Senior Software Engineer/Software Engineer - Perception Platform

On our Perception team, you have the opportunity to work with world-class ML engineers and research scientists, whose mission is to make self-driving vehicles a reality and to create a positive social impact. Our team works on the tech stack responsible for perceiving the dynamic scenarios, and further tracking and classifying objects around our robo-taxi. We are looking for engineers to join our team and contribute in advancing our machine learning (ML) perception pipelines. This includes large-scale data pipelines, evaluation & visualization tools and our active learning loop. 

Our large scale data pipelines are critical for efficient end-to-end ML development (e.g. data transformation, model training, and model evaluation) of our on-car and off-car perception solutions. Our evaluation and visualization tools provide intuitive insights into dataset distributions, model behavior, system performance, and edge-case scenarios. Our active learning loop continuously selects and incorporates high-value data to improve model accuracy and robustness over time.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Support the creation, maintenance, and optimization of our internal data, training  & evaluation pipelines, primarily using Python.
• Work closely with ML engineers to enhance tools and processes throughout the ML development lifecycle
• Develop and implement evaluation tools such as automatic reporting, regression discovery
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to orchestrate & facilitate the active learning workflow.
• Participate in design reviews and code reviews of the said team-owned pipelines
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize machine learning workflows for efficiency and performance

What We're Looking For:

• 2 years of professional software engineering experience
• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Fluency in Python and familiarity with data processing libraries (e.g., NumPy, Pandas)
• Basic Experience with backend development
• Basic Experience in concurrency, parallel processing, and database systems.
• Advanced knowledge of software engineering principles including software design, source control management, build processes, code reviews, testing method

Bonus Points: 

• Expertise in concurrency, parallel processing, and database systems
• Basic understanding of ML or perception metrics to support evaluation workflows
• Strong knowledge of AWS analytics services, particularly AWS Athena and AWS Glue, including data cataloging, ETL development, and query optimization.
• Experience with container orchestration tools, like K8s.
• Experience with distributed computing frameworks, like Spark and Ray.
• Proven track record of developing and deploying perception systems for autonomous vehicles or robotic