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ML Research Scientist, Robot Learning

Weave Robotics
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$180k - $250kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Research-focused role to develop and deploy robot learning methods in real-world home/industrial environments. Emphasis on end-to-end research ownership, architectural experimentation, and data-driven evaluation on physical robots to inform and set company direction.

Responsibilities

  • Chart research direction: Work with the research team to establish a long term roadmap for the company.
  • Own a research direction end to end: hypothesis, data, training, deployment.
  • Architectural experimentation: WAMs, VLAs, uncharted territory. You will be expected to push past the frontier, not just slightly over-do SOTA.
  • Help architect the data roadmap: Expert demonstrations, egocentric data, online and offline reinforcement learning. Work with other researchers and the Data team to chart out the roadmap.
  • Evaluation: deploy trained models onto robots, come up with good metrics, and use real-world performance to continuously refine robot behavior.
  • Write great software: Build maintainable, scalable machine learning infrastructure and research code that supports both experimentation and production deployment.

Qualifications

  • Research track record: Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research and develop novel machine learning approaches, whether through industry experience, publications, or equivalent contributions.
  • Deep machine learning expertise and intuition: Deep experience in AI and robotics research, specifically in deploying deep learning models onto physical robots. Experience with the state of the art in robot learning is essential.
  • Hands-on, rapid experimentation: Ability to quickly turn multiple research ideas into well-designed experiments, interpret results, and iterate based on evidence.
  • ML tooling: Strong experience with deep learning frameworks (one of PyTorch, JAX).
  • Strong software engineering skills: Expert proficiency in Python, adept at interfacing with complex infrastructure, and being comfortable debugging the full software stack.

Skills

Required:Independent research capabilityDeep learning in roboticsExperiment design and rapid iterationML tooling (PyTorch/JAX)Python software engineering
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Personal robots for the home--that ship in 2025

Making the world’s first personal robot that's built for the home. Our robot, Isaac, will autonomously tidy up endless messes, fold laundry, and care for your home while you’re away, and we’re shipping our first 30 in fall of 2025.

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