomy, collaborating across Prediction, Planning, Simulation, and Safety Validation to advance Zoox’s autonomous driving stack.

Responsibilities

  • Develop new algorithms to understand the scene around the robot, and how that scene would evolve through time
  • Build multi-modal foundation models for on-vehicle and offline applications
  • Develop new algorithms to apply generative AI to simulation to improve the realism of our offline validation systems
  • Leverage our large-scale machine learning infrastructure to discover new solutions and push the boundaries of the field
  • Provide technical mentorship to the broader group of ML developers at Zoox
  • Collaborate with engineers on Prediction, Planning, and Simulation to solve the overall Autonomous Driving problem in complex urban environments

Qualifications

  • BS, MS, or PhD degree in computer science or related field
  • Experience with training and deploying Deep Learning models on sensor data
  • Experience with production Machine Learning pipelines: dataset creation, training frameworks, metrics pipelines
  • Experience with modern computer vision techniques
  • Strong mathematical skills and understanding of probabilistic techniques
  • Fluency in C++ or Fluency in Python with a basic understanding of C++
  • Extensive experience with programming and algorithm design
  • Strong mathematics skills

Skills

Required:Perception/scene understanding from sensor dataMultimodal foundation modelsGenerative AI in simulationMachine learning infrastructureMentorship

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
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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