Distillation Lead

Waabi

San Francisco, CA, US
On-site
Deep distillation expertise
Knowledge distillation techniques
Quantization-aware training
Waabi is the leader in Physical AI, unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology powering commercial trucks and robotaxis

Job Summary

  • Waabi is the leader in Physical AI, unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology powering commercial trucks and robotaxis.
  • The Distillation Lead will define technical strategy for model distillation across perception, world models, and planning to ensure efficient deployment.
  • Candidates must have extensive hands-on experience designing distillation, quantization, and pruning techniques for large-scale neural networks in production settings.

Matching Summary

Waabi is the leader in Physical AI, unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology powering commercial trucks and robotaxis.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Deep distillation expertise
  • Knowledge distillation techniques
  • Quantization-aware training
  • Model compression pipelines
  • Python and PyTorch skills

Nice-to-have

  • Hardware-aware optimization
  • Publications at top-tier venues
  • Experience with generative models
  • Background in autonomous vehicles
  • Collaborative team culture

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in ML or related field
  • Proven track record of setting technical direction
  • Expert Python and PyTorch (or JAX) skills

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