Senior/Staff Software Engineer, ML Infrastructure, Optimization
Build and optimize ML infrastructure for autonomous vehicles, focusing on model optimization, compilers, and deployment of large models to Nuro's self-driving fleet. Requires 3+ years ML optimization experience and strong Python/C++/CUDA skills.
About the job
About the Work
- Optimize Nuro’s autonomy stack with cutting-edge optimization techniques like quantization, distillation, and model compression.
- Work with autonomy engineers to optimize, validate, and deploy large language models.
- Develop and maintain a world-class model compiler framework, FTL.
- Write robust, high quality software to increase our confidence in our vehicle’s ability to navigate safely on-road.
- Collaborate closely with machine learning domain experts and engineers across behavior, perception and mapping to design and implement end-to-end learned ML solutions.
About You
- 3+ years of relevant experience in ML optimization infrastructure.
- Experience with ML optimization techniques such as quantization and pruning, and ML compilers.
- Experience maintaining, profiling, and optimizing GPU ML compilers & runtimes.
- Proficient in Python and working experience with C++ and CUDA.
- Working experience deep learning frameworks (like PyTorch, Jax, Tensorflow, Keras).
- Proficient in Python and working experience with C++.
- You are passionate about accelerating the benefits of robotics for everyday life.
Compensation and Benefits
- Base pay range: $193,930 - $352,290
- Annual performance bonus
- Equity
- Competitive benefits package
Skills
Python, C++, CUDA, PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, Keras, Quantization, Pruning, Model Compression, Ml Compilers
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