Research Engineer - Reinforcement Learning, Self-Driving
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale
Roboticsonsiteall levels$126k–$423k
At a glance
Highlights
- Research large-scale self-play RL for end-to-end autonomous driving.
- Deploy algorithms to mass-production vehicles and robotic systems.
- Access millions of miles of fleet data with industry-leading infra.
Ideal candidate
Passionate researcher excited by scalable autonomy and real-world robotics who thrives collaborating across research and engineering to bring cutting-edge learning to production vehicles.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience in self-play RL and imitation learning, behavior learning
- Experience in VLA post-training for autonomy or robotics
- Experience in large-scale closed-loop RL in driving simulation
- Experience in large-scale RL training infrastructure (Ray preferred)
- Passion for next-generation, scalable autonomy and robotics for real-world systems
- Strong engineering and research skills with ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Technical experience in Python, PyTorch, computer vision, robotics systems and distributed ML training
- remote policy
- Primarily in-office 5 days a week with occasional remote flexibility
Lab profile
About Applied Intuition
Builds simulation, vehicle OS, and autonomy infrastructure for automotive, defense, and heavy industries.
What they build
- Autonomy software stacks
- Vehicle operating systems
- Simulation and validation tooling
Known for
- Trusted by 18 of top 20 global automakers
- Expertise across automotive, defense, trucking, mining and agriculture
- Full-stack coverage from tooling to OS to autonomy
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Silicon Valley
- Valued at $15 billion
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