Foundation Model Scientist/Engineer (Bay Area / Paris / Remote)

Genesis AI

$150K — $220K *
US-AnywhereRemote in California, US
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in machine learning research or engineering
  • Demonstrated excellence in foundation model research, backed by first-author publications
  • Strong problem-solving skills with a track record of independent initiative
  • Proven commitment to high standards of data and code quality
  • Advanced proficiency in Python programming
  • Bonus: Familiarity with Vision-Language-Action models for robotics or video generation

Responsibilities

  • Develop and optimize training stacks for Vision-Language-Action models
  • Collaborate with robotics teams to create large-scale datasets
  • Curate high-quality datasets for embodied perception
  • Design generative simulation techniques for enhanced data diversity
  • Train and evaluate generative models for 3D environments
  • Work with a team focused on building general-purpose Physical AI

Benefits

  • Collaborative team environment with a focus on innovation
  • Opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology and research
  • Engagement in meaningful projects contributing to the field of robotics
  • Support for professional development and continuous learning
  • Flexible work arrangements promoting work-life balance
Full Job Description
What You'll Do
  • Develop and optimize the training and inference stack for Vision-Language-Action foundation models in robotics
  • Collaborate with simulation and real-world robotics teams to curate high-quality, diverse, and large-scale datasets
  • Curate the world's best Internet-scale datasets for embodied perception and first-person robot video generation
  • Design new generative simulation techniques to expand simulation data scale and diversity, training and evaluating generative models of 3D objects and environments, and language/code models to generate tasks and reward functions
  • Collaborate with a team of driven individuals committed to building general-purpose Physical AI


What You'll Bring
  • Passion for your craft and demonstrated excellence in foundation model research and engineering
  • Exceptional ownership and initiative-finding and solving problems independently
  • Extensive experience pioneering new machine learning ideas or refining existing methods, supported by first-author publications or impactful projects (5+ years)
  • A relentless commitment to data and code quality, rigorous evaluation, and meticulous attention to detail
  • Production-level expertise in modern Python
  • Bonus: Experience with Vision-Language-Action models for robotics or web agents, embodied perception, or video generation

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