# Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Perception Mapping

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Foster City, CA
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Salary:** $242k – $290k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** PyTorch, NumPy, Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Python, C++, CUDA, Gpu Programming, Robotics, Machine Learning
**Posted:** 2025-12-04

> Design, train, and integrate ML models for semantic map element detection in autonomous vehicles. Requires 5+ years experience, MS/PhD in CS, expertise in computer vision, deep learning, and PyTorch.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Curate, validate, and label datasets for model training and validation
- Research, implement, and train ML models to perform semantic map element detection
- Closely collaborate with validation teams to formulate and execute model validation pipelines
- Integrate models into the greater onboard autonomy system within compute budgets
- Be a technical leader on the team, maintaining coding and ML development best practices and contributing to architectural decisions

## Qualifications
- MS or PhD or equivalent experience (5+ years) in Computer Science or related field
- Experience in computer vision or robotics
- Experience with training and deploying deep learning models
- Experience with Python libraries (PyTorch, NumPy)

## Bonus Qualifications
- Experience with C++
- Experience with CUDA and/or GPU programming
- Experience with mapping related ML techniques

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