Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Behaviors

Job Description

• From a research perspective, exploring, prototyping, validating, and iterating new algorithms • On the development side, driving efforts to optimize, supervise and refine on-road performance for models on the path to production • Considered one of the technical leaders of the department who guides current and future technology choices • Have a deep understanding of the business and operational impact for different technology tradeoffs, and able to balance effectively based on the company's need • Enable others engineers on the team to be more effective through design and code that is easy to extend and contribute into • Capable of influencing others and building consensus even over contentious technical debates • Ensure better engineering best practices are adopted and followed and the quality of the product offerings is at a high bar • Drive long-term planning and establish scalable processes for execution • Work with teams across Cruise to foster a collaborative culture of testing, safety, and documentation • Pursue transformative technologies that enable us to scale and bend the cost curve while driving significant change for engineering productivity • Serve as an embodiment of our values • Help define, build, and embody Cruise engineering culture and principles • Embody Cruise behaviors: Stay Safe, Own It, Stay Focused, Seek Truth, Work Together, Be Humble

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD, in CS/CE/EE, or equivalent industry experience • Experience in SOTA deep learning techniques, e.g. training LLM/ foundational models and/or other large foundational models • Extensive experience with ML frameworks such as Tensorflow, Caffe, and PyTorch • Extensive experience with machine learning and classification • Strong programming skills in Python or C++ • Excellent mathematical reasoning skills, especially with probability • Passionate about self-driving car technology and its impact on the world • Attention to detail and a passion for truth • A track record of efficiently solving complex problems collaboratively on larger teams • Startup mentality - openness to dealing with unknown unknowns and wearing many hats • Strong expertise in writing production quality code and setting standards for code quality across engineering teams • Experience in driving technical strategy and vision for engineering teams and organizations • Leadership experience for planning and execution of cross-functional initiatives and projects

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits • Medical / dental / vision, Life and AD&D • Subsidized mental health benefits • Paid time off and holidays • Paid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence • 401(k) Cruise matching program • Fertility benefits • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account • Flexible Spending Account & Health Saving Account • Perks Wallet program for benefits/perks • Pre-tax Commuter benefit plan for local employees • CruiseFlex, our location-flexible work policy. (Learn more about CruiseFlex).