Research Engineer - Perception and Machine Learning
Location
Redmond, WA
Level
Mid-Level
Department
Consumer Electronics
Type
Salary
$180,000 - $280,000
Job Description
Posted on:
2026-02-06
Responsibilities
- Translate research in Vision-Language Models and Reinforcement Learning into real-world applications.
- Own the full lifecycle of feature development from prototyping to deployment.
- Design and lead large-scale ablation studies for experimental rigor.
- Develop benchmarking suites to evaluate next-gen contextual AI.
- Collaborate with Hardware Engineers and other stakeholders to influence designs and define future human-AI interaction.
- Lead engineering roadmaps and make architectural decisions for low-latency, high-accuracy inference.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers and engineers.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 3-8+ years of professional experience in AI research engineering or software development.
- Proficiency in programming with C++ and Python.
- Extensive experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow for model optimization.
- Proven history of deploying machine learning models in production.
- Advanced degree (Ph.D. or M.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Robotics preferred.
- Experience with high-dimensionality, multi-modal datasets and a record of contributions to the research community.
