Staff Applied Scientist, Perception

" As a Staff Applied Scientist, Machine Learning - Perception, you drive impact focused projects that address the everyday challenges that happen on urban roads, ones that do not have standard solutions available. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING: On the research end, the Applied Scientist explores, prototypes, validates, and iterates new algorithm On the development end, the Applied Scientists optimizes, productionizes, and monitors / refines on-road performance for their models Identify problems in the perception stack Initiate and lead new projects 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 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 WHAT YOU MUST HAVE: PhD / MS degree in computer vision, machine learning or a related field with multiple research publications in top conferences or journals; alternatively equivalent years of industry experience solving ML/CV problems which do not have readily-available solutions. For MS-degree holder, proof of research-leadership in the form of multiple first-author publications in tier-1 ML/CV conferences- NeurIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICCV, ICLR etc. and 2+ years of industry experience in a research-focussed job after completing MS degree. Expertise in at least one of these specific areas: 2D/3D object detection, semantic / instance segmentation, fine-grained attribute understanding, human pose / gesture recognition, image sequence / semantics understanding, image embedding, visual/LIDAR-based tracking, multi-object tracking, and vision-based behavior prediction Track record of driving ML research projects from start to completion, including conception, problem definition, experimentation, iteration, and finally publication or productization Strong programming skills in Python and/or C++ Strong verbal and written communication skills WHY CRUISE? Our benefits are here to support the whole you: 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). Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws. Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email View email address on click.appcast.io. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives." #J-18808-Ljbffr Cruise LLC