Principal Machine Learning Engineer, AV Labs

Uber

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Sunnyvale, CA
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23 days ago
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As a Principal ML Engineer at AV Labs in San Francisco or Sunnyvale, you will lead the development of advanced autonomy algorithms and models to enhance semantic understanding from massive driving data, enabling better data mining and causal modeling. You will collaborate with big data, compute, and cloud engineering teams to build platforms that harness scale and complexity for real-world applications. Your responsibilities include strategic semantic modeling, scene and behavior causality understanding, technical mentorship of senior engineers, and cross-organizational leadership to integrate and deploy semantic models at scale. The role requires 10+ years of experience in ML or robotics, expertise in Python and Linux environments, and proficiency with modern AI/ML frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow. Bonus points for a PhD in Robotics or Machine Learning, extensive C++ and CUDA experience, and contributions to autonomous system architectures and offline evaluation simulation.

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Python PyTorch TensorFlow Linux C++ CUDA Kubernetes Docker CI/CD PostgreSQL AWS Grafana Prometheus Git Scikit-learn NumPy Pandas Jupyter Notebook

What you'll do

  • Lead the development of autonomy algorithms and foundation models to extract semantic meaning from complex urban driving data.
  • Design state-of-the-art models to understand causality in vehicle behaviors from logged data for real-world interpretation.
  • Mentor senior engineers and influence technical direction across multiple teams within AV Labs.
  • Bridge AV Labs with other engineering units to integrate and deploy semantic models at scale.
  • Foster a culture of rigorous experimentation and excellence in machine learning and robotics projects.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in ML, Robotics, or Autonomous Systems industry
  • Proven track record leading large-scale technical projects to production
  • Expert proficiency in Python and Linux environments
  • Deep expertise in modern AI/ML frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Experience mentoring senior engineers and influencing technical direction

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