Ml Research Scientist, Prediction & Smart Agents

Nuro

Mountain View, US
Base: $193,930 - $291,150; bonus/equity: annual pe...
On-site
Generative sequence modeling
Predicting traffic behavior
Transformer-based architectures
Nuro is seeking a Machine Learning Research Scientist for their Prediction and Smart Agents team, focusing on enhancing the behavior of their autonomous driving technology. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in machine learning, particularly in sequential decision-making and generative modeling, and will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research that impacts real-world applications

Job Summary

  • Design and build scalable, machine learning-based prediction systems to generate multi-modal, realistic, and kinematically feasible trajectories.
  • Conduct cutting-edge research in generative sequence modeling and sequential decision-making, including large generative models and diffusion models.
  • Collaborate closely with the Planning team to design realistic and controllable agents for closed-loop simulation, enabling agent training via Reinforcement Learning (RL).

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Nuro is seeking a Machine Learning Research Scientist for their Prediction and Smart Agents team, focusing on enhancing the behavior of their autonomous driving technology. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in machine learning, particularly in sequential decision-making and generative modeling, and will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research that impacts real-world applications.

Salary

Base: $193,930 - $291,150; Bonus/Equity: Annual performance bonus, equity; Benefits: Competitive benefits package

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Generative sequence modeling
  • Predicting traffic behavior
  • Transformer-based architectures
  • Python and PyTorch
  • Deploying ML systems onboard

Nice-to-have

  • Embodied AI for robotics
  • Causal reasoning
  • Model interpretability
  • Joint prediction and planning
  • Diffusion Models

Key Requirements

  • M.Sc. or Ph.D. in CS, AI, Math, or related field
  • 2+ years deploying ML systems onboard
  • Publications in top AI conferences

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