Zoox · 3 hours ago
Machine Learning Engineer - Scene Understanding
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$179K/yr - $245K/yr
2+ years expZoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem required to bring this technology to market. We are seeking engineers passionate about the intersection of robotics and cutting-edge AI to develop next-generation algorithms and deploy production-grade software for our autonomous vehicles.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesMachine LearningRoboticsTransportation
Responsibilities
Develop machine learning algorithms for Bird’s Eye View scene analysis and real-time hazard detection
Design and implement scene understanding solutions specifically for Zoox's unique bidirectional vehicle
Lead the end-to-end data strategy—including mining, auto-labeling, and dataset construction—to keep our ML models improving
Implement on-vehicle software for model inference and result post-processing that runs reliably in real-time
Use our large-scale data pipelines and infra to research, prototype, and deploy changes that directly improve how the vehicle handles complex road scenarios
Team up with Perception, Prediction, and Planning. teams to integrate your signals into the final driving solution
Qualification
Required
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field with 2+ years of industry experience training and deploying ML models
Experience with BEV (Bird's Eye View) models, segmentation, or 3D representations
Hands-on experience with the full lifecycle: dataset construction, training frameworks, and building metrics pipelines to evaluate performance
A strong mathematical foundation in linear algebra, calculus, and probability
Fluency in C++ and Python. Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX
Preferred
Track record of designing novel neural network architectures or working with probabilistic outputs
Experience working on autonomous systems or integrating ML models into a robotics stack
Publications in top-tier conferences like CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, RSS, or ICRA
Benefits
Paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement)
Unpaid time off
Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights
Amazon RSUs
Health insurance
Long-term care insurance
Long-term and short-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Company
Zoox
Zoox is an AI robotics company that provides mobility-as-a-service and self-driving car services. It is a sub-organization of Amazon.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$955MKey Investors
Grok Ventures
2020-06-26Acquired
2019-10-21Convertible Note· $200M
2018-07-08Series B· $465M
Leadership Team
Nelson Pedreiro
Sr. Vice President, Hardware
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Zheng Gao
Director of Hardware Engineering
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