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Helm.ai is building the next generation of AI technology for ADAS, autonomous driving, and robotics automation.

Research Engineer

Research EngineerResearch EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 51-200Since 2016H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Canada

Posted

3 days ago

Salary

$150K - $250K / year

Seniority

Senior

Postgraduate Degree5 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglishPythonPyTorchTensorflow

Job Description

Research Engineer

Helm.ai

• Apply and extend the Helm proprietary algorithmic toolkit for unsupervised learning and perception problems at scale • Carefully execute development and maintenance of tools used for deep learning experiments designed to provide new functionality for customers or address relevant corner cases in the system as a whole • Work closely with software and autonomous vehicle engineers to deploy algorithms on internal and customer vehicle platforms

Job Requirements

  • A sense of practical optimism: not all experiments are successful, but the ones that are more than make up for it!
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment to deliver customer projects
  • Introspection, thoughtfulness, and detail-orientation
  • Experience working with neural networks, Tensorflow and/or PyTorch
  • Fluency in Python and working knowledge of C/C++ programming
  • A strong interest in unsupervised learning, computer vision, and/or the autonomous vehicle industry
  • Master’s or Ph.D. in a related field and/or 5+ years of experience in a related field

Benefits

  • Competitive health insurance options
  • 401K plan management
  • Free lunch and fully-stocked kitchen in our South Bay office
  • Additional perks: monthly wellness stipend, office set up allowance, company retreats, and more to come as we scale
  • The opportunity to work on one of the most interesting, impactful problems of the decade

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