Senior Applied Research Scientist, Machine Learning (Prediction)

Key Skills

Apache Hadoop, C Programming, C++, Data science techniques, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, MapReduce, Python Programming, PyTorch, R Programming, Scala Programming, SQL, TensorFlow

Job Description

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We’re building the world’s most advanced, self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

Cruisers have the opportunity to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the forefront of their fields. With a culture of internal mobility, there's an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed.

If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, join us.

The Autonomous Vehicle (AV) software stack heavily relies on machine learning. Throughout the lifecycle of each machine learning model, skilled applied research scientists to work closely to design, build, train, and deploy machine learning models into our unique AV systems. In this position, you will work closely with ML engineers from different AV Engineering teams (e.g. Computer Vision, Prediction), covering different algorithms across the AV software stack. If you're interested in solving some of the most exciting machine learning problems in the industry, then chat with us!

What you'll be doing:

• Research, design, and develop new machine learning solutions and algorithms.
• Drive high level algorithm decisions to ensure fast and accurate machine learning in a multitude of different applications
• Implement cutting edge machine learning techniques in object classification, labeling, pose estimation, and prediction
• Use real-time state estimation and context from surroundings to predict the motion of surrounding vehicles and pedestrians for use with vehicle path planning
• Work on data association, clustering, segmentation, filtering, and estimation
• Build robust, reliable systems to handle common and uncommon situations on the road

What you must have:

• PhD or MS in CS/CE/EE, or equivalent experience
• Extensive experience with ML frameworks such as Tensorflow, Caffe, and PyTorch
• Experience with machine learning and classification
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++
• Excellent mathematical reasoning skills, especially with probability
• Passionate about self driving car technology and its impact on the world
• Track record of driving ML research projects from start to completion, including conception, problem definition, experimentation, iteration, and finally publication or productization

Bonus points!

• Experience with Hidden Markov Models (HMMs)
• Experience with ROS, OpenCV, Gazebo, or PCL
• Experience with CUDA
• Experience in deploying perception algorithms into real world environments

Why Cruise?

• Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
• Competitive salary and benefits
• 401(k) Cruise matching program 
• Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
• One Medical membership
• Subsidized mental health benefits
• Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
• Healthy meals and snacks provided for non-remote employees
• Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care and medical leave
• Fertility Benefits
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Cruise
• Flexible Spending Account 
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employees
• CruiseFlex - a working policy for US-Based Cruisers that lets you and your manager find what working style is best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home or a combination of home and in-office time.

We’re Integrated

• Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

We’re Funded

• GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price & Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.

We’re Independent

• We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.

We’re Vested

• You won’t just own your work here, you’ll have the potential to own equity in Cruise, too. We are competing in a market that is projected to grow exponentially, which gives our company valuation room to grow.
• Recurring Liquidity Opportunity (RLO) - a unique equity program where employees, both current and former, have the option to sell any amount of their vested equity on a recurring basis, currently quarterly.