Deft AI

Research Scientist

San Francisco

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$250kDetected 97 days ago

AlgorithmsMachine LearningTensorFlowPyTorchRoboticsResearchPublic Speaking

About the role

Design and develop robot autonomy software stack and algorithms to enable capabilities including grasping and more dexterous behaviors in unstructured environments
Build reliable, high-speed robot autonomy software stack optimized for inference performance
Design and maintain robust data collection and curation pipelines for production robot fleets
Optimize robot policies for distributed training at scale and real-time edge deployment
3+ years of proven track record developing and deploying ML systems from research through production implementation
We support publishing at top robotics/ML venues and presenting at conferences (travel + time fully covered).

Hands-on experience with model lifecycle management including training, deployment, and maintenance in production settings

Authored or co-authored peer-reviewed publications in robotics or related fields

Medical, dental & vision plans
$150,000 - $250,000 annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits
The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role.
Daily meals stipend
Research and implement state-of-the-art robot learning policies, including reinforcement learning and imitation learning-based techniques
PhD or MS degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Robotics, or equivalent technical discipline
Deep expertise in machine learning fundamentals, reinforcement learning, and associated frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Ray, etc.)

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