Principal Research Engineer
Wayve
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Posted:
July 24, 2023
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Onsite
About the position
We are seeking an experienced Research Engineer to join our team and contribute to the development of next-generation autonomous vehicles. As a part of our research team, you will be responsible for building, integrating, testing, and scaling algorithms, tools, and machine learning solutions for autonomous driving. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering, particularly in Python and other relevant languages, as well as experience in computer vision, robotics, simulation, graphics, or large language models. This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of autonomous vehicle technology and make a real-world impact.
Responsibilities
- Build, integrate, test, and scale algorithms, tools, and machine learning solutions for autonomous driving
- Collaborate with the research team to develop end-to-end neural networks for autonomous driving
- Utilize software engineering skills in Python, C++, and CUDA to support research ideas with real-world impact
- Apply expertise in computer vision, robotics, simulation, graphics, or large language models
- Work on large-scale machine learning algorithms and systems
- Contribute to the development of next-generation autonomous vehicles
- Collaborate with a team of world-class researchers and engineers
- Immersion in a start-up environment and opportunity to be at the heart of the company's growth
- Attractive compensation package including salary and equity
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience in an industrial research environment
- Passion to work in a team on research ideas that have real world impact
- Strong software engineering experience in Python and other relevant languages (especially C++ and CUDA)
- Ideally with direct experience working in at least one of computer vision, robotics, simulation, graphics, large language models
- Ideally with several years working on large-scale machine learning algorithms and systems
- BS, MS, or above in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline or equivalent experience
Benefits
- Attractive compensation with salary and equity
- Immersion in a team of world-class researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs
- A unique position to shape the future of autonomy and tackle the biggest challenge of our time
- Bespoke learning and development opportunities
- Relocation support with visa sponsorship
- Flexible working hours
- Benefits such as an onsite chef, workplace nursery scheme, private health insurance, therapy, daily yoga, onsite bar, large social budgets, unlimited L&D requests, enhanced parental leave, and more!