Waabi
Research Scientist, World Models
Toronto, ON · Junior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$155k-$269kDetected 117 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsMachine LearningPyTorchComputer VisionLLMsLogisticsRoboticsResearchCommunication
About the role
- With a world-class team, we're unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that's powering commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis.
- With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way.
- This role focuses on large-scale world models for temporal reasoning and generation, including video models, multimodal generative models, LLM/VLM/VLA models, and predictive models of traffic participants and scenes.
Responsibilities
- Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves.
Requirements
- Strong prototyping and implementation: You have expert-level Python & PyTorch (or JAX) skills
- strong software-engineering fundamentals and experience with distributed training.
- Expert domain knowledge: You have built generative or predictive models of the physical world with scale and efficiency in mind for real-world applications
- We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
- You have expert-level Python & PyTorch (or JAX) skills
- Demonstrated technical innovation: You have a Ph.D. in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field or equivalent research experience pushing the boundaries of a technical field..
- Team player: You have worked in a close-knit team of researchers and engineers and have strong communication to deliver successful projects.
- The US yearly salary range for this role is: $155,000 - $269,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi US Inc.'s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company's compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus. Perks/Benefits: - Competitive compensation and equity awards. - Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only). - Unlimited Vacation. - Flexible hours and Work from Home support. - Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office). - Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually. - As we grow, this list continues to evolve! Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact! Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.
Nice to have
- Proven ability to translate research into production-quality code and measurable product impact.
- Demonstrated publications (first-author) in top-tier venues on topics such as world models, generative simulation, video prediction, diffusion, flow-matching, or foundation models for autonomy.
Compensation
- $155,000 - $269,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits.
- Waabi US Inc.'s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company's compensation practices.
- The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity awards.
- Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
- Unlimited Vacation.
- Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
- You have a Ph.D. in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Robotics, or a related field or equivalent research experience pushing the boundaries of a technical field..
- The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.
Company info
- Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI.
- Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.
- Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!
Equal opportunity
- equal opportunity employer.
- If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.
Visa & Work Authorization
- We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran st
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