Senior / Staff ML Training Optimization Engineer
Waabi · Remote US & Canada
RoboticshybridSenior / Staff
At a glance
Highlights
- Build standardized distributed training frameworks for research and production.
- Drive training toward new levels of stability and efficiency at scale.
- Comprehensively profile model runtime and memory to pinpoint bottlenecks.
Ideal candidate
Collaborative, open-minded engineer with 4+ years experience who loves solving hard problems and optimizing large-scale training. Passionate about self-driving technology and helping researchers use resources efficiently.
Requirements
- MS/PhD or Bachelor's degree with minimum 4 years industry experience in Computer Science, Robotics or similar field
- Solid coding proficiency in Python, C++ or Rust
- Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX
- Skilled in profiling CPU and GPU code using PyTorch Profiler and NVIDIA Nsight
- Open-minded and collaborative team player with willingness to help others
- Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems and creating innovative solutions
- Nice to have: experience identifying when custom CUDA kernels are needed and implementing them
- Nice to have: experience with Bazel in a monorepo environment and integrating third-party packages
- Nice to have: experience with Kubernetes-based training platforms
Lab profile
About Waabi
Leader in Physical AI powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis.
What they build
- Commercial autonomous trucks
- Robotaxis
Known for
- Physical AI leadership
- World-class team
- Founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun
- Partnerships across AI, automotive, logistics and deep tech
Key facts
- Offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh
- Backed by leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech
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