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Research Engineer - Reinforcement Learning, Self-Driving

Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale

Roboticsonsiteall levels$126k–$423k
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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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